Old apartment buildings that were built during the 1980s and 1990s have been recreated through the exhibition with the theme of shape shifting at the French Institute in Hanoi.

 Twenty child ballet dancers will be trained for The Nutcracker ballet which will be presented in Hanoi in the Christmas season of 2016, Vietnamplus reports.

 The Korean–Vietnamese Peace Foundation presented 52 documents and items to Danang Museum on October 11.

Below are the first photos of Vietnamese contestant Nguyen Thi Loan at the Miss Grand International (MGI) 2016 pageant, which takes place in Las Vegas, US on October 10-26.

Vietnamese representative Nam Em took part in many activities at Miss Earth 2016 pageant in the Philippines on October 10-11.

 The second runner-up of Miss Ao Dai Vietnam 2016, Pham Ngoc Phuong Linh has been named Miss "Visit Japan" Tourism Ambassador at the on-going Miss International Beauty Pageant in Japan.

 Germany international broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) has announced a “watch and win” contest to promote its new documentary on rock band The Scorpions called “Forever and a Day”.

 French Cuisine Festival, themed “Balade En France” will take place at Equatorial Hotel, District 5 in Ho Chi Minh City from November 4-5.

 Nghe, a fictional creature with a lion-like head, a long tail and a dog-like body, is important like other mascots such as dragon and phoenix because it symbolises the intelligence.

 Like many other ethnic groups in the Central Highlands, the K’ho live in stilt houses which are built harmoniously with nature.

 An exhibition kicked off at the Hanoi Museum on October 10 with nearly 150 documents and objects sourced from the museum’s collection on display.

 A collection of golden books of the Nguyen Dynasty was opened to the public in March. The Nguyen Dynasty was a powerful Vietnamese dynasty whose 13 Kings ruled for 143 years.

 Vietnamese policemen in uniform and girls in Ao dai (traditional long dress) made an impressive performance at the 21st World Police Band Concert that kicked off in Tokyo, Japan, on October 10. 

 The most unique and impressive collections will be on show at the Vietnam International Fashion Week (VIFW) in Hanoi next month, promising a turning point for the local fashion market by the year’s end. 

 Heineken will host the Heineken Green Room Original Sound Experiment on October 15 at the Hang Day Stadium in Hanoi.

 An appearance at Winter-Autumn Fashion Week in Paris by fashionista Tram Nguyen has caused quite a stir.

 Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach has posed in a beautifully elegant fashion in the latest photographs to be posted on Harper's Bazaar Vietnam magazine in the time to come.

VietNamNet Bridge – The roads around the Hoan Kiem (Sword) Lake have become pedestrian streets on the weekends since September 1. 

 Antique collectors in the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho have dubbed Ta Hoa Tho, 57, “an owner of Oc Eo Culture’s Treasure” for his passion for collecting antiques belonging to the ancient culture. 

  The exhibition “Treasures of Vietnamese Archaeology” is running at the LWL-Museum of Archaeology in Herne city, Germany’s Nordrhein-Westfalen state, attracting some 700 visitors on its opening day.