All Asian architectural students and architects aged under 40 have been invited to join the Spec Go Green International Awards 2017, which aims to honour environmentally friendly architecture.

 Chefs from 12 countries will compete at the international Cao Lau (a Vietnamese dish made with noodles, pork, and greens) cooking challenge in Hoi An on June 12-14.

 Young comic actor Huynh Lap set a new record when his parody film based on Vietnamese blockbuster Tam Cam: The Untold Story earned three million views one day after appearing on YouTube.

 About 30 manhole covers on pavement in HCM City’s District 5 have been turned into streetside paintings by art students as part of a programme to raise awareness about environmental protection and urban beauty.

 Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups begins a series on the Xo Dang, an indigenous people of Vietnam’s Central Highlands.

 In recent years, a model of mini water puppet stages has become popular with domestic and foreign audiences.

VietNamNet Bridge - Former Miss France and Miss Universe Flora Coquerel posed for her first photo op at Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi on Saturday.

 “If you want to do something extraordinary, you must have extraordinary aspiration”, says Ambassador Pham Sanh Chau, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Special Representative of the Prime Minister of Vietnam on UNESCO Affairs.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The PAS – Hanoi Performing Arts Festival (or Festival des Arts du Spectacle in French) will take place in Hanoi from May 18 to 21.

An exhibition showcasing the reproduction of propaganda artworks created between 1969 and 1972 by the late celebrated Cuban graphic arist René Mederos will be held in Hanoi from May 19 through June 12.

“Echoing Scars”, a solo exhibition by French mixed-media artist Thierry Bernard-Gotteland will take place at Galerie Quynh, 151/3 Dong Khoi Street, District 1, HCM City from May 12 through June 2.

VietNamNet Bridge – “Special Concert II” by the National Symphony Orchestra of Vietnam will take place at the Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien, Hanoi on May 12. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Let’s come to Six Space, 94B Tran Hung Dao, Hanoi on May 13 to enjoy Palestinian movie “The Time that Remains”. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three movies “Me, Myself and Mum” from France, “Breathing” from Austria and “At Eye Level” from Germany will be introduced at the European Film Festival 2017 in Vietnam. 

 A collection of 19 imperial records from the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) and 150 antiques showing Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos will be displayed in the central coastal province of Quang Nam next month.

 The northern province of Hung Yen on May 11 received a certificate recognising its local Trong quan singing (a response folk singing between male and female groups) as national intangible cultural heritage. 

 KillASon, a French rapper, and Vietnam’s emerging music band 95Generetion (95G) will produce a French-Vietnamese song from May 8-12 which will then be released in France and some other countries for commercialization.

 The play “Duoi cat la nuoc” (Under the Sand is Water) by the Military Drama Theatre of Vietnam has recently been staged in Moscow, Russia.

VietNamNet Bridge - British International School (BIS) Hanoi will present an evening of classical music named Benefit Concert, featuring performances by talented BIS students with some very special guests.

 Miss Mekong Delta beauty contest 2017 will be held on May 9-July 23rd, announced the organization board at a press conference of the event in Ho Chi Minh City on May 9.