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Vietnamese model Thanh Thao sparkles at Paris Fashion Week

Model Le Thanh Thao has recently lit up the runway at Paris Fashion Week with Talbot Runhof and YDE dresses.

First photos of VN contestant at Miss Intercontinental 2016

The first runner up at the Miss Sea Vietnam 2016 pageant Bao Nhu appeared confidently in the first days of Miss Intercontinental 2016, which is underway in Sri Lanka.

British artist Rukhsana Merrise to perform in Vietnam

 British singer-songwriter will perform at SOUL Live Project in Ho Chi Minh City on October 20 and at the most anticipated music event in Hanoi this autumn – Monsoon Music Festival on October 22.

Youths preserve Dong Ho painting art

 Ingo, a group of three young girls who are passionate to preserve and promote Dong Ho painting art, has launched a learning tool which kids aged between 6 and 10 can use to print Dong Ho paintings at home.

Exhibition celebrates École des Beaux-Arts pioneer

An exhibition showcasing pastel paintings of the late painter Van Giao - who was among the first generation of students of the École des Beaux-Arts de l’Indochine in Hanoi - will open to public today at the Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts.

Nearly 200 musicians to participate in 2nd Asia-Europe Music Festival

 Close to 200 artists and musicians from 30 countries and territories will participate in the second Asia-Europe Music Festival and the 34th Asian Composers League (ACL) Festival and Conference, which will be hosted by Vietnam from October 12-18. 

Collections by young designers at Vietnam Spring-Summer Fashion Week 2017

VietNamNet Bridge – Miss Vietnam 2010 Ngoc Han and young fashion designers showed off their latest collections at the Vietnam Spring-Summer Week 2017, which took place in Hanoi last week.

The most beautiful Dong Son bronze drum

 VietNamNet Bridge - Ngoc Lu I bronze drum is a masterpiece made in the heyday of the Dong Son culture.

French DJ Antigone to stage gig in town

 French DJ Antigone will join local veterans Christ Wolter, OKO and Erol of Heart Beat, a HCMC-based group of DJs from different countries, in a gig at The Observatory in District 4, HCMC on October 6 from 9 p.m.

VN orchestra to spend a ’night in Spain’

A concert featuring Vietnamese and Spanish sounds will take the stage at VN National Academy of Music on Friday, with performances by pianist Mario Mora, the Hanoi Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor David Gomez Ramirez.

Haute Couture fashion at Vietnam fashion week

VietNamNet Bridge – Senior fashion designer Minh Hanh and young designer Duy Nguyen showed their creativity through their Haute Couture collections, which were introduced at the Vietnam Spring-Summer Fashion Week 2017.

20 movies to be released this month

 VietNamNet Bridge - Blockbusters “Doctor Strange", "Inferno"with Tom Hanks and "Jack Reacher 2"with Tom Cruise will be released this month.

Vietnamese fans to see Modern Talking in November

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam music lovers recently enjoyed music of Boney M, a band from Germany. In November they will have a chance to see another legendary band, also from Germany, "Modern Talking".


Elle Fashion Journey features inspiring collections

Designers launched a number of inspiring collections at Elle Fashion Journey 2016 at the Gem Center in District 1, HCMC last week.

German expert with book about HCM City

Michael Waibel, leader of some leading urban development projects at the geography faculty at Hamburg University, will launch a book titled “HCMC - Mega City in early October in Vietnam.

Ancient singing, dancing become part of national heritage

 Ai Lao singing and dancing, a traditional ritual associated with the legend of Saint Giong’s defeat of invaders, has been recognised national intangible cultural heritage. 

Exhibition on Hoa Binh’s cultural heritages and antiques opens

An exhibition themed “Cultural heritages and antiques of Luong Son district” opened at the cultural house of Luong Son district, northern Hoa Binh province, on October 3. 

Vietnam Next Top Model 2016 winner named

VietNamNet Bridge - Nguyen Thi Ngoc Chau, 22, from Tay Ninh province, was crowned the winner of Vietnam's Next Top Model 2016 last night at the final competition last night in HCM City.

Festival promotes northwest ethnic groups’ culture, tourism

 The 13th Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival for ethnic groups in Vietnam’s northwest region kicked off in Lao Cai province on October 1.

K’ho ethnic minority group

K’Ho is the oldest ethnic group in the southern central highlands. Previously, they lived mainly in high mountains and their lives were quite isolated.