A festival showcasing traditional ca trù (ceremonial singing) artists will be held at Van Mieu Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) on November 11 to 13 in honour of Cultural Heritage Day (November 23). 

 Attending Vietnam International Fashion Week (VIFW) for the first time, The Boys of Bangkok presents three disctinctive collections. Titled Q Design and Play showcase happy, colourful looks decorated by pop art patterns. 

 Vietnamese-Australian composer Le Tuyen and his American colleague Salil Sachdev have released a new album in Australia that features traditional Vietnamese music. 

 German jazz singer, composer and sound artist Michael Schiefel will perform at a free concert at HCM City’s Lotus University on November 8.

 Vietnamese writer Nguyen Du’s epic poem Tale of Kieu will be presented by the artists of Vietnam National Drama Theatre in the capital city starting November 5.

 The second Vietnam Designers Fashion Week for Fall-Winter 2016 will open at the HCM City Television HTV Studio in District 1 on November 25.  

 Italian-turned-British stylist Angelo Seminara is teaming up with Italian sustainable hair brand pioneer Davineson November 10 to deliver a conceptual all-day hairstyling show at the Hanoi Opera House.

VietNamNet Bridge – This month Vietnamese audiences will enjoy movies from the US, Japan, South Korea, China and also Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge - When this mummy was excavated, its perfection surprised archaeologists. The mummy’s joints were flexible while the body was not fully decomposed.

 Hanoi’s municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism will develop a master plan for the preservation and promotion of the value of Van Mieu–Quoc Tu Giam (The Temple of Literature).

Nguyen Cong Tri, one of Vietnam’s top designers, opened the Fall Winter Vietnam International Fashion Week 2016 with his impressive collection "The girl of a stranger, and me!"

 Vietnamese music researchers have reacted heatedly to recent Chinese claim that Dan bau (monochord zither) is a traditional Chinese instrument and not Vietnamese. 

 The third Vietnam-China Youth Festival will take place in Vietnam from November 7-10 to cement friendship, mutual understanding and trust between the two countries’young people. 

 American rapper Redfoo is due to visit Vietnam for YAN Beatfest 2016 scheduled to take place in Ho Chi Minh City in late November.

 Ballet dancers of the Talarium Et Lux theater will thrill Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City audiences with two famous classical ballets ‘Swan Lake’ and ‘Nutcracker’ at Ballet show 2016 according a press briefing on November 2.

The Nguyen was the last feudal dynasty in Vietnam, existing from 1802 to 1945. In its 143-year history, this reign experienced many ups and downs. Here are the rare photos of some emperors of the Nguyen Dynasty

 VietNamNet Bridge - About 30 km from Hanoi city center in the Northwest, Chang Son is a famous traditional craft village for its sophisticated and creative wooden hand fans in Hanoi. 

The Goethe Institute and Heart Beat will present German DJ and music producer Till Von Sein in a concert at The Observatory on November 11.

 Filmmakers and producers gathered on November 2 to discuss the potential for a regional cinema industry and for cooperation between countries in the ASEAN bloc during the Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF) from November 1-5. 

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