The Global Eye Programme, a non-profit organisation dedicated to nurturing artistic talent, will be coming to Vietnam. 

VOV.VN - Che Nguyen Quynh Chau, 22, has been selected as one of the top 10 Miss Ao Dai Vietnam 2016 finalists.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese American model Mindy Ngoc Minh Tran will take part in Miss Vietnam Global Heritage 2016 with the aim of earning money to help orphaned children.

Although they have earned wide recognition, amateur bands in HCM City are still working to improve their skills and achieve their dreams through revolutionary music. 

Quintessential French ballet will be presented to audiences in Hanoi when some of the best ballet dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet (Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris) perform in the capital city in June.

Besides bun cha (noodle with fried pork), eaten by US President Barack Obama during his recent visit, bia hoi (draught beer) and bun oc (noodle with snails), two famous dishes of Hanoi, will appear in CNN’s culinary discovery program featuring well-known American chef Anthony Bourdain. 

Orientations to promote the historical, cultural and religious values of the Buddhist woodblocks in Vinh Nghiem and Bo Da pagodas in the northern province of Bac Giang were discussed among experts at a conference held in the locality on May 31.

Hundreds of new books for children of Vietnamese and international authors will be released during the summer.

VOV.VN -The seventh season of Vietnam Next Top Model debuted on May 31 with the first casting day in Ho Chi Minh City as models competed to impress the judges Thanh Hang, Samuel Hoang, Ly Quy Khanh, and Ha Do.

VOV.VN - A fair introducing a new generation of 12 aspiring authors and illustrators of children’s literature with the aim of helping them on their road to publication will take place in Hanoi from June 2-30, inclusive, at the French Cultural Centre L’Espace.

A pair of Tu Linh (Four Sacred Animals) jars by artisan Pham Anh Dao from the Bat Trang pottery village have been auctioned off at a price of US$275,000. 

VOV.VN - A large-scale Vietnamese cultural festival featuring art performances, several exhibitions and a wide array of other events will begin in Russia on June 4, reports the Embassy of Vietnam in Moscow.

VOV.VN - From crazy to just plain weird, here are some of the wacky hair styles from a show by Michael Barnes from London that transpired on May 30 in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Famed Korean magicians EK and Zeki have arrived in Hanoi to give impress performances at the Hanoi Friendship Palace May 31 - June 1.

VOV.VN - Miss Vietnam 2014 Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen recently attended fashion show ‘The Superstar’ in Ho Chi Minh City by designer Adrian Anh Tuan.

VOV.VN - Adrian Anh Tuan, marking his ninth anniversary, held a runway show on May 29 at the Independence Palace in Ho Chi Minh City that featured his latest spring summer collection.   

VOV.VN - The Embassy of Italy in Hanoi has announced it will present a joyous (and delicious) celebration of Italian culture on June 2 at the Casa Italia Cultural Centre located at 18 Le Phung Hieu Street in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - More than 10,000 runners took part in the La Vie Color Me Run 2016 held at Vinhomes Riverside Eco-Urban Area, Long Bien district, Hanoi on May 28.

New vitality and changes in three big cities of Vietnam are being showcased at a photo exhibition which opened in Hanoi on May 27. 

Justin Mott, an American photographer and TV personality who has been living and working in Vietnam and Southeast Asia, has launched a photography tips website and social media campaign to improve the skills of amateur photographers worldwide.

VOV.VN - The Republic of Korea (RoK)'s people love their traditional costume Hanbok just as the Vietnamese love Ao Dai. Hanbok appears at weddings, funerals, folk festivals, special anniversaries and many other Korean events.

Hundreds of appetising dishes and drinks are waiting for local and international gastronomes at the sixth southern food festival 2016, which is underway at Dam Sen Park in Ho Chi Minh City from May 28 to June 1.

The Vietnam Embassy in Argentina and the association of ambassadors’ wives in Buenos Aires mounted an event to promote Vietnamese cuisine at the Asian Culture House on May 27.

A Vietnamese lacquer arts and traditional handicraft exhibition has been opened in Norway’s capital city of Oslo, receiving a warm response from international friends and the local Vietnamese community.

VOV.VN - This week's The Big Picture winner and recipient of a Nikon D3300 camera, worth US$720, is Martin Bagg, of Pewsey, Wiltshire, with an image he shot of a lantern shop in the old quarter of Hoi An, Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The highly anticipated premier of the reality show ‘The Face’ will air at 9:00 pm on Saturday, June 18, on Vietnam Television VTV3.

Love and Romanticism in ballet are the special threads that will weave together the star-studded “Paris Ballet par VPBank” show to be held next month in Hanoi.

Twenty six artists were awarded with Certificates of Merits of the Chairman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for their outstanding service overseas and on islands. 

Famed French singer and songwriter Raphaël Haroche will perform with Francophone students in Hanoi this weekend.

 A two-day festival promoting publication copyright compliance and the publishing industry, organised by Vietnam and Japan, began in Ho Chi Minh City on May 26.