(VOV) - Hundreds of modern-day magicians with mystifying acts are getting ready to put on spectacular magic shows and dazzle audiences on August 22-23 at the West Lake Water Park in Hanoi.

A book of vong co (nostalgia) songs written by People's Artist Vien Chau, one of the southern region's most famous writers of cai luong (reformed opera), has been released in Ho Chi Minh City.

(VOV) - Fifty young couples tied their shoe laces on August 16 at the Melia Hanoi hotel and raced for a chance to win VND30 million towards a honeymoon in Malaysia.  

(VOV) -The World's Largest DJ Directory & Dance Music Resource Thedjlist has named Wang Tran among top 50 best disc jockeys (DJs) across the globe.

The grand finale of the 9th Sao Mai Television Singing Competition in Thanh Hoa on August 15 was a night for female singers as all they took home all three of the top awards.

Seeking out the best colored pencils or watercolors, spending hours or even days painstakingly coloring a picture and taking photos of the finished work and either posting them on Facebook or entering them in some coloring contest.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has passed an overall plan to compose a national dossier to nominate “Then” singing of the Tay, Nung and Thai ethnic groups as intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

(VOV) - Khmer ethnic minority people’s rich and diverse traditional culture is reflected in their traditional festivals like Dolta, Ok Om Bok, and boat racing. These festivals are always exciting with performances of various musical instruments. 

(VOV) - A Vietnamese contingent led by Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh recently returned from a three-day working visit to Mexico where they sought to foster cooperation on a number of fronts.

(VOV) - The Dao in Binh Lieu district, Quang Ninh province, consider the 4th day of the 4th lunar month an unlucky day for any work. On this day they take the day off from work to do whatever they want - meet friends, drink alcohol, dance, and sing.

A photo exhibition on the cooperation between the public security forces of Vietnam and Laos opened in Vientiane, Laos on August 14 to honour the 70th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Public Security Forces.

(VOV) - The 2015 Miss Tourism International Pageant will take place November 10-30 at the luxury Vinpearl Ha Long Bay Resort at Ward Beach Chay in Ha Long City, the organizers have unveiled.

(VOV) -Just returning from a trip to Japan, the ravishing Mai Phuong Thuy looks amazingly refreshed and youthful in a white dress.

Japanese singer Yuji Mori, the all-girl Japanese rock band, Prizmm, drum group from Otawara, calligraphy artist Sakamoto Koichi, art troupes and performers from Mitsuke, Nagasaki, Sakai will all take part in the annual Vietnam-Japan Culture Exchange at central Danang city's Administrative Centre Park on August 28-30.

Twenty famous Vietnamese musicians on August 13 performed in a televised music show Loi Khan Cau tu Thien Nhien (Solicitation from Nature) as part of the "Stop Using Rhino Horn" campaign.

Three Vietnamese cartoons have been chosen to participate in the Chuncheon International Cartoons Festival in September in the Republic of Korea (RoK), reported the Sai Gon Giai Phong newspaper.

The Department of Art, Photography and Exhibitions under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on August 14 launched a photo competition and an exhibition to discover Vietnam’s beauty. 

The Toyota Concert 2015 was held for the first time in Lam Son city in the central province of Thanh Hoa on August 13 as part of activities to celebrate the 2015 National Tourism Year-Thanh Hoa.

(VOV) -An art entertainment program titled Ionah combining dance, circus and hip hop music is scheduled to stage in 3D format in Hanoi for the first time.

(VOV) - The photo installation “8 sq.m” by artist Nguyen The Son opened at the Goethe Institute in Hanoi on August 13.

(VOV) - The first runner-up of Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2012 contest Kha My Van has appeared in latest Asian-style photos.

The Choir Festival 2015 will open next week by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in cooperation with HCM City People's Committee, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2).

Vietnamese painter Le Dinh Quy has presented the Cuban Embassy in Vietnam with a portrait of Cuban leader Fidel Castro on the occasion of his 89th birthday (August 13).

The second Vietnam-Republic of Korea (RoK) cartoon festival kicked off in Hanoi on August 13, serving as a bridge between cartoon makers and lovers from the two countries.

Young people at home and abroad, and foreigners living in Vietnam, are encouraged to participate in a photo and video contest launched by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union this week.

(VOV) - Vietnamese actress and former Tourism Ambassador Ly Nha Ky posed for a photoshoot on streets of Paris, France in classic fashion style.

(VOV) - A ‘Colours of Vietnam’ cultural night officially opened on August 13 in New York with a large turnout of American friends, representatives from the UN member countries, Vietnamese agencies, Vietnamese people and students, attending.

The British trance trio Above & Beyond will take the stage at a one-night only show next month at the Ho Tram Resort Casino Vietnam, Asia's only beachfront integrated resort.

(VOV) - More than 200 domestic and international artists for Monsoon Music Festival 2015 to be held in Hanoi’s Thang Long Imperial Citadel from October 8-11.

A sculpture camp celebrating 40 years of Ho Chi Minh City’s development and integration is scheduled to open in the southern hub on November 15.