Vietnamese American model Mindy Ngoc Minh Tran will take part in Miss Vietnam Global Heritage 2016 with the aim of earning money to help orphaned children.

 A 150 metre-high pagoda tower which is expected to be one of the world's tallest of its kind, will be built at the Nui Coc Lake tourism site in the northern province of Thai Nguyen according to the investor.

 Top 30 candidates from the Southern regional qualifying round of Miss Vietnam beauty contest 2016 will take part in pageant final exam on June 6- 12 at Hoa Binh Theater in Ho Chi Minh City.

Besides “bun cha”, bia hoi and bun oc, two famous dishes of Hanoi, will appear in CNN’s culinary discovery program featuring well-known American chef and TV personality Anthony Bourdain.

 A pair of Four Sacred Animals jars by artisan Pham Anh Dao from the Bat Trang pottery village have been auctioned off at a price of US$275,000.

 Austrian chef Eckart Witzigmann, who received the award "Chef of the Century” from the Gault Millau guide and has worked at prestigious restaurants around the world, will take part in the 2016 Golden Spoon cooking contest.

 The performance “Angels of Italy” will return to Le Phung Hieu Street in Hanoi on June 2 night to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Italian Republic (June 2), the Embassy of Italy in Vietnam said on May 30.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The special gift of Vietnamese Prime Minister to US President Barack Obama named "Message of thousand years" is a symbol of the country's culture.

 Residents of Lane 78, on Duy Tan Street, Cau Giay precinct, Hanoi have built a 200m long ceramic mural, featuring a spot of sightseeing in the capital.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The "Paris Ballet" with excerpts from nine classical ballets of the world will be introduced to the Vietnamese audience on June 11 at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Former Vietnam Tourism Ambassador Ly Nha Ky attended three Cannes Film Festival. Here are some photos of her dresses.

 The revelation was made by VTV Deputy General Director Pham Viet Tien on May 27 at a press conference held in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Walking on the red carpet of one of the most famous film festivals in the world, Vietnamese celebrities stirred up controversies about their fashion style.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Hai, one of the most well-known fashion designers in Vietnam, impressed the audience in HCM City with his latest collection “Language of Flowers”.

Korean choreographer/businesswoman Chun Yoo Oh has recently unveiled her plan to bring back her dancing creation “Promise to 800” on stage at the Opera House in HCMC on June 2 and the Opera House in Hanoi on June 7.

 A concert titled and Romanticism will be held at 7pm on May 28 at the Southern Vietnam Women Museum in 202 Vo Thi Sau Street, District 3.

 My Linh, a very famous Vietnamese singer, has been strongly criticised by some for her interpretation of the Vietnamese national anthem before a speech by US President Barack Obama in Hanoi on May 23.

Vietnamese rapper Suboi, 26, was interviewed live on CNN via Skype on May 25 after her exchange with US President Barack Obama in HCM City during a town hall meeting with  a group from the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The talented chef made “cha ca” (fried fish) in Nha Trang and “banh trang dua” (coconut rice paper) in Giong Trom district of the southern province of Ben Tre.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Miss France 2014 and the third runner-up of Miss Universe 2015 Flora Coquerel is paying a visit to Vietnam, where she will attend events in HCM City.