On the evening of October 25 at the Miss Grand International 2016 grand finale in Las Vegas, host Brian White surprised everyone with the announcement that Vietnam has been selected as the venue to host next year’s competition.

 Several dozen local and expatriate musicians and artists will perform at the Saigon Reggae Festival:Garden Reunion at Indika Saigon on October 30.

 Artist Bridget March of the UK will showcase a collection of her new watercolour paintings featuring windows of urban Vietnam at VinGallery next week.

 VietNamNet Bridge - There is no magic wand that can help the cultural institutions to work smoothly and force the audience to flock to theatres with just one touch. The cultural sector of Vietnam needs decades to mature and develop.

 Russian DJ Mari Ferrari will have a sole performance in Hanoi on October 29 on the occasion of Halloween.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam's Nguyen Thi Loan was named among the top 20 contestants of the Miss Grand International 2016 pageant in Las Vegas, USA last night.

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will coordinate with provincial Departments of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Department of Culture and Communications to organise six national cultural festivals in 2017.

 Audiences will have a chance to enjoy many art performances during the year-end months.

A bamboo building inside Muong Museum, 80 kilometres west of Hanoi, has just been awarded a silver prize in the Cultural Architecture category by the organisers of the American Architecture Prize 2016.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese contestant Nguyen Thi Loan appeared on the stage of the semi-final night of Miss Grand International 2016 pageant in swimsuit and evening gown last night.

Around 60 plays by artists from over 20 countries have registered to take part in the 3rd International Experimental Theatre Festival, which will be held from November 12-19 in Hanoi. 

 Vietnamese contestant Nam Em won a gold medal for the Online Photogenic competition of the Miss Earth 2016 pageant yesterday. The representatives of Myanmar and Venezuela won a silver and a bronze medal.

VietNamNet Bridge - Nguyen Thi Ngoc Duyen, a model from Vietnam has become the winner of the Miss Global Beauty Queen 2016 pageant held in the Republic of Korea.

 Vietnamese director Dang Nhat Minh is one of three global filmmakers to be honoured at the 36th Amiens International Film Festival (FIFAM), taking place from November 11 to 19 in Amiens, France.

 Drinking straw wine is typical in the culture of the K’ho people. Straw wine is served at ceremonies to welcome guests, at festivals, and at worshiping rituals.

 Leading our 2016 4th Hot Picks says Missosology is the eloquent Nguyen Thi Le Nam Em. With impressive official photos and web interview, this girl is most definitely peaking at the right time in the competition.

 Hanoi-based artist Nguyen Minh Nam, whose works reflect cultural issues, is showing a collection of his latest paintings at the Craig Thomas Gallery in HCM City.

 French conductor Laurent Boer, director of Ensemble Polyphonique de Choisy-le-Roi, and choir members of the art troupe will hold a concert in HCM City Opera House on Saturday.

 The international Monsoon Music Festival 2016 themed “I participate- I act- I change- I share”   opened at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi from October 21-23.

 Huu Bao, a photographer passionate about Hanoi, has lived through the city’s major changes. Hanoi through his lens is busy or tranquil, old or modern.