A selection of noteworthy artistic and cultural events to take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from October 22 to 28.

Bui Phuong Nga, the Vietnamese representative at Miss Grand International 2018, in her traditional long dress (the Ao Dai) ranked second in the Top 5 favourite national costumes, according to organizers of the pageant.

 The Vietnam Cinema Department has released a list of 35 contemporary Vietnamese films to be presented at the upcoming 5th Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF V), with 21 feature movies and 14 short films.

 Designers from lesser-known fashion industries such as Haiti, Turkey and Colombia will participate in the Vietnam International Fashion Week (VIFW) – Fall/Winter 2018, which is schedule to take place in Hanoi from October 25 to 27.

 Due to his love for books, Hoang Quy Binh, a student from the Hanoi University of Technology, launched a D Free Book project, a “triple-zero” library: no fee, no deposit, no limit for lending period. 

 Phuong Nga and 8 other contestants, who won Top 9 photos at the Miss Grand International 2018 pageant, have wowed fans with their wonderful figures in the latest swimsuit photoshoot.

 The official fanpage of Miss Grand International 2018 on October 17 released its current list of Top 10 contestants, who have received the most votes through the Star Phone Application so far.

 Vietnamese fashionista Phi Phuong Anh, actress Hoang Oanh and stylist Kye Nguyen have been listed among having The Best Street Style from Seoul Fashion Week Spring 2019 in the US’s edition of Vogue fashion magazine.

 The Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts has been illuminated at night following the launch of a lighting project supported by the city of Lyon, France on October 18.

 Artists from the Faculty of Arts Teaching at the Vietnam University of Fine Arts have organised an exhibition that is being held at Exhibition House on 29 Hang Bai Street.

 The first music-focused Open Session of the FAMLAB (Film, Archive and Music Lab) will be held at The Observatory in District 1, HCMC on November 1.

 The bat, it could be said, will be fluttering back to the Saigon Opera House for a single display on Sunday, October 28.

 A silk painting titled “Tonkinoise à l’éventail” (Tonkin girl with a fan) by Nguyen Nam Son (1890-1973), one of the leading artists in modern Vietnamese fine art, will be auctioned in Paris.

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

 Japanese director and writer Kohei Oguri, known for Muddy River and The Sting of Death, will be the chief juror of feature films at the 2018 Hanoi International Film Festival.

As a country with developed agriculture and 70% of its population living in rural areas, Vietnam has a lot of advantages in developing agri-tourism to meet the needs of foreign visitors for sightseeing, relaxation, and to experience farming.

The People’s Committee of central Ha Tinh held a ceremony on October 16 to receive a certificate recognising The Envoy’s Journey to China as one of documentary heritage in Asia and the Pacific under UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme. 

 The first-ever Vietnamese male model contest was officially launched in Vietnam on October 16, with the aim of seeking Vietnamese representatives to compete in international contests next year.

 The Ban Flower Festival 2019 in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien will feature activities imbued with the cultural identities of the northwest region. 

 Vietnam will for the first time cooperate with Japan to produce a horror movie about zombies, entitled Gameshow Tu Than (Game Show of Death), which is a remake of famous Japanese horror flick St. Zombie Girls’ High School.