HCM City on August 31 launched two photo exhibitions to celebrate the 73rd anniversary of the August Revolution, on August 19, and National Day, on September 2.

A traditional swing pushing ceremony of the Akha ethnic group has been held in Mae Fah Luang district of Chiang Rai province with the aim of preserving and cultivating awareness of this ancient tradition. 

A street art programme entitled “Brighten up your life” was inaugurated in Hoa Cuong Nam ward in Hai Chau district, the central city of Da Nang, on August 31.

The 10th Thai Festival will be held at Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi from September 15-16, the Thai Embassy in Vietnam announced at a press conference on August 31.

A Vietnamese film festival and photography exhibition introducing the nation and people of Vietnam were held in Film City centre in Noida city of India’s Uttar Pradesh state during August 30-31, as part of the celebrations of the 73rd National Day.

An exhibition, themed “The Paris Agreement on Vietnam – The Door to Peace”, opened at the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 3 on August 31.

VOV.VN - In her capacity as judge, Miss International Queen 2018 Huong Giang was the epitome of elegance in a yellow dress on the semi-final night of the Miss Tiffany Universe 2018 in Thailand.

The Ho Chi Minh Museum in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on August 31 received 189 documents and objects on President Ho Chi Minh. 

When you think of musical instruments for stage productions, you do not typically conjure up cooking pots, knives or cutting boards. However, a folk show takes on these daily household items and uses them to reflect the spirit and ambience of a typical northern Vietnamese village.

VOV.VN - Miss Vietnam 2016 Do My Linh and several other beauty queens participated in the second night of the fashion contest for Miss Vietnam 2018 in Danang City on August 30.

Some 50 folk paintings of Vietnam are being introduced at an exhibition which opened at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel, Hanoi on August 29. 

VOV.VN - Forty-two contestants took to the stage in glorious Ao dai at the Miss Fashion contest under the framework of the Miss Vietnam 2018 pageant in the central coastal city of Danang on August 28.

VOV.VN - Five Vietnamese films will compete at the 58th Asia-Pacific Film Festival (APFF), which is set to take place in Taiwan, China on August 30 - September 2.

An inauguration ceremony for the main hall of the Truc Lam-Phuong Hoang Zen Monastery in Nham Son commune, Yen Dung district, the northern province of Bac Giang, was held on August 29, with thousands of Buddhist followers in attendance. 

Winners of the 11th “Bui Xuan Phai: For the Love of Hanoi” awards were announced at a ceremony in Hanoi on August 29. 

Traditional costumes and arts of ASEAN countries were performed at a programme in Hanoi on August 28 as part of activities to mark the 51st founding anniversary of ASEAN and 23 years of Vietnam’s membership.

VOV.VN - Famous beauties Do My Linh, Ky Duyen and Huyen My gathered for the Miss Fashion contest under the framework of the Miss Vietnam 2018 pageant in the central coastal city of Danang on August 28.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese pop singer My Tam will host a live concert at Jangchung Gymnasium in the Republic of Korea on September 15.  

VOV.VN - Actress and film producer Truong Ngoc Anh has received an invitation to serve on the jury of the 58th Asia-Pacific Film Festival set to run from August 30 to September 2 in Taipei (Taiwan). 

The southern province of Binh Phuoc announced the Prime Minister’s decision to recognise an ancient Loc Hoa lithophone as a national treasure during a ceremony in the provincial museum on August 28.

Artists of different nationalities and backgrounds will co-organise an event that features an interplay of literature, art and music from the East and West in Hanoi next month.

A ceremony to inaugurate the Mahatma Gandhi bust took place on August 27 at the Indian Embassy in Hanoi as this year Indian people are celebrating the 150th anniversary of his birth.

VOV.VN - Huyen My, who finished in the top 10 of Miss Grand International 2017, delighted audiences at an Ao dai (Vietnamese traditional dress) fashion show recently as part of the Vietnamese Goods and Tourism Week in the Thai capital of Bangkok.

The Vietnamese Women’s Museum is one of the top destinations in Hanoi. It gives visitors an insight into the Vietnamese culture through the beauty of Vietnamese women.

VOV.VN - Beauty queens of the Miss Universe Vietnam pageant have gathered for an evening gown photoshoot.

VOV.VN - A Vietnam-Japan music festival to mark the 45th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties is scheduled for September 9 by Vietnam’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Vietnam Television and the Japanese Embassy in Hanoi.

A wide variety of activities  will be held to mark the 73rd anniversary of National Day (September 2).

The Embassy of Vietnam in Canada set up a booth to promote Vietnamese culture and its stunning landscapes at the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) – the country’s largest annual fair and the fifth largest in North America, running from August 24-26.

A series of activities celebrating the 73rd anniversary of National Day (September 2) will take place at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism from August 31 to September 30, reported the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism on August 27. 

Claude Brendel, director of the Conservatory of Rouen in France, will lead the Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) in a concert at the Opera House on August 29.