The Chon Auction House has emerged as a destination for foreign tycoons and rich Vietnamese people who want to invest in local arts, a trend expected to grow in future.

 The second Young Photography Festival has just launched in Hanoi. 

 Vietnam attended the Francophone festival held in Yebles commune, Seine et Marne province, in the outskirts of Paris, on March 25-26.

 Three foreign film projects in Vietnam have been approved by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism this year.

 The 2017 Phan Chau Trinh Culture and Education Award was presented to Vietnamese-French Professor Cao Huy Thuan at a ceremony in HCM City on March 24 night.

 Nineteen Golden Kite Award-nominated films will be screened for free at five cinemas in Ho Chi Minh City from April 3-7.

Experts in the country have opposed a proposal to set up a stage for Miss Grand International (MGI) inside a cave located in Quang Binh province’s heritage site.

 The Vietnamese version of the book The Singapore Story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew  was officially launched at a ceremony in Hanoi yesterday.

Steph Lysaght, Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Hanoi, joined local artists in an activity to paint walls and draw paintings along the streets in Saigon with an aim to send a message of environment and wild animal protection.

 Dozens of South Korean singers including boy and girl bands will perform at the My Dinh National Stadium this weekend as part of festivities marking the 25th anniversary of bilateral ties between Viet Nam and South Korea.

 Michelin two-starred Chef Alain Dutournier has come to Hanoi to celebrate the global Gout de France (Good France) in Viet Nam. 

The architectural relics unearthed at Kompong Thmo pagoda in Tra Vinh province, carry features from the southwest region’s Oc Eo Culture, experts said following a recent excavation at the site.

 Tickets for Food Fest 2017, the biggest gastronomy and entertainment event ever in Hanoi, are available for purchase online starting March 21.

Tokyo Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2017 has showcased latest Haute Couture No.10 collection by famed Vietnamese designer Nguyen Cong Tri.

 Five popular comedians from Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK have arrived in town to join the Magners International Comedy Festival to be held at the Caravelle Saigon in HCMC’s District 1 tonight at 8 p.m.

 Hanoi Social Club – one of the most intimate live music venues in Hanoi – on Saturday will bring audiences the fresh sounds of Chris Wilson, an Irish singer and songwriter from Swords County in Dublin.

 A music festival, Vibe Nation Beach Fest, will be held at Coco Beach Camp at Mui Ne Beach in Binh Thuan Province on April 1-2.

 French DJ HRP, the founder of Paris’s best new web radio, Hotel Radio Paris, will host a performance at Piu Piu in HCM City on Sunday.

 The Hanoi March Connecting, the second of its kind, is being organised by the Vietnam University of Fine Arts.

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