Contest centered on beauty of Hanoi and Hanoians and open to both Vietnamese and foreign photographers.

 An art exhibition is displaying around 100 paintings created by eight journalists and photographers in HCM City until November 5.

More than 240 artistic photos by 192 photographers will be displayed at the Vietnam Art Photo Exhibition in Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh between October 30 and November 8.

 A group of artists have put the finishing touches to a mural featuring the flowers of Hanoi’s four seasons on a 40-metre-long and 2.2-metre-high dyke wall along Pho Duc Chinh Street near Truc Bach Lake.

Vietnamese representative Nguyen Phuong Khanh has surpassed every other outstanding contestant to win gold medal in the evening gown segment of Miss Earth 2018.

 Vietnamese representative Huynh Vy has been crowned as the Miss Tourism Queen Worldwide 2018 on October 28 in Manila, Philippines.

 Cultural experts have suggested setting up preservation and restoration centres for historical artefacts as many have been damaged due to lack of proper storage at museums.

 A contemporary dance show that places the Cham ethnic group’s culture centrestage will be introduced to local and foreign audiences next month at the Lune Hoi An performing centre in the central province of Quang Nam.

 Events in Hanoi & HCMC on October 29-November 4 

 Have you had an iced tea with an iguana? What about a coffee with a kitten? Latte with a lizard or started the day having a nice beverage with some birds? Well you can do all that and more in HCM City!

 The beauty of Thang Long Citadel, or Hanoi nowadays, is retraced through more than 20 mural painting walls in Phan Dinh Phung street, Hanoi. These murals recall memories of an old capital. 

The 5th Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF), themed “Cinema – Integration and Sustainable Development”, opened at the Cultural Friendship Palace on October 27. 

“Cap sac” is a ceremony to certify a man as a shaman, who can then perform worship rituals and is protected by genies. Only men are allowed to become shamans. 

 Japanese experts have helped repair and preserve many Vietnamese antiques, Director of the National Museum of History Nguyen Van Cuong said at a conference held this week in Hanoi.

 About 70 photos are on display at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology to show the lives of the Bru - Van Kieu ethnic people of central Vietnam.

 The 10th Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival for ethnic minority groups will take place in the northern province of Vinh Phuc from November 2-4.

 A total of 147 movies from 45 countries and territories will attend the Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF), themed “Cinema: Integration and Sustainable Development", from October 27 – 31.

 Many Vietnamese and international designers have gathered to attend Vietnam International Fall/Winter Fashion Week 2018 which was opened in Hanoi on the evening of October 25.  

Vietnamese beauty Bui Phuong Nga was named in the Top 10 of Miss Grand International 2018 in the grand final held in Myanmar on October 25.

 Vietnam’s first-ever private orchestra, Sun Symphony Orchestra, will perform classics by Mozart and Tchaikovsky at a special concert held at the Hanoi Opera House on October 26.