Colombia’s Vallenato music band performs in Hanoi
Colombia’s Vallenato music band performs in Hanoi

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations and the Colombian Embassy in Vietnam jointly organised a music exchange in Hanoi on July 18 with the participation of visiting well-known Colombian accordion player Álvaro Meza and a Vallennato band.

Colombia’s Vallenato music band performs in Hanoi
Thu Thao does beautiful job judging Miss Vietnam
Thu Thao does beautiful job judging Miss Vietnam

VOV.VN - The appearance of Dang Thu Thao as a judge at the Miss Vietnam 2016 grand finale on July 17 in Halong Bay was one of the highlights.

Thu Thao does beautiful job judging Miss Vietnam
Indian stars receive warm welcome from Hanoi fans
Indian stars receive warm welcome from Hanoi fans

VOV.VN - On July 17, thousands of fans in the capital city gave the warm welcome to four Indian stars-Shiddharth Shukla, Avinash Mukherjee, Roop Durgapal and Aasiya Kazi in a concert celebrating the 8th birthday of TodayTV channel.

Indian stars receive warm welcome from Hanoi fans
Top 18 Miss Vietnam 2016 northern region finalists
Top 18 Miss Vietnam 2016 northern region finalists

VOV.VN - On July 17, the judge of Miss Vietnam 2016 in the northern province of Quang Ninh announced the names of top 18 northern region finalists who will vie on the final night slated for mid-August in Ho Chi Minh City. Here they are (in no particular order):

Top 18 Miss Vietnam 2016 northern region finalists
Non performance comes to Hanoi
Non performance comes to Hanoi

A performance combining contemporary dance with Vietnamese traditional and ethnic music, entitled Non (Conical Hat), will be held for the first time in Hanoi next week. 

Non performance comes to Hanoi
Festival features popular symbols of Japanese culture
Festival features popular symbols of Japanese culture

Iconic characteristics of Japanese culture, including Mount Fuji, Hello Kitty, ninjas, and Geishas, are being featured at the Feel Japan Festival that opened in Ho Chi Minh City on July 16.

Festival features popular symbols of Japanese culture
Creative Art Experience at Module 7 Studio
Creative Art Experience at Module 7 Studio

VOV.VN - Have you ever experienced a creative art space where you can feel free to imagine and create anything you want with a variety of materials ranging from wood, ceramic, glass, stone, and paper to recycled objects?

Creative Art Experience at Module 7 Studio
Cham Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival opens in An Giang
Cham Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival opens in An Giang

A large-scale Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival of Cham people kicked off on July 15 in An Phu district, the Mekong Delta province of An Giang. 

Cham Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival opens in An Giang
Composer’s family presents national anthem to State, people
Composer’s family presents national anthem to State, people

The National Assembly Office held a ceremony in Hanoi on July 15 to receive the national anthem Tien Quan Ca (The Marching Song), donated by family members of late composer Van Cao (1923-1995), and to bestow the composer with the Ho Chi Minh Order. 

Composer’s family presents national anthem to State, people
Miss Vietnam gals go cruising in Halong Bay
Miss Vietnam gals go cruising in Halong Bay

VOV.VN - The 32 finalists of the Miss Vietnam 2016 pageant on July 15 took for the high seas of Halong Bay.

Miss Vietnam gals go cruising in Halong Bay
Indian stars receive red carpet, rock-star treatment
Indian stars receive red carpet, rock-star treatment

VOV.VN - Hundreds of fans lined the red-carpet from the parking lot to the theatre for a musical event in Ho Chi Minh City on July 15 to catch a glimpse and shake hands with Indian stars of the film Balika Vadhu (Child Bride).

Indian stars receive red carpet, rock-star treatment
Ai Lao singing and dance in Giong festival
Ai Lao singing and dance in Giong festival

VOV.VN - Ai Lao singing and dance is a traditional ritual only seen at the Giong festival in Phu Dong village, Gia Lam district, Hanoi.  

Ai Lao singing and dance in Giong festival
Art exhibition in HCMC showcases ASEAN talent
Art exhibition in HCMC showcases ASEAN talent

'Rooted in the Past, Looking into the Future,' the 'Bold. Art Exhibition' is set to feature masterfully designed pieces created by artists from six ASEAN countries before moving to Hanoi next month.

Art exhibition in HCMC showcases ASEAN talent
Photo contest on water launched in Hanoi
Photo contest on water launched in Hanoi

A photo contest on “Our water, our life” was launched in Hanoi on July 15. 

Photo contest on water launched in Hanoi
Next Top Model: Best street style pics
Next Top Model: Best street style pics

VOV.VN - Here’s our choice for the 11 best street style looks of the Vietnam Next Top Model contest.

