A Vietnam film week is underway in Spain from May 23-25 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Spain, according to the Cinematography Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism. 

VOV.VN - Japanese flutist Kaoru Kamiishi, Oboe player Kosei Maekawa and harp player Nana Ishizaki headline a chamber music concert set for May 28 at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House.

VOV.VN - Ly Nha Ky stepped out for the Cannes Film Festival wearing a non-traditional Vietnamese getup that was reminiscent of the aristocratic sophisticated style of Hollywood movies in the 1950s and 1960s.

VOV.VN - In 1969 Felix René Mederos Pazos was assigned by the Cuban Department of Revolutionary Orientation to travel to Vietnam to paint graphic images of the war with the US. 

Cultural authorities of Thua Thien- Hue and Da Nang are establishing landmarks around Hai Van Quan, a relic lying on the border separating the two localities.

VOV.VN - Staff of the Vietnamese embassy in Egypt have participated in the international culinary charity bazaar hosted by Lady Ambassadors, Ambassadors’ Spouses, Athens (LAASA). 

Twenty three artists from the State Dance Ensemble of Belarus will perform in Hanoi and Lao Cai Province on May 25 & 27. 

This is the first part of a joint action plan that Hue’s and Danang’s departments of culture and sports have committed to in order to protect the historic brick Hai Van Quan gate from deterioration and human encroachment.

Lai Xa village is the birthplace of photography in Vietnam and the hometown of many talented photographers. The photography trade flourished in Lai Xa village in the first half of the 20th century.

A festival on Vietnamese and Czech cultures and cuisines was held in Jesenice town in the Czech Republic’s central region on May 21, attracting hundreds of locals and Vietnamese expatriates.

Six selected films will be screened for free at Hanoi’s Kim Dong Cinema during the German film festival for children and young audience from May 25 to 28.

A photo contest on the environment in Vietnam was launched in the northern province of Hung Yen on May 20.

VOV.VN - Beauties Ngoc Han, Tu Anh and Huyen My appeared radiant and stylish at an opening ceremony on May 20 in Hanoi as guests of honour.

VOV.VN - Miss Vietnam Thuy Dung and model Hoang Thuy gave impressive performances at a recent show hosted by designer Hoang Hai within the framework of the Vietnam International Fashion Week. 

Two teams from Japan and Switzerland delighted audiences on May 20 with a colourful performance combined with a classic and modern music background at the second night of the 2017 International Fireworks Festival in Danang (DIFF).

Located in district 9 in Ho Chi Minh City, Bửu Long pagoda shares common architecture with other pagodas in Southeast Asian countries, making it special among pagodas in Vietnam.

A two-day festival centring on the Vietnamese Mother Goddess worship opened in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai on May 20.

An exhibition on the Vietnamese worship of Mother Goddesses of the Three Realms opened in the Republic of Korea on May 20, as part of activities in celebration of the 25-year diplomatic ties of the two countries.

VOV.VN - Traditional festivals in Vietnam share certain similarities, so it’s important to promote each one’s uniqueness. 

VOV.VN - Here are some photos taken by an amateur photographer of Linh Nga modelling dresses from the latest collection of designer Do Manh Cuong previewing an upcoming spring summer fashion show.

Even with his small savings and loans from friends, Bui Xuan Phuoc had to sell his house in Nha Trang city to build the exhibition room to display Ho Chi Minh’s items in 1997.

Saigon Underground Festival 2017 (SUF 2017) will be held from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on May 20-21, at Vietopia, a venue of education, entertainment and indoor sports for children aged 3-14 in HCMC’s District 7.

The annual Dat Phuong Nam (Southern Land) gastronomic festival will take place from May 24 to 28 at Dam Sen Cultural Park, 3 Hoa Binh St., Dist. 11, HCMC with an aim to promote tourism and food culture of the city and southern provinces.

A photo exhibition on Belarus will be held in Hanoi from May 25-28 along with a show of paintings by Belarusian artist Vasily Yasyuk, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) said on May 19. 

A southern cuisine festival will be held from May 24-28 at Dam Sen Cultural Park, District 11 in Ho Chi Minh City with various activities.

VOV.VN - The Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre has unveiled that its puppeteers will take the stage on its first tour ever May 21-27 to Madrid, Spain, reports the HanoiMoi Online Newspaper.

Two teams, Tamaya Katahara Fireworks from Japan and Sugyp from Switzerland, will launch their fireworks in the Han River during the second night of the 2017 Da Nang International Fireworks Festival on May 21.

The tenth Hue Festival will take place from April 27  to May 2, 2018 with various performances featuring different cultures across the world, the People’s Committee of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue has announced.

The Vietnam Festival 2017 will take place at Yoyogi Park in Tokyo, Japan on June 10-11, heard a press conference in Tokyo on May 17.

VOV.VN - A large number of Vietnamese celebrities participated in a fashion show in Ho Chi Minh City on May 18.