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Fashion show features “retro-style” clothes in HCM City

 The fashion show titled “Away We Wow - Things we do for love" featuring latest designs by Adrian Anh Tuan will take place in  Ho Chi Minh City on June 18.

Vietnam Junior Fashion Week returns

 The third Vietnam Junior Fashion Week will be held at Gamuda Gardens in Hanoi on June 16-18.

International cuisine at festival in Hanoi

Locals and tourists in Hanoi will have the opportunity to taste different cuisines during a food festival at the Octagon House near Ly Thai To flower garden from June 16-17.

Sculptor Ta Quang Bao: I can assert myself only through art

Veteran sculptor Ta Quang Bao was recently honoured at the 2016 Ho Chi Minh Awards for Literature and the Arts for his endless contributions to the country’s development of the arts. 

CEG Music Festival 2017 to open in July

 CEG Music Festival 2017 (CMF 2017) will take place from July 29 to August 6, promising to offer a professional art playground with a series of art activities.

Joss Stone to rock Monsoon Music Festival

 Grammy-winning soul singer Joss Stone tops a long list of artists from 10 different countries performing at the second Monsoon Music Festival (MMF) in Hanoi in October.

Well-known designer keen to popularise Vietnamese silk

Well-known designer Minh Hanh said she wanted to make daily clothes from silk as many local designers were ignoring the material. 

HCM City hosts first major piano competition

 The first HCM City Piano Competition kicked off on June 13 with the participation of about 200 contestants. 

Legendary DJ Bert Bevans to play Hanoi on June 16

 Music lovers will all be headed to the Melia Hanoi for a Studio 54 Disco Party this coming Friday night June 16 as Hanoi’s popular music venue plays host to the legendary American DJ/Producer Bert Bevans.

Vietnam House at Expo 2017 Astana

 A Viet Nam Exhibition pavillion combining tradition and modernity has received hundreds of visitors in recent days at Expo 2017 Astana in the capital of Kazakhstan.

Singer Noo Phuoc Thinh named Japan tourism envoy

 Vietnamese singer Noo Phuoc Thinh has officially been appointed as Japan’s Tourism Ambassador by the Japan Tourism Organisation in Viet Nam (JNTO).

Vietnamese artist receives medal for public work

 Painter Nguyen Thu Thuy, Director of the New Hanoi Art Company, received a bronze medal at the 10th International Design Award (IDA) ceremony held on June 10 in Los Angeles, the US.

Quang Nam: Dinh Tran Thanh Chiem listed among national relic sites

 The central province of Quang Nam’s Dinh Tran Thanh Chiem, an important political, military, economic and cultural centre established in 1602 in the Nguyen Dynasty was recognised as a national relic site on June 12.

Quang Nam: Int’l Silk and Brocade Culture Festival opens

 The 2017 Vietnam-Asia Silk and Brocade Culture Festival opens in Hoi An silk village in the central province of Quang Nam on June 12.

Lacquer paintings honour Vietnam’s beauty

 Rural Vietnamese landscapes are portrayed in original lacquered paintings at an exhibition which is taking place in Hanoi.

Contemporary art centre opens in Hanoi

 A contemporary art centre was inaugurated in Hanoi on June 6, becoming the city’s the largest-scale and most unique art centre.

HCM City water park apologises for bikini show for children

 The Dam Sen Water Park in HCM City has just sent apologies to their customers after their recent show featuring female dancers in bikinis caused public outcry.

Gongs – Echoes of Central Highlands forests & mountains

Generations of ethnic groups in the Central Highlands have used gongs to convey their innermost sentiments and communicate with their deities.

Vietnamese architect wins Asian award

Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia has bagged the Arcasia Awards for Architecture 2017 of the Architects Regional Council Asia.

Contemporary dance “Night Lullaby” in HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge – A dance show by talented choreographers Nguyen Phuc Hai and Nguyen Phuc Hung will be organized at the HCM City Opera House, 7 Lam Son Square on June 17.