Do My Linh winning the Beauty with a Purpose title and Lan Khue finishing in 11th place are some the great achievements of Vietnamese representatives at the Miss World pageant.

 Outstanding artworks by 17 Vietnamese painters are being displayed at Craig Thomas Gallery as part of the CTG Nomad project in New York from September 23-26.

 Foreign cultural establishments are now only allowed to operate in Vietnam after they receive registration certificates and licences, according to a decree recently issued by the Government. 

The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism on September 24 sent a notice to ministries, cities and provinces, and other state bodies nationwide requesting the cancellation of entertainment activities in memory of late President Tran Dai Quang.

Photographer Le Bich is holding an exhibition entitled "Colours of Life’ at the Vietnamese Women's Museum in Hanoi.

 The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology organised a Mid-Autumn Festival programme on September 22 and 23, featuring the Cham culture of the south-central province of Ninh Thuan.

 In a small house on Hang Than Street, Hanoi, paper masks are produced under the skilful hands of an old couple on every Mid-Autumn Festival. 

 Events in Hanoi & HCMC on September 24-30 

 Miss International 2017 Kevin Lilliana has wowed fans with her wonderful figure in the latest Ao dai photoshoot.

Vietnamese representative Huynh Thuy Vi has won the first runner-up place in the national costume contest of Miss Asia Pacific International pageant being held in Manila, the Philippines.

 The Ede people’s Khan, the M’nong group’s Ot ndrong, and the Ba Na people’s Ho Mon are the first that come to mind when discussing epics of Vietnam’s Central Highlands. People are less familiar with the Xo dang group’s epics.

 Besides traditional mooncakes, many families have made jelly mooncakes for a change. With this fun and innovative makeover, jelly mooncakes have won hearts.

 Hao village in Hung Yen province nearly 40 km from Hanoi, is busy in preparations, these days, for the upcoming mid-Autumn Festival. 

 Portraits of Hanoians by painter Lê Năng Hiển (1921-2014 ), one of the city’s leading painters, were displayed at the Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum.

 A festival promotingthe beauty of terraced fields in northern Vietnam will open in a few days. 

 Vietnamese artist Nguyễn Hưng Phúc will be in Bangalore to conduct the Indian Kids Fashion Show (IKFS) from September 27 to 30. 

 Mid-Autumn Festival is not only a fun time for children.

 In a tiny workshop perched atop a narrow four-storey house in an alley of Hà Nội’s Old Quarter, Nguyễn Văn Hòa puts the final touches on a handmade paper Spiderman mask – a fresh take on a traditional Mid-Autumn Festival toy.

 Over the past eight years, Trần Thị Tuyết Minh and her husband Phạm Hữu Minh have not only set up stable work for themselves but also created jobs for many people in Vĩnh Thuận Đông Commune, Hậu Giang.

 Artwork of Australian artist and Vietnamese students focuses on plastic materials with a message on environmental protection.