A group of seven young Vietnamese pianists (ages 9-18) have won 25 awards at two piano contests in California, the US

After researching evidence sent by Vietnamese singer-songwriter Vu Cat Tuong, Japanese songwriter Marika Takeuchi has confirmed that it was only a coincidence that Tuong’s song “Traces of Rain” and her song “Rain in the Park” are similar. 

 Movie star and director/producer Ngo Thanh Van’s second film, Tam Cam - Chuyen Chua Ke (Tam Cam -The Untold Story), was released in cinemas today.

 Fashion designer Minh Hanh has been honoured with Thailand’s ASEAN Selection 2016 Award for her contributions to Asian fashion.

 Overseas Vietnamese comedian Van Son, the owner of The V Show theater, will run The Amazing V Show in District 3, HCMC to serve locals and foreign tourists to the city.

 The Women’s magazine Her World has bestowed Her World Young Woman Achiever prize on model Lan Khue and Miss Universe 2015 Pham Huong at a gala night in HCM City.

 Hundreds of relic sites in Hanoi suffer from serious degradation and need prompt repair, but the estimated costs amounting to trillions of dong surpass the city’s financial capacity.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese archaeologists have discovered 23 tombs and antiques dating back 3,000 years ago at Dong Ba Hoe, an archaeological site in Binh Thuan province.

VietNamNet Bridge – Female singer-songwriter Vu Cat Tuong’s song “Vet Mua” (Traces of Rain) is said to be similar to the song "Rain in the Park" by Japanese songwriter Marika Takeuchi.

 An annual event to celebrate the freedom to love and freedom of expression regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity will be held from Friday to Sunday.

With a fire pen in their hand, some Vietnamese artists are able to create paintings on paper, wood or stone featuring the countryside, landscapes and people. 

 HBSO artists will join a “Ballet in Ravel’s Bolero” show featuring two world renowned pieces, “Bolero” and “Serenade” at 8 p.m. on Friday.

 An international seminar was organized in Hoi An city in the central province of Quang Nam yesterday to seek measures to restore Chua Cau (Pagoda Bridge) as well as preserve and promote the relic’s values.

A Philippine art troupe will come to perform in Hanoi and Thanh Hoa City tonight and tomorrow.

VietNamNet Bridge - Following are the most outstanding contestants of the Miss Vietnam 2016 pageant. 

 Rock band Scorpions will entertain fans in Hanoi during the annual Monsoon Music Festival 2016 which is scheduled for October 21-23.

An online e-book trading platform is to be launched in Vietnam, the first of its kind in the country, with a view to boosting the local e-book market, according to the Sai Gon Giai phong (Liberated Saigon) daily. 

 The Ministry of Planning and Investment has approved the construction of a 490-ha safari park worth VNĐ1 trillion ($44.6 million) inside a protected forest in the resort city of Da Lat in Lam Dong Province. 

Thousands of locals and tourists flocked to the ancient town of Hoi An to celebrate the 14th annual Hoi An-Japan Cultural Festival yesterday.

 The Management Board of Hoa Lo Prison historical relic site in Hanoi on August 15 received valuable remembrances from the family of Water Eugene Wilber, a US pilot who was detained in the prison from 1968 to 1973.