Michelin two-starred Chef Alain Dutournier has come to Hanoi to celebrate the global Gout de France (Good France) in Viet Nam. 

The architectural relics unearthed at Kompong Thmo pagoda in Tra Vinh province, carry features from the southwest region’s Oc Eo Culture, experts said following a recent excavation at the site.

 Tickets for Food Fest 2017, the biggest gastronomy and entertainment event ever in Hanoi, are available for purchase online starting March 21.

Tokyo Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2017 has showcased latest Haute Couture No.10 collection by famed Vietnamese designer Nguyen Cong Tri.

 Five popular comedians from Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK have arrived in town to join the Magners International Comedy Festival to be held at the Caravelle Saigon in HCMC’s District 1 tonight at 8 p.m.

 Hanoi Social Club – one of the most intimate live music venues in Hanoi – on Saturday will bring audiences the fresh sounds of Chris Wilson, an Irish singer and songwriter from Swords County in Dublin.

 A music festival, Vibe Nation Beach Fest, will be held at Coco Beach Camp at Mui Ne Beach in Binh Thuan Province on April 1-2.

 French DJ HRP, the founder of Paris’s best new web radio, Hotel Radio Paris, will host a performance at Piu Piu in HCM City on Sunday.

 The Hanoi March Connecting, the second of its kind, is being organised by the Vietnam University of Fine Arts.

 The 2017 Can Tho Book Fair will take place at the city’s Luu Huu Phuoc Park from March 25 to 31.

 Charming “Then” singing, a traditional kind of performing art of several ethnic minority groups in Vietnam, has regained its spotlight, thanks to the effort by local artists in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang.

 Chefs from many countries have attended the second Hoi An International Food Festival, which opened at the An Hoi Sculpture Park on March 22.

Vietnam is willing to host foreign film productions after the fresh success of “Kong: Skull Island” shot in northern Ninh Binh, Quang Ninh and central Quang Binh provinces.

 World-renowned DJ Hardwell will take the stage in the capital on May 20.  

Supermodel coach of The Face US Coco Rocha enjoyed street beverages in HCM City on March 21 during her working visit to Vietnam.

 Thousands of items featuring daily life and tradition of the Churu ethnic minority people are displayed at a museum in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.

 The worshipping ritual dedicated to Au Co, the legendary mother of Vietnam, was recognised as national intangible cultural heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism at a ceremony held in Phu Tho Province on March 21.

Coco Rocha was certainly dressed to impress on March 21, when she arrived in Ho Chi Minh City headed for some local shows in a sleeveless high fashion baby blue dress.

 The south central coastal province of Phu Yen will host the Miss Friendship of ASEAN this year, as announced by the organising board at a press conference on March 21.

Holi is a traditional festival celebrated by Hindus in India and several other countries. Those who joined the event in Hanoi were treated to an array of Indian dishes and had the chance to throw colourful powder at each other.