Thirty Asian teams attended the International Lion, Dragon and Unicorn Dance Festival 2019 that took place in Da Nang city from August 30 to September 2.

A book of stories and photos on the Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands has been released in Hanoi to spread love and energy from the archipelago to the people.

Painting lovers have a chance to see a collection of sketches by late Bui Xuan Phai to celebrate what would have been his 99th birthday in Hanoi.

A pair of Vietnamese students beat off competition from a number of other entrants in the Rhythm duo category as part of Drum Off Global 2019 which recently came to a close in Singapore.

As the son of diplomats, American novelist Alexander Yates has travelled to 70 countries around the world.

A range of artworks featuring President Ho Chi Minh by 39 prominent Vietnamese painters and sculptors are being displayed at an exhibition that opened in Hanoi on August 30.

Traditional costumes made with sophisticated sewing, embroidering and decorating techniques are more in the public eye than ever as they are featured in more films and television shows.

Having lived in a humble rental house in Hanoi for several years does not stop student Hoang Quy Binh of the Hanoi University of Science and Technology from thinking big and going big.

A violinist from Hanoi took third place in the 2019 Viet Nam International Music Competition for Violin and Chamber Music, which saw musicians from South Korea, Japan, China, the US and Russia compete at the Viet Nam National Academy of Music.

The Ma Coong ethnic minority group’s drum beating festival and traditional boat racing on Kien Giang River in Quang Binh have been recognised as national intangible cultural heritages by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Vietnam’s landscapes and lifestyles are topics of ink wash paintings on display at the HCM City Fine Arts Association to mark the 74th anniversary of National Day, September 2.

Truong Cao Minh Phat has defeated Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat in the National Muay Thai Championship which closed in Thanh Hoa on Tuesday.

Overseas Vietnamese poet Ha Doan Linh returned to Vietnam to launch her poetry collection Khi Đêm Nở Rộ Như Hoa (When Night Blooms Like Flowers).

The HCM City Hat Boi Theatre will launch a new programme offering hát bội or tuồng (classical drama) performances for foreign visitors as part of the theatre’s efforts to introduce Vietnamese theatre to the world.

The Viet Nam Fatherland Front Central Committee in HCM City and HCM City Television will broadcast a special music programme on Vietnamese seas and islands on August 29 to mark the 74th anniversary of National Day.

Designer Phuong My exhibited her first bridal collection “Espoir” (Hope) at HCM City’s Park Hyatt Saigon on Friday.

Conductor Le Phi Phi is Vietnam’s own classical music artist whose name has become popular throughout Europe.

A play has just been staged with the unique combination of four traditional vocal arts, including cải lương (renovated opera), chèo (traditional opera), xẩm (singing by blind busker) and Hue’s hát văn (folk ceremonial singing of Hue).

Calligrapher Ngau Thu will display his works featuring poems by Heinrich Heine at an exhibition at the Ha Noi Goethe Institute.

Overseas Vietnamese singer Tuan Ngoc and young Vietnamese pop singer Duc Tuan will perform a live show at the central city’s Phoenix Wedding Centre on September 5.