After the failure in box office of various home-made films, domestic filmmakers are looking for new gems from scriptwriters in other countries including South Korea and Thailand.

 An art troupe from Japan and a delegation of Theravada Buddhists from Myanmar will join the annual Quan The Am (Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva) Festival in Ngu Hanh Son District on March 14-16.

 A unique painting exhibition displaying art works of people with autism is opening in downtown Hanoi.

 The Agency of Foreign Information Service under the Ministry of Information and Communications has joined hands with the Institute for Southeast Asian Studies, Vietnam Pictorial and The Gioi Publishing House to release “Vietnam Yearbook 2016” book.

 Mother Goddess worship, or Dao Mau”, is very popular belief in an agriculture-based country like Vietnam, where farmers strongly depend on nature.

 The Thien Ngan (Galaxy) Studio, one of the country’s leading private film companies, has launched a new project featuring movie star Truong Ngoc Anh.

Hanoi’s Culture and Sport Department has started a programme to freshen up the appearance of the capital city, especially during major holidays and celebrations.

 Models in áo dài (Vietnamese traditional dress) performed in a fashion show to open the annual Áo Dài Festival 2017 on HCM City’s Nguyễn Huệ Pedestrian Street in District 1 late on Friday. 

The world-renowned London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) has arrived in Hà Nội and is ready for their tonight concert – the first ever concert by a British orchestra in Việt Nam.

An arts event portraying 26 people with the initiative, confidence and desire to defy gender norms has kicked off on the pedestrian zone around Hoàn Kiếm Lake.

 A series of activities have been planned to thrill visitors through two summer months of the 2017 Da Nang International Firework Festival.

 An old book festival will be held at the 23/9 Park in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1 from March 3-5.

Pop singer Ho Ngoc Ha has conducted the latest photoshoot of street style in European streets during her trip to Italy for the Milan Fashion Week.

 Since its Cau Ngu or Whale Worshipping Festival was recognised as national intangible cultural heritage by the end of 2016, Phu Yen province has exerted their greatest effort to preserve and promote the significant annual event among local fishermen.

The eighteen national treasures, representing the historical and cultural milestones of Vietnam are put on show for the first time in the National Museum of History in Hanoi.

VietNamNet Bridge - Here’s a selection of photos from the Ao Dai Festival 2017 taken on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 in HCM City. The event will officially open today, March 3.

 Belgian conductor Daniel Gazon will lead the HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) in a concert on March 9.

 The exhibition “Treasures of Vietnamese Archaeology” has attracted over 50,000 visitors after five months displayed at the LWL-Museum of Archaeology in Herne city, Germany’s Nordrhein-Westfalen state.

 The seventh Traditional Craft Festival is scheduled to take place in the ancient imperial city of Hue, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, from April 28 to May 2, announced the provincial People’s Committee on March 2.

 The Italian Design Day in Vietnam, offering an opportunity for designers from Italy and Vietnam to meet and exchange their experiences, will open in Vietnam on March 2.