Next Top Model: Best street style pics
The Nung close-knit community
The Nung close-knit community

VOV.VN - Nung society has developed close connections in residence, lifestyle, economics, and culture. The Nung live harmoniously and united in a close-knit community.

The Nung close-knit community
Diocese of Kon Tum, must-go cultural destination in Central Highlands
Diocese of Kon Tum, must-go cultural destination in Central Highlands

VOV.VN - The Diocese of Kon Tum is a must-go cultural destination in the Central Highlands province of the same name. 

Diocese of Kon Tum, must-go cultural destination in Central Highlands
Stars come out to celebrate ‘Fan Cuong’ debut
Stars come out to celebrate ‘Fan Cuong’ debut

VOV.VN -Charlie Nguyen, Thai Hoa, Ngoc Trinh, Ha Le, Diep Lam Anh, Be Tran, Kim Ly, Cuong Seven and Suboi are among the celebrities who joined the premiere screening on July 13 of the big-budget rock movie Fan Cuong (Fanatic).

Stars come out to celebrate ‘Fan Cuong’ debut
Vietnamese songs honoured in France
Vietnamese songs honoured in France

As many as 11 Vietnamese epics featuring patriotism and the country’s gorgeous landscapes were performed for the first time in Rouen city, the capital of the Normandy region, on July 8-9.

Vietnamese songs honoured in France
Ha Thu, Nam Do, Dieu Linh stun at Dieu Linh fashion event
Ha Thu, Nam Do, Dieu Linh stun at Dieu Linh fashion event

VOV.VN - Former beauty pageant title-holders Ha Thu, Nam Do and Dieu Linh appeared as beautiful and gorgeous as ever at a party on July 13 hosted by Designer Dieu Linh in Ho Chi Minh City.

Ha Thu, Nam Do, Dieu Linh stun at Dieu Linh fashion event
Beauty pageant showcases glam side of coal mines
Beauty pageant showcases glam side of coal mines

VOV.VN - The Ha Lam Coal Mine provides a great day out with a unique opportunity for the 32 Miss Vietnam 2016 northern finalists to travel underground down one of the country’s oldest working mines. 

Beauty pageant showcases glam side of coal mines
Miss Vietnam contestants join out-door activities
Miss Vietnam contestants join out-door activities

VOV.VN -After a rendezvous at Tuan Chau tourism site for the semi-final round, thirty-two Miss Vietnam contestants have joined a string of out-door activities, including running, and collecting trash on the beach.

Miss Vietnam contestants join out-door activities
Women’s Museum - One of the best attractions in Hanoi
Women’s Museum - One of the best attractions in Hanoi

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Women’s Museum has been awarded "One of the best attractions" in Vietnam’ by the Vietnam National Tourism Administration (VNAT) at the 17th Vietnam Tourism Awards recently held in Hanoi.

Women’s Museum - One of the best attractions in Hanoi
Indian movie stars meet with Vietnamese fans
Indian movie stars meet with Vietnamese fans

VOV.VN - Movie stars who played in the Indian film Balika Vadhu (Child Bride) July 13 met with Vietnamese fans in Ho Chi Minh City.

Indian movie stars meet with Vietnamese fans
Five ASEAN countries to hold art festival in Vietnam
Five ASEAN countries to hold art festival in Vietnam

Twenty-one art troupes from Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand will join an art festival in Dong Ha city, in the central province of Quang Tri from July 18-25, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Department of Performing Arts. 

Five ASEAN countries to hold art festival in Vietnam
Famous Indian artists arrive in Vietnam
Famous Indian artists arrive in Vietnam

VOV.VN - Four Indian artists who starred in the blockbuster film 8-Year Old Bride arrived on July 13 at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City. 

Famous Indian artists arrive in Vietnam
Meet Miss Vietnam 2016 northern finalists
Meet Miss Vietnam 2016 northern finalists

VOV.VN - Here are 10 of the top 32 contestants entering the final round of the Miss Vietnam 2016 northern region pageant as unveiled on July 9 by the organizing board. 

Meet Miss Vietnam 2016 northern finalists
Hanoi Opera House to host circus show
Hanoi Opera House to host circus show

Foreign tourists will be charmed by an unique circus show entitled Lang Toi (My Village) at Hanoi Opera House on July 16.

Hanoi Opera House to host circus show
Hoi An launches classical drama course for children
Hoi An launches classical drama course for children

The Culture and Sports Centre in Hoi An City has launched a training course in Hat Boi or Tuong (classical drama) for 15 children.

Hoi An launches classical drama course for children
Cannons pegged as national treasure
Cannons pegged as national treasure

The central city of Da Nang has proposed that a collection of 11 cannons unearthed at the Dien Hai Citadel between 1979 and 2008 be recognised as a national treasure.

Cannons pegged as national treasure
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