Ngoc Tinh was named the first runner up of Mister Universal Ambassador 2016 during the pageant’s final held at the Suroboyo Carnival Park in Indonesia. Willan Pagayon from the Philippines hosted the ceremony.

 A book week is being organised in three book stores in downtown HCM City on October 1-9 by HCM City’s General Publishing House. 

Handicraft fans can enjoy a traditional craft village space in Thang Long Imperial Citadel, running from Thursday till Sunday. 

 Disco band Boney M and Chris Norman, former lead singer of the band Smokie, will perform in Hanoi on October 1.

Pots of slaked lime, in all shapes and sizes, have featured Vietnamese ancient culture throughout the centuries.

Tro Xuan Pha (Xuan Pha Dance), originating from the central province of Thanh Hoa, has become one of the seven new national intangible cultural heritages, according to a decision by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. 

VietNamNet Bridge - After announcing the first live show in her career, HCM City’s pop singer Dong Nhi has received more good news as she will be the representative of Vietnam at the MTV Awards.

Painter Nguyen Cong Cu launched his first solo exhibition "Vision" at Dong Phong Art Gallery in Hanoi in 2002. This year, he will return to the gallery with his second solo exhibition “Vision 2”. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Brothers Le Duc Hai and Le Ngoc Thanh today opens their video installation-exhibition "The Bridge III" at the Goethe-Institut Hanoi.

Contemporary dance mixed with digital arts, called “Hakanai”, has been performed by France-based dancer Akiko Kajihara at Star Galaxy Theatre at 87 Lang Ha Street, Hanoi.

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism (MoCST) announced a list of seven new national intangible cultural heritages.  

 More than 400 of Vietnam’s archaeological treasures will displayed at the LWL Museum in Germany from October 7 to February 26 to celebrate more than 40 years of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

More than 200 photos taken by 13 photographers featuring the beauty of Vietnam are on display at the "Vietnam Smile" exhibition on Ly Thai To Street, Hanoi.

 Postcards are always of great historical and social interest. Here’s a look back at images of 36 Hanoi city streets of yesteryear drawn from a stunning collection of unique historical postcards.

 A clay and sculpture workshop entitled Make an Elephant – Save an Elephant, created and organised by Bulgarian artist George Burchett, has been held from September 26 to 30 at Heritage Space, My Dinh 2 Ward, Tu Liem District, Hanoi.

One Malaysian and two Italian fashion designers will join 24 Vietnamese colleagues to introduce more than 1,000 designs at the Vietnam Spring -Summer Fashion Week 2017.

 Worship paintings of Vietnam’s northern ethnic groups are associated with Buddhism and Taoism and reflect ethnic cultural origin and customs.

Vietnamese senior fashion designer Minh Hanh's collection called "The breath of the Vietnamese jungle" was introduced to French audiences at the Maison Vietnam in the Albert Kahn Museum in Paris last weekend.

 Poor spectators can also come to enjoy the Hope musical program which features “The last summer night,” “The street of fame” and “Reachable dreams” as the ticket price is a mere VND99,000, reports Vietnamplus.

HBSO’s October 9th concert will feature programmatic works from Vietnamese and Norwegian composers.