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.

Vietnam’s nature and daily life coupled with tangible and intangible culture will be featured at the fourth Vietnam Heritage Photo Awards through the lens of photography aficionados, as heard at a ceremony to launch the event held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 12.

(VOV) -A music festival that will include dozens of concerts and host several world-renowned performers playing ‘well-known and little-known classics of Vietnamese and American music’ is set to kick off in Hanoi.

Although the catastrophic famine in 1945 took place 70 years ago, it remains a major national pain as it claimed over two million lives.

(VOV) -Young Vietnamese American actress Lana Condor has been taped for the role of Jubilation Lee, aka Jubilee in “X-Men: Apocalypse” film.

(VOV) - Many famous Vietnamese architectural projects and world wonders are lively featured at Thanh Ha Terracotta Park in Hoi An ancient town in Quang Nam province.

Obsession, a painting by Vo Thanh Than has won the first prize at the fourth Dogma Portrait Painting Prize contest.

Film screenings will begin nationwide to celebrate the 70th anniversary of August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2).

A two-minute video titled "The Mekong River Goes Through ASEAN Community" made by Can Tho University's Delta Youth Initiative about the importance of conserving the rich bio-diversity of the river won the first prize in the 2015 ASEAN Youth Video Contest.

(VOV) - Within the first 45 minutes of the second episode of Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2015 contest, supermodel Thanh Hang, who is also a jury member, changed outfits four different times. 

(VOV) -Renowned Vietnamese fashion designer, Minh Hanh, displayed her new collection at the Millennium stage in Washington D.C on August 10 as part of the Vietnamese Cultural Days program.

(VOV) - Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh on August 10 discussed with Under Secretary of State Richard Stengel measures to boost cooperation in culture and tourism under the framework of the Vietnam Cultural Days in the US.

The 20th Mekong Delta Region Fine Art Exhibition opened in Bac Lieu province on August 10, showcasing 233 works by 209 artists from regional localities.

An international conference gathering more than 100 Vietnamese and foreign scholars confirmed once again the glorious life and literary work of great poet Nguyen Du (18th century), who richly deserved to be considered as a cultural symbol of the country.

The winners of the 2015 Dream Car Art contest, Toyota’s flagship creativity contest for children, will be announced and awarded on August 26 in Japan.

(VOV) - Vietnam has carried off two awards (one for organisations and the other for individual) at the Higashikawa International Photo Festival taking place in Japan from August 4-10.

Located 30-km east of Hanoi, Nom pagoda belongs to the historic relic in Nom village, Dai Dong Commune, Van Lam District, Hung Yen Province and is a famous pagoda for its old architectural features and its terra-cotta statues.