VOV.VN - Impressive performances vying for Miss Talent title given by Miss Vietnam 2016 contestants delighted the jury and a large crowd of spectators at a competition on August 21 at Phu Tho Competition House in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Top 13 finalists of Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2016 have showed off their long legs in the latest photo shoot. 

Numerous Vietnamese and international designers will gather at the Vietnam International Fashion Week, to be held in Hanoi for the first time from November 1-6.

VOV.VN - Ca Tru, Chau Van, Xam, Luc Cung Hoa Dang and many other folk melodies from Vietnam’s Northern Delta Region have been restored, performed and introduced to audiences through a program called “Ha Thanh, 36 Old Quarters”. 

VOV.VN - After the success of their first film called “Forget the origin”, a group of young Vietnamese in the Czech Republic continued to produce another series of films about family. 

Ho Chi Minh City plans to organise numerous activities to mark the 71st anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and the National Day (September 2).

A ceremony was held August 21 to attach nameplates in Vietnamese to Pho Phuoc and Tu Te pagodas of Vietnamese people in Bangkok, Thailand.

VOV.VN - Voice of Vietnam (VOV) has held a celebration marking the 60th anniversary of its folk music and song programs. 

VOV.VN - Belly dance, a Middle Eastern dance, has recently become popular in Vietnam. It not only helps women lose weight through different movements but also makes them feel more self-confident and happier. 

Musical Journey is the latest concert to be held by Saigon Classical Music Group, featuring pianists Thach Thai Do Quyen anh Le Thi Minh Trang and other young artists at 7 p.m. on August 27 at the Southern Women’s Museum in HCM City.

More than 400 books on the culture, geology and history on the central city of Hue are on display in the downtown area of the city.

Central Quang Nam Province will host a science conference on the Thanh Chiem Palace and the creation of the Vietnamese romanised script – a question that has been unclear since the previous conference in 2002.

VOV.VN - Thuy Van had the opportunity to serve as a judge of episode 6 Vietnam Next Top Model 2016 and put the candidates on the hot seat.

VOV.VN - The Miss Vietnam 2016 hopefuls took a tour of the Long Beach Pearl showroom in Ho Chi Minh City on August 18 to get some advice on how to select the perfect pearl jewellery.

VOV.VN - Duong Tu Anh, former Miss Vietnam 2012 titleholder, showed up on the evening of August 19 at a fashion event in Hanoi trying to dress sexy in a deep cut front bare shoulder dress.

VOV.VN - Water puppetry troupes in Nguyen and Dong Cac villages are the most famous in Thai Binh province. Nguyen villagers are proud of their long cultural tradition and secret of making puppets. Puppet artisans are just ordinary farmers.

Outstanding craftsmen will be honoured with ‘People’s Artisan’ and ‘Meritorious Artisan’ titles for the first time at a ceremony held by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) in Hanoi on August 26.

VOV.VN - Nestled in the heart of Vietnam’s capital city, the Hanoi Opera House is an ideal venue for top-notch performances.

Vietnamese art performances have left a deep impression to foreign audience at the 22nd Pisek international folk festival which is underway from August 18-20 in the Czech Republic.

VOV.VN - The organizers have announced a five-day beer festival will open at Ba Na Hills in Danang City on August 28 and run through September 2, hoping to exactly duplicate traditional famous European beer festivals.

VOV.VN -During tapings for episode six of Vietnam Next Top Model, host and model Thanh Hang has some tantalizing moments when she figuratively pulls a European eagle out of her hat.

More than 100 young people in Hanoi will take part in five trips to different craft villages of the city and the nearby regions to experience the life and work of artisans, starting this weekend until September 24. 

Three Vietnamese children performed in an international opera entitled “Dream of the 21 st century” held by the Russian State Nuclear Energy Corporation (Rosatom) on August 18 at the Opera Helikon in Moscow, Russia. 

Thousands of guns made hundreds of years ago are on display at a private weapons museum in the southern coastal city of Vung Tau. 

The preservation and promotion of folk painting values are facing an array of challenges in terms of materials, sale and successors, said Truong Quoc Binh, a member of the National Cultural Heritage Council. 

VOV.VN - After months of focusing her creative talents on recording The Face, Miss Ao Dai Lan Khue returned to the catwalk on the evening of August 18 at a fashion event in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN -Evening gowns, usually made of luxurious fabrics, show contestants’ subtle taste in choosing fashion to draw attention at beauty contests. Following are the gorgeous evening gowns presented by beautiful finalists of Miss Vietnam 2016:

VOV.VN -Director/producer Ngo Thanh Van and other main casts of the film ‘Tam Cam-Chuyen Chua Ke’ (Tam Cam-The Untold Story) met with the press and fans at the cinema in Hanoi on August 18 inspite of heavy rain.

VOV.VN - A group of seven young Vietnamese pianists (ages 9-18) have won 25 awards at two piano contests in California, the US

Late President Ho Chi Minh’s activities in relation to the Vietnamese – French friendship are spotlighted at an exhibition that opened in Hanoi on August 18.