VietNamNet Bridge - On the occasion of the 71st anniversary of the Italian Republic, the Embassy of Italy and the Vietnam Museum of Ethnography will jointly hold – for the first time ever in Asia – the exhibition “Raffaello: Opera Omnia”.

Trinh Minh Giang, chairman of Creative Start-up Group of Viet Nam Private Sector Forum, tells Hai Quan newspaper that the lack of human resources and market connections are major obstacles for start-ups

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

 Farmers in the southern coastal province of Phu Yen are losing hundreds of billions of dong as their lobsters are dying en mass.

A proposal to ban the sale of alcohol in karaoke parlours by the Ministry of Health under a freshly released draft law on alcohol harm prevention has sparked public concern.

VietNamNet Bridge – A night of concert and ballet,“Summer Harmony” will be held at the Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien Street, Hanoi on June 7-8.

The art of portraiture flourished in Hanoi in the 1960s with around 400 portrait artists estimated to be in the city. Half of a century has passed and the number has dropped to under 10. One of them is Nguyen Bao Nguyen.

 VietNamNet Bridge – French movie “Kerity la maison des contes” will be introduced at at L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien, Hanoi on May 28.

 Controversy has been raised after the image of the former tourism ambassador Ly Nha Ky was spotted next to the advertising boards promoting Vietnam.

The tenth Hue Festival will take place from April 27  to May 2, 2018 with various performances featuring different cultures across the world, the People’s Committee of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue has announced.

VietNamNet Bridge - Former Miss France and Miss Universe Flora Coquerel posed for her first photo op at Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi on Saturday.

 Working as an MC at the Thang Long Ca tru Club, Thuy Duong is known for her typical Vietnamese beauty, excellent English as well as her knowledge and love for the Vietnamese folk music "Ca tru".

 The International Hot Air Balloons Festival 2017 started at the Hue Imperial Citadel (Dai Noi) in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue on April 30.

VietNamNet Bridge  - On May 9, L’Espace Hanoi will hold a conference andmeeting with author Nuage Rose on the occasion of publishing her book Three Clouds in the Country of Lotus in Vietnamese.

 The 4th Young Fine Arts Festival, featuring creative works of art by young Vietnamese artists, will be organised in Hanoi this October.

 Vestiges of Oc Eo culture in Ba The mountain in An Giang and Nen Chua in Kien Giang in the country’s southern region were proposed to seek UNESCO’s recognition as a world cultural heritage, heard a workshop in Hanoi on April 25.

 The Vietnam State Archives and Records Department on April 19 made an announcement in relation to two recently acquired documentary films abroad, namely "Ho Chi Minh in the Land of Lenin", and "Vietnam: 30 Days in Saigon".

They may not be colourful or fragrant, but lilies are an all-time favourite with many. Fondly called the flower of April or simply summer flowers, lilies bloom only once a year. 

 The transport ministry has instructed the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) to study the proposal for applying a floor price for domestic air tickets.

 Women from across the country have been invited to take part in Miss Ocean Vietnam 2017, an event to encourage environmental protection.