Exhibition Hanoi – The Future Metropolis with the participation of curators Sylvie Fanchette, Emmanuel Cerise, and Amelie Codugnella will be held at L’Espace from September 1.

The Graffiti Festival 2016, part of the series Street Art Fair organised by Hanoi Creative City (HNCC) since February, will be held on August 28.

VOV.VN -The Miss Vietnam 2016 pageant has held a surprise birthday bash for two of its most prominent contestants.

VOV.VN - Episode 10 of The Face presented some interesting and fun challenges for the top five contestants competing in an equestrian photoshoot, though it was obvious they had little experience with horses. 

VOV.VN - Miss Mekong Delta 2015 Nam Em recently visited her childhood home in Tien Giang Province and the two schools she attended in her childhood days before moving on to the big city life.

VOV.VN - Supermodel Ngoc Tinh has been chosen to join Mister Universal Ambassador 2016 due to transpire on September 21-30 in Indonesia.

VOV.VN - On August 24, thirty contestants in the final round of Miss Vietnam 2016 pageant attended a party in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN -Vietnamese pop singer Noo Phuoc Thinh will represent Vietnam to attend Asian Song Festival scheduled to take place on October 9 in the Republic of Korea.

VOV.VN - Top 12 finalists of Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2016 in black and white outfits have posed in the latest photo shoot.

The Republic of Korea will introduce its traditional foods at the 2016 K-Food fair to be held in Ho Chi Minh City from September 8-11, heard a press briefing on August 24.

More than 200 Vietnamese and foreign scientists and researchers in history, culture and language gathered in the central province of Quang Nam on August 24 to discuss issues related to Thanh Chiem Palace and the introduction of Vietnamese script. 

VOV.VN - Before the Miss Vietnam 2016 contestants load on the makeup and sparkles for the competition, they already showed their natural beauty without any extra help. Here are photos of Miss Vietnam 2016 contestants without makeup:

Tran Bien Temple of Literature in the southern province of Dong Nai has been recognised as national historical relic. 

A Romanian version of the great epic poem by poet Nguyen Du (1766–1820) has just been handed as a gift to the Nguyen Du Memorial Centre in the central province of Ha Tinh.

The Korean Tourism Organisation (KTO) and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Vietnam jointly launched an arts programme at Star Galaxy Theatre and Convention at 87 Lang Ha Street.

VOV.VN - A colourful kite festival is scheduled to open in Danang city on August 27-28 as part of activities to celebrate the 71st anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day (September 2). 

Major mask festivals will be organized in Hanoi on September 4 and Ho Chi Minh City on September 10 to welcome the Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the eighth month in lunar calendar.

Vietnam lost 0-3 to host Myanmar in the opening Pool A match at the 2016 Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship that began on August 23 in Nay Pyi Taw City.

Eternité (Eternity), the latest French language debut by French-Vietnamese director Tran Anh Hung, will be screened in Vietnam this September.

The Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports has launched an Atlas featuring the city’s 1,793 intangible cultural heritage forms following an intangible heritage inventory and preservation master plan carried out since 2013. 

VOV.VN -Pop singer, Ho Ngoc Ha debuted a new music video for her song ‘Keep Me in Love’ to a sell-out audience of more than 600 on August 22 at a theatre in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - One of 30 young women will win the crown in the biennial Miss Vietnam competition on August 28 at the Phu Tho Indoor Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City and qualify for the next Miss World pageant. The winner will also receive:

VOV.VN - Ha Anh, one of the best modelling and technical catwalk coaches anywhere, met on August 22 with the 30 Miss Vietnam 2016 finalists to give them some last minute tips on perfecting their style.

Activities are being held across the nation to celebrate the upcoming 71st National Day (September 2). 

Miss University Vietnam, a contest which evaluates university students’ beauty, intelligence, self-confidence and virtue began on August 22 in Hanoi.

The Association of South East Asian Nation (ASEAN) member countries’ representatives in the UK and Norway have held cultural exchanges to celebrate the 49th founding anniversary of ASEAN (August 8).

VOV.VN - Thirty finalists of Miss Vietnam 2016 pageant have impressed the media with their charm.

Nguyen Hien Dinh Theatre opened the annual National Classic Drama (Tuong ) and Traditional Folk Opera Contest with a Tuong performance: Living Statues, on August 20 night.

The grand finale of Miss Vietnam 2016 is slated for Phu Tho Sporting Event Hall in Ho Chi Minh City on August 28, with the competition of 30 outstanding contestants. 

An exhibition of folk paintings originating from different regions of the country opened last week in Hanoi.