Japanese conductor Honna Tetsuji joined by musicians from Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra, singers from Vietnam National Opera and Ballet, and Catholic Youth Choir on December 19 at 8pm.

 Vietnam is home to 22 world heritage items recognized by UNESCO, including two natural heritage sites, five cultural heritages, and one mixed heritage.

 Vietnamese and international cuisines and cultural activities will be on display this Sunday, December 9 at a food festival held by the Service Department for Diplomatic Corps under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The first ever centre for examining fine art and photographs was opened on December 6 by the culture ministry’s Department for Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition.

 The Record and CD Festival Day Fair opens on Nov 7 at the Phương Nam Book City-Vạn Hạnh Mall in HCM City.    

 Transdisciplinary performance “Beyond Sound” will take place at the Vietnam Feature Film Studio in Hanoi from 8-10 p.m. on December 19, expecting to be a night of experimental and unique practices that are rarely shown in Vietnam.

The Vietnamese representative at Miss Universe 2018, looked both wonderful and impressive as she wore a sequin cocktail dress to the Welcome Dinner Party of the beauty pageant.

Designer Do Trinh Hoai Nam has introduced an Ao dai collection as part of the Vietnam-the Republic of Korea friendly cultural exchange that took place in Busan on December 4.

A wide range of circus acts dazzled wanderers in pedestrian streets around Sword Lake on December 2, 2018, as part of the National Circus Competition 2018.

 Vietnamese gymnasts, the Giang brothers have officially set a new world record with their head-balancing act in Italy.

 Portraits of children in the northwestern mountainous areas of Viet Nam will be featured in Childhoods, the first solo exhibition by artist Bui Van Tuat, which is being held at the Viet Nam Fine Arts Museum.

 The Quintet of the Seinajoki City Orchestra will perform Finnish and Vietnamese music at free concerts in Hanoi on December 5 and 7.

 Events in Hanoi and HCMC on December 3-9 

 Mai Tuan Anh, the Vietnamese representative at Manhunt International 2018, was awarded the fourth runner-up title in the grand finale of the male pageant in Australia on December 2.

Vietnamese representative H'Hen Nie has released her stunning bikini photo collection as she is set to compete in the Miss Universe 2018 beauty pageant in Thailand.

 French festival ‘Baladeen France’ will take place close by the Ly Thai To Statue and pedestrian streets near to Hoan Kiem lake in Hanoi from between December 14 and 16.

Several works composed or performed by artists and musicians from Southeast Asian countries will be featured in the Connecting Heritage Concert “Verdant Luxuriance” at L’Espace in Hanoi on December 18, starting at 8 pm.

 Miss Vietnam Tieu Vy has found herself among the top 5 in the Beauty With A Purpose competition held at the Miss World 2018 beauty pageant.

 Hanoi authorities are seeking new investors for a floating lotus-shaped theatre project.

On the evening of December 14, the audience in HCMC can come to an East-meet-West musical space where saxophonist Timothy Sun and pianist Jacqueline Leung from Hong Kong will perform.