Two albums of vinyl records (analog recordings) were released recently in Ho Chi Minh City, introducing a new element in the local industry that is dominated by digital CDs and DVDs.

The Mid-autumn festival is an occasion for children to play with traditional toys, especially shadow lanterns and star lanterns. 

(VOV) - More than 60 Miss Universe Vietnam contestants gathered in Nha Trang beach city on September 10 for the semi-final round. Lets’ contemplate them in daily outfits:

(VOV) - The Vietnam International Fashion Week 2015 will be held on October 14-18 in Gem Centre, HCM City. Participants to a recent press conference held to unveil the Fashion Week were introduced to best dresses created by Vietnamese and foreign fashion designers. 

All residents in Vietnam will get the chance to express their love for the country and its people through a photo and video contest launched in Hanoi.

The World Natural Heritage Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh has been recognised as the most attractive tangible heritage in 2015 by the Mekong Tourism Alliance in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS), said the national park’s Management Board. 

(VOV) -France remains to be the main partner of the Festival Hue 2016 that is to transpire in the ancient royal city of Hue, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, from April 29-May 4 next year.

A Mongolian language book on the career of late Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh was unveiled in Mongolia’s capital city of Ulaanbaatar on September 9. 

(VOV) - Japanese artists on September 9 joined the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra (VNSO) in a concert in Hanoi sending a message of peace.

An exhibition on the historical and legal evidence proving Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos was launched in Da Lat city in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong on September 9.

(VOV) -Model Janine Tugonon and former Miss Philippines Universe 2012 appears scrumptious in the 2015 Spring-Summer La Vie En Rose collection of Vietnamese fashion designer, Do Manh Cuong.

(VOV) - Michelin star chef Herve Rodriquez from Paris, France will visit Vinhomes Riverside Ecological Urban Area in Long Bien District, Hanoi, Vietnam, on September 23-27. 

(VOV) - Vietnam Week was kicked off in Mexico on September 8 to mark the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Mexico and tighten traditional friendship and multi-faceted cooperation between the two nations. 

Two albums of vinyl records (analog recordings) were released recently in HCM City, introducing a new element in the local industry that is dominated by digital CDs and DVDs.

(VOV) - The Pu Peo are an ethnic minority group in the mountainous province of Ha Giang. Their costumes exhibit beautiful color combinations. 

A cai luong (renovated theatre) play dedicated to the King-Monk Tran Nhan Tong – founder of Vietnamese Zen Buddhism – is expected to debut in the 11th lunar month, December, this year.

Nha Nam Culture and Communications Company and French cultural institute L'Espace will host a discussion titled "How has Hanoi changed?" 

(VOV) -Actress Eliza Sam and Actor Kenneth Ma- two famous stars from Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited, (TVB), are to arrive in Vietnam for a cultural exchange to be held in Ho Chi Minh City on September 12-14.

(VOV) -The Vuong Palace where the king of the H’mong ethnic minority group had lived located in Dong Van Plateau, Ha Giang province. It has become a well-known tourist destination in Vietnam. It is also treated as a symbol of the past glory of the H’mong people and called the Palace of Vua Meo in honor of the king of the H’mong ethnic people.

(VOV) - The fifth annual “Europe meets Asia in contemporary dance” festival is set to get underway in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from September 30 to October 4.

Modelling agency BeU Models will hold an audition under the eyes of some top fashion experts from Singapore at the Le Meridien hotel in HCM City to choose models for the 2015 Vietnam International Fashion Week in mid-October.

A festival will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from September 10-13 to promote friendship and solidarity between nations.

The 2015 Russian Cultural Festival in Vietnam will be held at the Hanoi-based Cultural and Friendship Palace from September 24-27, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST).

(VOV) - Miss Vietnam Intellectual (Miss ITgo) is scheduled to take place across the country from October 9 to November 12 through three rounds. The final round will be held in Hai Duong from November 2-12.

A festival dedicated to the Republic of Korea (RoK) cuisine will be held at Keangnam Landmark Hanoi from September 12 to 13.

Three Vietnamese films will be presented at the British Film Institute's annual London Film Festival, on October 7-18.

(VOV)- Vietnamese propaganda pictures featuring political and national events such as the August Revolution (August 19), Reunification Day (April 30), National Day (September 2), National Assembly election, and Party Congresses are prime works of art. 

Gastronomy has proved itself to be Vietnam’s most active cultural “emissary” in the Czech Republic, as illustrated at Vietnam’s cultural festival in Prague on September 4.

(VOV) -On September 4, the opening ceremony for the 3rd Hanoi International Piano Competition was held at the Vietnam National Academy of Music (VNAM).

The annual fall festival, which attracted more than 80,000 tourists last year , will run in northern Hai Duong province’s Con Son – Kiep Bac relic site from September 22 through October 2.