VietNamNet Bridge - Nguyen Tu Nghiem, the last of the famous artist quartet of ‘Nghiem-Lien-Sang-Phai’ who had a great influence on the country’s art scene in the 20th century, passed away on June 15 at 94.

 The Yale Alumi Chorus (YAC) will give performances at Hanoi Opera House on June 21 to promote cultural exchange between Vietnam and the US.

A free concert celebrating World Music Day will be held at the Institute for Cultural Exchange with France (IDECAF) on June 21.

 “Chau, Beyond the Lines”, the documentary about a young Vietnamese victim of Agent Orange, was screened at the 9th session for the Convention on the Rights of Person with Disabilities (CRPD) in New York on June 15.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese representative Kim Nguyen was crowned Mrs Asia International on June 11 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

 The 2016 SEA Pride music festival will showcase the region’s musical diversity, create a safe space to celebrate the vibrancy of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bigender and transexual) community, and promote workplace diversity in Vietnam on June 25.

The 2016 Salangane Nest Festival took place on Hon Noi Island, which lies about 20 kilometres from Nha Trang city in central Khanh Hoa province, on June 14 or Lunar May 10.

 The International Tattoo Convention, where tattoo techniques and culture are discussed, will be held in Hanoi for the first time.

 Young and beautiful model Trang Khieu, has unveiled she is taking her modelling endeavours to the next level.

 The photo “The bedroom of General Huy” earned Lao dong (Labour) newspaper photojournalist Tran Viet Van a first prize at the Greek Photometria Awards 2016 themed “Home”.

 Eighteen women from southern and central provinces have been chosen to compete in the final round of the Miss Vietnam 2016 pageant in HCM City in August.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Many years after their coronation, Thu Thuy, Ha Kieu Anh, Nguyen Thi Huyen and others are still praised for their beauty.

Vietnam’s first art auction was recently held in Hanoi, satisfying the curiosity of a number of those working in the arts, as well as the public. However, there are concerns about the long road to professional for Vietnam’s art auctions.

Famous musicians and string artists from the HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera and HCMC Conservatory of Music will contribute world’s popular pieces to the Swinging Melodies concert on June 18.

 K-pop music sensation Rain from the Republic of Korea will make an appearance alongside the dazzling contestants at this year’s Miss Vietnam pageant this August in Ho Chi Minh City.

 The Prime Minister has issued a decision regulating the shipment of national treasures abroad for exhibition, research or conservation purposes on a temporary basis.

 Around 100 competitors will compete in a ramen (a Japanese noodle soup dish) speed eating competition – the first ever of its kind – at Koi Sushi restaurant in the central city’s Ngu Hanh Son district on Saturday.

 Truong Thi Dieu Ngoc from the central coastal city of Da Nang won the Miss Ao dai Vietnam contest – The Way to Miss World Crown beauty contest which ended in Ho Chi Minh City on June 7.

 Wax figures of King Bao Dai and Queen Nam Phuong, the last royal family of Vietnam, will go on display on September 19 at the Summer Palace Museum where they lived from 1949-1955 in the resort city of Da Lat.

 A documentary featuring a young victim of Agent Orange, by director Courtney Marsh, will be screened shortly at the United Nations headquarters in New York.