VOV.VN -It is a tradition in Bavarian culture to have a dignitary tap the first keg of an Oktoberfest celebration, says the German Business Association (GBA).

Three winners in different age groups will be awarded first prize at a drawing contest for Vietnamese children organised to mark the 100th birthday of British writer Roald Dahl.

VOV.VN -Local film Tam Cam-Chuyen Chua Ke (Tam and Ca-The Untold Story), directed by Ngo Thanh Van, has been selected to feature at this year’s Busan International Film Festival (October 6-15) in the Republic of Korea (RoK).

VOV.VN -French President Francois Hollande on September 7 paid tribute to Ly Nha Ky for her sponsorship of the Cannes Film Festival during his tour of Ho Chi Minh City, which came on the second day of his two-day state visit to Vietnam.

The Consulate General of Hungary in collaboration with the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music will host a piano recital by Hungarian pianist Ernõ Fehér on September 10.

The HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will host a gala concert on September 9 to mark the 22nd anniversary of its first performance on September 9, 1994.

VOV.VN -An annual VTV Awards ceremony was held at Hoa Binh Theater in Ho Chi Minh City on September 9, drawing the participation of many celebrities. The event aims to mark the 46th anniversary of Vietnam Television (VTV).

VOV.VN - Do My Linh, who crowned Miss Vietnam 2016 title was charming in an evening gown while joining celebrities in a showbiz event in Ho Chi Minh City on September 7.

VOV.VN - Top 9 contestants of Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2016 reality television show have posed in latest portraits, ready to confront challenges in the final round.

VOV.VN - Thanh Mai had the occasion to meet with French President Francois Hollande on September 7 in Ho Chi Minh City, during the second day of his state visit to Vietnam.

Vietnamese film director Nguyen Hoang Diep has been awarded the title of “Knight of Arts and Letters” by the French Government, making her the first Vietnamese female director to win the accolade.

The ‘Hanoi – Essence of Traditional Crafts’ festival will be held at Thang Long Royal Citadel on September 29.

VOV.VN - Fashion designer Minh Hanh will introduce her latest collection titled ‘Breathing through the mountain forest of Vietnam’ at Albert Kahn Paris museum on September 22. 

VOV.VN - Newly crowned Miss Vietnam 2016 – Do My Linh – celebrates the Mid-Autumn Festival with orphans in Ho Chi Minh City as part of her charity activities.

The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak will combine its coffee festival with its gong culture festival and introduce the first of this kind in 2017. 

Popular photographer Le Bich will display his 10 collections featuring artisans making traditional toys and food for the Mid-Autumn Festival starting September 9 in downtown Hanoi. 

VOV.VN - The Next Top Model contestants were under siege from a plague of spiders, snakes and lizards in Episode 8, which aired on September 5, giving many of the young hopefuls a bad case of the creepy crawlies.

VOV.VN - Miss Vietnam 2016 Do My Linh expressed her warmest thanks to teachers at an September 5 opening ceremony of the new school year at Foreign Trade University where she is studying.

Scientists have unearthed various objects at an excavation site at Ho Citadel in central Thanh Hoa Province, helping them to learn more about the scale and characteristics of the citadel.

Artworks by students from six secondary schools in Hanoi are showing for the first time at an international exhibition titled Rivers of the World in Vietnam’s capital and London.

VOV.VN - Thirty Vietnamese artists have joined hands to make a music video ‘Vietnam Que Huong Toi 2016’ (My homeland Vietnam 2016) to mark National Day and express their love for the country.

VOV.VN - The Face Vietnam runner-up title went to Khanh Ngan, Mai Ngo and Chung Huyen Thanh on the September 3 final night.

VOV.VN - The itinerary for French President François Hollande’s three day visit to Hanoi on September 5-7 includes a tour of the Old Quarter and the Ancient House located at 87 Ma May Street.

The central province of Quang Nam has launched a photo contest highlighting the beauty of the Tien Phuoc region. The contest will run from September to February.

The Hue Monuments Conservation Centre has finished the restoration of Phu Van Lau, or Pavilion of Edicts, located within the Hue Imperial Citadel, which has been a UNESCO Word Cultural Heritage site since 1993.

ZeroStation of HCM City has launched a new project called In/VISIBLE (AIS) Station that brings together 45 Asian artists and curators in the region.

50 artworks that promote financial literacy made by students are going to be on display at five universities in Vietnam this month as part of the 2016 “Practical Money Skills” programme jointly organised by Visa and the Committee of Vietnam Students’ Association (CCVSA).

Few people know that harmonica player Tong Son who has played this musical instrument across the country for over 50 years is leading a difficult life at his home in HCM City.

An annual European-Asian contemporary dance festival is poised to take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City later this month.

VOV.VN - Dong Ho folk paintings are printed from woodblocks and created by Dong Ho villagers in Bac Ninh province.