About 30,000 people visited the 2016 Hanoi traditional handicraft village tourism festival at the Thang Long Royal Citadel between September 29 and October 2, said Do Dinh Hong, Director of Hanoi’s Tourism Department. 

Old people often live through memories. They love to tell stories about the past. They also suffer fear of loneliness, abandonment, disease and death.

Thomas Anders will perform “You’re My Heart, You’re My Soul” among other hits.

The 13th Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival for ethnic groups in Vietnam’s northwest region kicked off in Lao Cai province on October 1.

VOV.VN - If Hanoi is famous for Hang Trong folk paintings and the northern delta has Dong Ho paintings, the central province of Thua Thien Hue boasts paintings of Sinh village. 

Hundreds of creative calendars will be unveiled to the public from October 1 to 10 on Nguyen Van Binh book street in District 1, HCMC.

VOV.VN - Hoi village in Tan Le commune, Hung Ha district, Thai Binh province has been weaving mats for a long time. 

Janice Phuong, 28, beats a local contestant to win the VND600-million award recently.

VOV.VN -The Department of Performing Arts has unveiled that Nguyen Thi Bao Nhu 2016 has been selected to represent the nation at the upcoming Miss Intercontinental 2016 competition in Sri Lanka.

VOV.VN - Budding models – Thanh Thanh, Huy Quang, Ngoc Chau and Thuy Trang – recently spent 10 grueling days at a photoshoot and training in Sydney, Australia.

A photo exhibition capturing daily moments of the old people in an elderly care centre opened in Hanoi on September 30, in the hope of providing visitors a real perspective about their life. 

VOV.VN - Ngoc Tinh was named the first runner up of Mister Universal Ambassador 2016 during the pageant’s final held at the Suroboyo Carnival Park in Indonesia. Willan Pagayon from the Philippines hosted the ceremony.

VOV.VN - A wide array of activities commemorating the 62nd anniversary of Hanoi Liberation Day (October 10, 1954) has been unveiled. 

Vietnam’s literary masterpiece Truyen Kieu (The Tale of Kieu) will appear as illustrations in a special edition calendar to be released in the upcoming new year. 

The Cham ethnic people celebrated traditional Kate festival at Po Sah Inu towers in the southern province of Binh Thuan from September 29-30. 

Tro Xuan Pha (Xuan Pha Dance), originating from the central province of Thanh Hoa, has become one of the seven new national intangible cultural heritages, according to a decision by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. 

A book week is being organised in three book stores in downtown HCM City on October 1-9 by HCM City’s General Publishing House. 

VOV.VN - Vietnam Spring/Summer Fashion Week 2017 opened on September 29 with many daring sexy style cuts and colours introduced on the first day.

VOV.VN -Miss Vietnam 1992 Ha Kieu Anh gave an impressive performance of a new collection of Anh Thu at Western Canada Fashion Week 2016.

The Hanoi traditional trade village tourism festival 2016 kicked off at the city’s Thang Long Royal Citadel on September 29.

The 2016 Grapes and Wine Festival officially began in the southern province of Ninh Thuan on September 29. 

VOV.VN - Model and actress Ngoc Trinh on September 29 introduced her film ‘Vong Eo 56’ (56cm Waist) in Vietnam Film Festival 2016 in Melbourne, Australia.

VOV.VN - Fashion designer Son Collection has launched his latest prom dress collection in Ho Chi Minh City. 

Representatives of Vietnam’s young writers have gathered at a conference in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - The status of the nominations for the 2016 MTV Europe Music Awards have been unveiled and pop singer Dong Nhi is leading the pack for the most votes from the Southeast Asian region. 

VOV.VN - A folk music festival featuring artists from across the country is underway in Rach Gia city, the Mekong delta province of Kien Giang. 

VOV.VN -Shakespeare Lives in Films featuring best films adapted from Shakespeare’s works will be screened every Saturday from 08 October to 29 October in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A photo exhibition titled ‘Hanoi in me’ hosted by Economic & Urban Newspaper and Hanoi Elderly photographer club is set to take place on October 1-6 at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese pork led noddle soup appeared in CNN’s culinary discovery program featuring well-known American chef Anthony Bourdain on September 25.

Hundreds of representatives from various ethnic groups will participate in cultural activities organised at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism between November 18 and 23.