Hanoi-based indie singer and songwriter Vu, who has been dubbed by Billboard magazine as the “Prince of Vietnamese Indie Music”, will perform onthe opening night of Vietnam’s most prominent music event – the Monsoon Music Festival, on Friday.

Vietnamese actor Nguyen Song Luan has won the Best Actor in a Leading Role award, granted by the Asian Academy Creative Awards 2019, for his role as captain Duy Kien in Vietnamese-version Hậu Duệ Mặt Trời (Descendants of the Sun).

A variety of solutions to improve recruitment and incentive policies for teachers were proposed by representatives from 24 districts at a recent conference on education universalisation and illiteracy eradication in HCM City.

Professor Tran Anh Tuan, a member of the Vietnam National Assembly's Economic Commission, talks to Vietnam Investment Review about how to attract more foreign investment into the country.

Nguyen Trung Khanh, director general of the Vietnam Tourism Administration, talks to Vietnam Economic Times newspaper about his agency’s efforts to improve the tourism sector’s competitive advantages.

"The Arc of Phạm Xuân Ẩn’s Mysterious Life" is the title of a talk to be given by American author Larry Berman from 7pm to 8.30pm on October 21 at Salon Saigon on 6D Ngo Thoi Nhiem Street in District 3.

Professor Nguyen Phuong Nga, Director of the Centre for Education Accreditation, talks to VietTimes online newspaper on the need to have effective measures to ensure fairness for all students sitting examinations.

Vietnamese films Thưa Mẹ Con Đi (Goodbye, Mother) directed by Trinh Dinh Le Minh and Anh Trai Yêu Quái (My Annoying Brother) directed by Vu Ngoc Phuong will be presented at the Busan International Film Fest on October 3-12.

Clean Bandit, a British electronic band who won a Grammy in 2015, will join Vietnamese artists JustaTee and Phuong Ly in a special music project.

Feathers were ruffled and tiaras left askew after the organisers of a beauty pageant in HCM City reneged on a promise to present Hollywood megastar Robert Downey Jr. at an upcoming press conference.

The Graphics, Sculpture and Applied Fine Arts Exhibition has opened in Hanoi with more than 100 pieces on show.

Vietnam finished fifth at the 13th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) in Hungary, the Vietnam News Agency has reported.

Police in the southern province of Lam Dong have caught a group of people who cut pine trees in Lam Ha District.

More than 94 per cent of students sitting the national high school examination in late June of this academic year are eligible for graduation.

A handmade lacquer work from Vietnam has become the first contemporary handicraft object from Southeast Asia to be displayed at the Guimet Museum of Asian Art in Paris.

Truong Viet Dung, deputy director of the Hanoi’s Department of Planning and Investment, speaks to Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper on what the city has done to become a leader in attracting foreign investment.

Archaeologists from VN Archaeology Institute and authorities in the central province of Thanh Hoa have just announced results of an excavation at Trieu Tuong Mausoleum Relic Site proving the site’s historical significance.

Associate professor Tran Dinh Thien, former director of the Central Institute for Economic Management and member of the consultancy team for developing the central coastal area, talks to Investment newspaper about economic development of the area.

The parliament last week grilled Government leaders and ministers on a wide range of hot-button issues. Former National Assembly (NA) Office Chairman Vu Mao speaks to Kinh tế & Đô thị newspaper on the need for action after Q&A sessions.