Beauties from around the world are in China to compete in the Miss World 2017 pageant. Among them are many eye-catching Asian contestants.

 Famous magazine Missosology chose Vietnamese representative Thuy Dung among its fifth selection of top 15 official hot picks for Miss International 2017 on November 8.

 A book about Donald Trump’s US presidential election campaign translated into Vietnamese was released in Hanoi on Wednesday

 This year’s Monsoon Music Festival (MMF) – Vietnam’s biggest music festival – may be the last, as the organisers can’t find a suitable venue for the coming years.

 APEC delegates have applauded Vietnam’s idea of building an APEC Park on the occasion of the APEC Economic Leaders' Week when visiting the park located near the Han River in the central city of Da Nang.

 A Vietnam-Austria friendship concert will be held at the Ho Chi Minh City Music Academy on November 13 and at the Hanoi Opera House on November 15 as part of activities to mark the 45th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties.

 A park featuring symbols of members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) officially opened in the central city of Da Nang on November 9 as part of activities of the ongoing APEC 2017 Economic Leaders’ Week.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The 2nd International Watercolor Biennale will be held at the Hanoi Museum, No. 2 Pham Hung Street, Hanoi from October 23 through November 15.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The well-known Opera “Carmen” will come to Hanoi on November 23-24, at the Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien, Hanoi.

 This seven-day workshop is for photographers and artists who wish to develop photo projects. The workshop will be held at Heritage Space, 6 Nguyen Hoang, Nam Tu Liem District, Hanoi from November 20 to 26.

 Israeli artists will participate for the first time at the Monsoon Music Festival held November 11-12 in Hanoi.

 Quach Dinh Hieu won the grand prize of Canon PhotoMarathon 2017. The award ceremony was held at Hanoi Children's Palace on November 4.

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will open an exhibition on Russia at the National History Museum, on November 7, as part of the activities to mark the 100th anniversary of the Great October Revolution of Russia.

 A stamp was launched on November 6 to celebrate APEC Vietnam 2017, the year-long hosting of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in Vietnam.

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has required the changes to time schedule for the organization of Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 until consequences of floods in Khanh Hoa province have overcomed.

 Animals Asia Animal Welfare Director David Neale has called on Hai Phong City authorities to put an end to the buffalo fighting festival.

 Vietnamese-American fashion designer Phuong My’s latest collection, Narcissus Flower, will attend the 5th Arab Fashion Week (AFW) at the City Walk in Dubai next week.  

 A week of free screenings marking the 20th Vietnam Film Festival will be held on November 8-14 in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

A selection of noteworthy artistic and cultural events will take place in in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

 A series of cultural activities will be held through November in the central city and Hoi An for delegates to the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week and the APEC Voices of the Future Forum.