Vietnam exported 48,000 tonnes of tea in the first five months of this year, raking in US$73 million, representing year-on-year increases of 14.3% in volume and 12.4% in value.

A concert by Vietnam National Opera and Ballet (VNOB) will feature Carmina Burana, a popular choral work of the 21st century, on June 7 and June 8 at Hanoi Opera House.

A photo titled “World’s most beautiful old woman” by French photographer Réhahn Croquevielle was sold for US$10,000, said the organisers of his Couleurs d’Asie exhibition which was held in Ho Chi Minh City from June 1-5.

VOV.VN - Nearly 100 singers and artists joined a music performance at Hanoi Friendship Palace on June 5 to raise fund for senior artists in financial difficulties.

VOV.VN - Miss Vietnam 2016 Do My Linh has appeared gracefully in The Face television show in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Russian Centre for Science and Culture launched the Russian Language Week in Vietnam in Hanoi on June 5.

The central town of Hoi An is preparing for the 2017 International Silk - Brocade Festival at Silk Village from June 11 to 13 to honour artisans, traditional craft villages and famous silk and brocade making sites at home and abroad.

VOV.VN - Duong Hoang Yen took the stage on May 27 to a near-capacity crowd alongside a card of other top performers at the Asia Song Festival in the Republic of Korea, according to multiple news services.

The Government will offer a tax rebate for film and television productions that are shot in Thailand. The offer is effective in 2017.

Phra That Phanom, one of Thailand’s oldest and most religious structure, will be proposed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is located in the northeastern province of Nakhon Phanom.

French breakdance artist Valentine Nagata-Ramos will perform in the Japanese tragedy Sadako at the HCM City Institute of Cultural Exchange with France (IDECAF) on June 9 as part of her Asian tour.

Don Cao Dong Trieu (Dong Trieu military post) and An Bien Temple in Dong Trieu town, the northern province of Quang Ninh were recognised as national relic sites at a ceremony held in the locality on June 4.

French photographer Réhahn Croquevielle will open his photo exhibition, The Ageless Beauty photography, at Da Nang’s Fine Arts Museum on June 6-18.

Fireworks  teams from the UK, Australia and Italy will compete in the final night of the 2017 Da Nang International Fireworks Festival  on June 26, heard a  press conference on June 4. 

VOV.VN - The fifth Vietnam International Exhibition on Film and Television Technology – Telefilm 2017 is set to transpire from June 8-10 in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Sai Gon Zoo and Botanical Gardens (Sai Gon Zoo) in HCM City’s District 1 on June 1 opened a new flamingo garden, mini water park and eatery area for visitors.  

Unique works of six German artists which place emphasis on attractive aesthetics, child-friendly design and sustainability will be on display during the exhibition Fantitastisch – Art and Design – Not just for Kids.

VOV.VN - Lai Xa village in Hoai Duc district, about 15km west of Hanoi, is the birthplace of photography in Vietnam and the hometown of many talented photographers.  

Many people are flocking to Hanoi’s West Lake to take a dip due to the capital’s extremely hot weather.

Bui Thi Xong was in Saigon for the first time to visit the studio displaying her famous portrait by Réhahn Croquevielle.

VOV.VN - The executive committee of the Miss Universe Vietnam pageant has announced changes to the schedule, reports the Hanoi Moi Online Newspaper.

VOV.VN - More than 40 beautiful girls in elegant fairy costumes have joined the Southern Fruit Festival in HCM City. They sparkled a parade show with carriages decorated with giant fruits.  

More than 15,000 Japanese books were on display during the second Japanese Book Week ​at the Japanese book section at Fahasa (HCM City Books Distribution JSC) Bookshop on Nguyen Hue Street in Ho Chi Minh City which opened on June 1.

VOV.VN - Truong Thi May, runner up at Miss Ethnic Vietnam 2007 took to the catwalk in a Ho Chi Minh City fashion show by designer Thuan Viet on May 31.

VOV.VN - The feisty fox, Minh Tu, has proven a force to be reckoned with at Asia’s Next Top Model 2017. Through nine episodes she now stands in the lead with 31 points.

The southern fruit festival, the 13th of its kind, opened in Ho Chi Minh City on June 1, attracting visitors from far and wide. 

Some 300 paintings created by children from different regions of Vietnam this year are on display at the Vietnam Cultural Arts Exhibition Centre in Hanoi.

Japanese artist Daimo Eriko will perform in a concert that will be held at Hanoi Opera House on June 3.

VOV.VN - The twenty first edition of the Hennessy Concert set for June 4 at Hanoi Opera House will feature violinist Fumiaki Miura from Haoan, the youngest ever winner of the 2009 Joseph Joachim Hannover International Violin Competition.

VOV.VN - All proceeds from the sale of works by artists this coming June 9-13 at the Nha Trang-Khanh Hoa Sea Festival 2017 will go towards the support of disabled Vietnamese children.