Designer Do Trinh Hoai Nam’s ao dai (Vietnamese national dress) collection, called Golden Lotus, has been chosen for the first catwalk event at the 26th Couture Fashion Week New York.

Vietnamese people are familiar with Tò he (or toy figurines), which has long been a traditional toy for children. Yet, they know little about its origin and how it is made.

 Hanoi authorities have approved a project to build a theater on a lake in a park, to create a unique new entertainment venue for residents.

 American pop-star Ariana Grande’s global tour will feature a concert in Vietnam, one of the four Southeast Asian nations on the tour.

 A Viet Nam Exhibition pavillion combining tradition and modernity has received hundreds of visitors in recent days at Expo 2017 Astana in the capital of Kazakhstan.

 Some 300 paintings created by children from different regions of Vietnam this year are on display at the Vietnam Cultural Arts Exhibition Centre in Hanoi.

On IP Day Vietnam 2017, the Center for Film Talent Development (TPD) will host a free Basic Film-making Workshop on April 21, 2 pm – 5 pm at the Hanoi American Club, 19 – 21 Hai Ba Trung, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi.

 The Culture Centre of Vietnam (CCV) in France has officially become the 56th member of the World Folklore Union (IGF).

 The 2017 Can Tho Book Fair will take place at the city’s Luu Huu Phuoc Park from March 25 to 31.

 The Tokyo-based band VM5 will host a music show at Yoko Café on March 26 as part of the VM5 Asia Tour 2017.

 On accepting the invitation by the World Wood Day Foundation (WWDF), Vietnamese water puppet artist Phan Thanh Liem will attend World Wood Day 2017 as a guest of honour.

 Platinum Cineplex, the biggest cinema operator by screen in Ha Noi, will be forced to cease operations at three Vingroup trading centres on Friday ahead of an expiration date agreed in the lease with Viet Nam’s largest real estate company.

 People who love flying kites from nearby provinces boasted their self-making kites of all shapes, sizes and colour as well as kite flying skills at a recent exchange in Thanh Oai district, Hanoi.

 An outdoor concert performance and carnival will welcome in the new year in the ancient town of Hoi An’s Sculpture Park on new year’s eve, the city’s Culture and Sports Centre said.

 A talk on Vietnamese and Thai literature will be held at HCM City’s Social Sciences and Humanities University on December 15.

 Hanoi is the cradle of ca tru, an ancient genre of chamber music featuring female vocalists. Many talented singers have emerged from Hanoi’s Ca tru clubs.

 Miss Universe Thailand 2007, Farung Yuthithum, will take part in a fashion show at Riverside Palace in HCM City tonight.

A Thai Food Week will take place on November 4-10 at the Crowne Plaza West Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Linh Phuoc pagoda is located at 120 Tu Phuoc, Ward 11 in the resort city of Da Lat, known as the pagoda of Vietnamese records.

 Halloween, traditionally held on October 31, will come early tonight to enterprising young people at HCM City’s Hoa Lu Gymnasium.