Numerous Vietnamese and international designers will gather at the Vietnam International Fashion Week, to be held in Hanoi for the first time from November 1-6.

 Musical Journey is the latest concert to be held by Saigon Classical Music Group, featuring pianists Thach Thai Do Quyen anh Le Thi Minh Trang and other young artists at 7 p.m. on August 27 at the Southern Women’s Museum in HCMC.

 HCM City will spend VND2 billion (USD95,200) on a firework display for National Day on September 2.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Let's enjoy the beauty of the 33 finalists of the Miss Vietnam 2016 pageant in evening gowns. 

 A 19th century communal house dedicated to Vietnamese people’s ancestors - 18 Hung kings - in Vinh Phuc Province is in poor condition.

French photographer Rehahn has unveiled a “Giving Back” project designed to improve the lives of the characters in his photos who are in poor rural areas of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The organizing board of Miss Vietnam 2016 pageant has released photos of the 33 finalists in swimsuits. The photo shoot was taken on the beach of Tuan Chau resort in Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province.

 The central Quang Nam Province will host a science conference on the Thanh Chiem Palace and the creation of the Vietnamese romanised script – a question that has been unclear since the previous conference in 2002.

 More than 400 books on the culture, geology and history on the central city of Hue are on display in the downtown area of the city.

 The preservation and promotion of folk painting values are facing an array of challenges in terms of materials, sale and successors, said Truong Quoc Binh, a member of the National Cultural Heritage Council. 

 A museum that displays farming tools and lies beside the famed Thanh Toan roof-tiled bridge in Huong Thuy district, central Thua Thien-Hue province, has received over 24,000 visitors over the past six months. 

A programme entitled ‘Travelling to the Root – Experiencing Vietnam’s intangible cultural heritages’ was launched by the Hanoi Cultural Fund on August 18.

 A group of seven young Vietnamese pianists (ages 9-18) have won 25 awards at two piano contests in California, the US

After researching evidence sent by Vietnamese singer-songwriter Vu Cat Tuong, Japanese songwriter Marika Takeuchi has confirmed that it was only a coincidence that Tuong’s song “Traces of Rain” and her song “Rain in the Park” are similar. 

 Movie star and director/producer Ngo Thanh Van’s second film, Tam Cam - Chuyen Chua Ke (Tam Cam -The Untold Story), was released in cinemas today.

 Fashion designer Minh Hanh has been honoured with Thailand’s ASEAN Selection 2016 Award for her contributions to Asian fashion.

 Overseas Vietnamese comedian Van Son, the owner of The V Show theater, will run The Amazing V Show in District 3, HCMC to serve locals and foreign tourists to the city.

 The Women’s magazine Her World has bestowed Her World Young Woman Achiever prize on model Lan Khue and Miss Universe 2015 Pham Huong at a gala night in HCM City.

 Hundreds of relic sites in Hanoi suffer from serious degradation and need prompt repair, but the estimated costs amounting to trillions of dong surpass the city’s financial capacity.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese archaeologists have discovered 23 tombs and antiques dating back 3,000 years ago at Dong Ba Hoe, an archaeological site in Binh Thuan province.