The exhibition “Hanoi – The Future Metropolis” with the participation of French curators Sylvie Fanchette, Emmanuel Cerise, and Amélie Codugnella will be held at L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien, Hanoi on September 1-2.

 VietNamNet Bridge - As usual, VietNamNet's annual concert “Dieu Con Mai” (Things Everlasting) will be held at the Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien Street, Hanoi on the National Day, September 2.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Only several days before the finale on August 28, three candidates withdrew from the most prestigious beauty contest in Vietnam.

 Miss University Vietnam, a contest which evaluates university students’ beauty, intelligence, self-confidence and virtue began on August 22 in Hanoi.

 The Tran Family Home and Chapel located at 21 Le Loi Street in Hoi An Ancient Town has been a haven for ancestral worshippers for more than two centuries.

 The Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports has launched an Atlas featuring the city’s 1,793 intangible cultural heritage forms following an intangible heritage inventory and preservation master plan carried out since 2013. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Made of copper with a total weight of over 22 tons, the nine bronze urns of the Nguyen Cuu Dynasty are special antiques of the last feudal dynasty in Vietnam's history.

 The South Korean pop star Rain (also known as Bi) will perform in the final round night of Miss Vietnam beauty contest 2016 which will take place at Phu Tho Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City on August 28.

 Thirty finalists of Miss Vietnam 2016 pageant have impressed the media with their charm.

 Two young filmmakers Nguyen Xuan Hoang Minh and Pham Thu Thuy won the Golden Lotus Bud Awards for the best documentary film and the best feature film on Sunday.

 Water puppetry troupes in Nguyen and Dong Cac villages are the most famous in Thai Binh province. Nguyen villagers are proud of their long cultural tradition and secret of making puppets. Puppet artisans are just ordinary farmers.

 The grand finale of Miss Vietnam 2016 is slated for Phu Tho Sporting Event Hall in Ho Chi Minh City on August 28, with the competition of 30 outstanding contestants. 

 A music video by transgender Huong Giang Idol is facing the risk of being banned due to containing provocative images.

 Numerous Vietnamese and international designers will gather at the Vietnam International Fashion Week, to be held in Hanoi for the first time from November 1-6.

 Musical Journey is the latest concert to be held by Saigon Classical Music Group, featuring pianists Thach Thai Do Quyen anh Le Thi Minh Trang and other young artists at 7 p.m. on August 27 at the Southern Women’s Museum in HCMC.

 HCM City will spend VND2 billion (USD95,200) on a firework display for National Day on September 2.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Let's enjoy the beauty of the 33 finalists of the Miss Vietnam 2016 pageant in evening gowns. 

 A 19th century communal house dedicated to Vietnamese people’s ancestors - 18 Hung kings - in Vinh Phuc Province is in poor condition.

French photographer Rehahn has unveiled a “Giving Back” project designed to improve the lives of the characters in his photos who are in poor rural areas of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The organizing board of Miss Vietnam 2016 pageant has released photos of the 33 finalists in swimsuits. The photo shoot was taken on the beach of Tuan Chau resort in Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province.