Theatres and entertainment centres in HCM City will offer new shows this weekend on the occasion of International Children’s Day (June 1).

Hanoians will have the chance to witness the artistic and religious values of Himalayan thangka art and see artists at work using traditional materials from Nepal.

A duo of Japanese magicians, Ai and Yuki, will perform with Vietnamese comedians for the first time in a show for children on the occasion of International Children’s Day.

VOV.VN - Thanh Hang and Vo Hoang Yen, both models, and the singer Minh Hang were recently announced as members of the panel of judges for The Face Vietnam 2018 reality television show.

VOV.VN - The 2018 kid festival opened on May 30 at the Vietnam Cultural Arts Exhibition Centre at No 2 Hoa Lu Street, Hanoi.

Maps and itinerary of Vietnamese envoys’ journey to China dating from the 18th century were officially announced as a heritage Memory of the World at the 2018 General Meeting of UNESCO’s Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific (MOWCAP).

A photo exhibition depicting Uncle Ho’s love for children is being held as part of the 21st Childhood World festival in Hanoi from May 30 to June 1.

Culture Minister Vira Rojpojchanarat stated that Thailand had proposed the khon masked drama to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for listing as an intangible cultural heritage item.

Volunteers from the Republic of Korea have completed some 30 more murals on walls of houses in the coastal commune of Tam Thanh in Tam Ky, the capital of central Quang Nam province.

The latest equipment and technologies used in the film and television industry will be showcased at the sixth Vietnam International Exhibition on Film and Television Technology (Telefilm) organised at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in Ho Chi Minh City from June 7-9.

VOV.VN - The list of music stars performing at the 2nd ASEAN-Japan Music Festival 2018 has been announced online with Vietnamese singer, Dong Nhi, among the names who will light up the October event.

A three-year project aiming to support organisations and practitioners in the fields of arts, culture and creativity has been launched by the British Council (BC).

The Embassy of Israel in Vietnam will present the Israel Film Festival 2018 from June 1-4 with various films touching on a number of topics from daily life to monumental dramas, and from documentaries to kid’s films.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese beauty Huyen My has been named among the top 32 of Miss Grand Slam 2017 as announced by Global Beauties.

VOV.VN - A mud ball wrestling festival was recently held in Van village in Viet Yen District of Bac Giang Province, showing the desire of farmers for a year of good weather and bumper harvests.

VOV.VN - Film shows and exciting performances will be held at Hanoi’s 19/12 Book Street near Hoan Kiem lake on May 31 -June 3 to mark International Children’s Day (June 1). 

A silk painting by Vietnamese master artist Nguyen Phan Chanh (1892-1984), one of the leading painters of Vietnamese contemporary fine arts, has been sold at over US$853,000 (HKD6.7 million) at an auction by Christie’s Hong Kong.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese designer Do Manh Cuong has recently launched his Spring/Summer 2018 fashion collection in Hue City.

VOV.VN - Thousands of Ho Chi Minh City ravers were treated to a frenetic night of EDM hits played by some of the world’s best known DJs and music producers at the annual Ravolution Music Festival.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese model Chau Bui has been invited to attend the Louis Vuitton Cruise 2019 runway show in the French city of Nice.

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh cut a ribbon to launch a photo exhibition on 70 years of patriotic emulation movements in Hanoi on May 28.

VOV.VN -Supermodel Hoang Yen and Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 H’Hen Nie showed off their model pedigrees as they strutted the catwalk to open the Spring-Summer 2018 fashion show of renowned designer Do Manh Cuong.

VOV.VN - Huyen My, first runner-up of Miss Vietnam 2014, joined a discussion on football before attending a Hanoi screening of the 2018 UEFA Champions League final between Real Madrid and Liverpool FC.

As many as 40 hotels of 4-and 5-star standards in Ho Chi Minh City will offer guests fresh southern fruits and welcome drinks made from these fruits from June 1 to 17.

The eighth Southern Food Festival will take place at Dam Sen Cultural Park in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 11 from May 31 to June 3, 2018 as part of activities to celebrate the International Children’s Day.

The second night of the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2018 took place on the banks of the Han River on May 26, featuring firework displays of the teams from France and the US.

A ceremony was held by Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi on May 27 (13th day of the fourth lunar month) to mark 590 years since the coronation day of King Le Thai To, the founder of the Le so Dynasty (1428 – 1527).

Vietnam’s traditional dances gained big applause at the 20th international art-cultural festival of national minorities in the Czech Republic held from May 24-28 under the theme “Prague-Heart of Nations”.

Archaeologist Lam My Dung, 59, and her students were digging at the Vuon Chuoi archaeological relic in Hoai Duc District on the outskirts of Hà Nội in 2011. The site had been discovered in 1969, but during the hard conditions of wartime, scientists lacked the resources to do further research on it.

VOV.VN - Hanoi can be proud to be the city with the most readers in Vietnam. Many new bookstores are popping up, and old ones have always attracted readers who collect antique and rare books or just like to be reminded of the good old days.