Vietnamese cinema and Ho Chi Minh City as a tourist destination will be promoted at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. The event is scheduled to take place from May 17-28 in France.

A short time after its inauguration in HCM City, the 4,000sq.m Snow Town Saigon currently welcomes up to 6,000-7,000 customers a day. This proves the huge attraction of this amusement park.

 Tourism Ambassador of Vietnam Jordan Vogt-Roberts, director of the Hollywood movie “Kong: Skull Island”, revisited the filming location at Trang An landscape complex in the northern province of Ninh Binh on May 10.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese and foreign artists will gather at a fundraising concert for the “Art of Love” project at the Grand Ballroom, Melia Hanoi Hotel, 44B Ly Thuong Kiet, Hanoi on May 14.

In May, three films adapted from books by British writers in the 19th century: Pride & Prejudice, Jane Eyre and Far From the Madding Crowd will be introduced in Hanoi. 

Four famous French movies “MUNE: Guardian of the Moon”, “Ma maman est en Amérique,” “Human” and “Mon âme par toi guérie” will be introduced at L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien Street, Hanoi this May.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The European Film Festival 2017 (EFF2017), to be held in Hanoi, Hue and HCM City, will screen 15 contemporary films from 15 European countries.

Lauded Canadian comedian, singer-songwriter and actor Phil Nichol will be performing in Hanoi, at Standing Bar, 170 Tran Vu, Hanoi on May 12 and HCM City on May 13, at Game On Saigon, 115 Ho Tung Mau Street.

The “Europe Days 2017” is showcasing a range intellectual and cultural activities, offering a fascinating journey through the richness of European cultures and multi-faceted cooperation between the European Union and Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge - From May 5 to 29, German cinematographer and photographer Jamie Maxtone-Graham will present his observations of everyday life in Berlin at the Goethe-Institute Hanoi, 56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Celimène Daudet, a well-known French pianist who has won prestigious international awards, will perform at the Europe Day Gala Concert at HCMC Opera House on May 9. 

A pottery exhibition by two artists from different generations with different creative traits - Thai Nhat Minh (1984) and Nguyen Nguyen Ha (1966) - will open at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum, 66 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, Hanoi until May 11.

 The “Ho Chi Minh City Street Show” will be held at Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street, starting on May 13, announced the HCM City Tourism Department on May 8.

 The 6th Quang Nam Heritage Festival which will be held from June 9 -14 will feature various cultural and entertainment activities.

 Convicted paedophile comedian Minh Beo has offered a public apology for the first time in a clip posted online.

 Italian photographer Daniele Rossi, 41, is displaying his work at an on-going exhibition themed “Vietnam today” in Rome, Italy. 

 Vietnamese businesswoman and popular female actor Ly Nha Ky has announced she is bound for the south of France for the Cannes International Film Festival, which begins May 28.

 American DJ Jauz has unveiled he is due to play alongside several top local DJs this coming May 11 at the 1900 Le Theatre located in the Hoan Kim District of Hanoi.

 Working as an MC at the Thang Long Ca tru Club, Thuy Duong is known for her typical Vietnamese beauty, excellent English as well as her knowledge and love for the Vietnamese folk music "Ca tru".

 The France-Vietnam Week of Architecture will take place from May 8 to 13 to honor the beauty of architecture and highlight urban issues.