(VOV) -Shortly after landing at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Lyons born French fashion designer Alexis Mabille got right to work selecting models for the upcoming Lynk Fashion Show 2015.

(VOV) -Chinese actor, singer and model Huang Xiao Ming looked dashing on his 38th birthday wearing a non la (conical hat), which was given to him by his Vietnamese fan club. 

(VOV) - Huyen My will jet off to Myanmar in early December for the launch of a movie co-starring Moe Set Wine from Myanmar, the winner of the Miss Universe Myanmar 2013 title.

Leading artists of the Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) and France's La Fabrique Opera performed the popular French opera Carmen on November 8.

(VOV) - Pham Hong Thuy Van has won the third runner-up title at the 55th edition of Miss International pageant held recently in Japan. In previous years, other Vietnamese representatives- Thuy Lam, Nguyen Thi Huyen and Truc Diem were in the list of the top 15 of world pageants.

German director Dominik Gunther will collaborate with the Youth Theatre in Hanoi to introduce the play “Fisherman and a Golden Fish” to Vietnamese and German theatre-goers, the theatre announced recently.

With a blend of electronic and eclectic genres, Quest musical festival brought the wilderness alive in Ba Vi National Park, located about 50km west of central Hanoi.

(VOV) - The San Chi have developed a rich cultural tradition with various types of folk arts. “Sinh ca” is a type of call and response singing that has been preserved and promoted in their everyday life for generations. 

Teddy Bear lovers in Ho Chi Minh City will have the chance to meet their favorite toy in enormous sizes at a month-long festival slated for the middle of this month.

(VOV) -Sotheby's first selling exhibition in Singapore featuring Southeast Asian artists entitled ‘Southeast Asian Abstraction: A new dialogue’ was tremendously successful, reports the auction house.

(VOV) -The star of the box office smash hits Pee Mak and Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Mario Maurer, has now landed in Vietnam.

The “ASEAN Roadshow” is taking place in the Republic of Korea (RoK) from November 5-11 to increase Koreans’ understanding of ASEAN member countries’ culture and tourism. 

Vietnam is working with Japan to produce a movie entitled Khuc Hat Mat Troi (The Sun's Song), which will premiere on Vietnam Television on November 25.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s representative Pham Hong Thuy Van won the third runner-up title at the 55th edition of Miss International beauty contest, which took place at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa, Tokyo, Japan on November 5th.

A film and music festival will kick off on November 8 at the Thang Long Citadel Complex in Hanoi with the aim of spreading awareness about wildlife trafficking, particularly the sale of rhino horns. 

The Vietnam Fine Arts Museum will be lit up splendidly during a light art performance by German trio The Core on November 13 and 14.

(VOV) -Ly Nha Ky has revealed her upcoming Lynk Fashion Show 2015 will quite simply be one of the hottest fashion shows on the planet, filled with a star studded guest list and great musical entertainment.

(VOV) - Thuy Van was selected as one of the top 10 finalists on November 5 at the grand finale of the 2015 Miss International held at the Shinagawa Prince Hotel Hiten Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

(VOV) - On November 5, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) unveiled the 2015 European Music Festival will take place November 18-30 at locations in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. 

(VOV) - Vietnam’s displaying stand at the 42nd Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Program (SSEAYP)’s ‘cultural exchange” taking place in Japan has attracted a large number of guests savouring traditional dishes and trying on Ao Dai (traditional long dress).

Vietnam Cultural Heritage Week will be held at the Culture Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups in Ba Vi District on the outskirts of Hanoi from November 15-23.

On November 5, from 8pm onwards, highly acclaimed Canadian comic Glenn Wool will stir up the atmosphere at the House of Son Tinh with a comedic line-up.

A cultural exchange programme with members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is taking place in central Danang city from October 28 – November 5. 

The national cai luong (reformed opera) competition opens in Bac Lieu city on November 6.

(VOV) - Rough Guides – the UK leading publisher of travel and reference guides has posted excellent pictures about Vietnam. The photos taken by different photographers introduce world readers to stunning sights, sizzling beaches and sumptuous foods of Vietnam. Here are gorgeous pictures of Vietnam:

A string of Vietnamese cultural extravaganza will take place during Vietnam Cultural Heritage Week 2015, held at the National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Son Tay town’s Dong Mo, Hanoi.

The organizers of a show featuring K-pop sensation Psy in Vietnam have suddenly announced an indefinite postponement as the number of tickets sold “did not reach expectation.”

The Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music will host “A German night” concert on November 6 featuring one of the leading German violinists, Dr. Felix Olschofka, and Korean pianist Dr. Eun Young Joo.

The bilingual Vietnamese-Russian edition of “Truyen Kieu” (The tale of Kieu), an 18th century poetic masterpiece by Nguyen Du, will make its first debut in Hanoi on November 6 to mark the poet’s 250th birth anniversary (1766-2016). 

(VOV) - On November 3, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) in Can Tho held a press conference to announce it will sponsor a Japan-Vietnam cultural festival on November 19-21 in Can Tho.