Phu Quoc Island off Kien Giang Province in December will host the third edition of Epizode, which is Vietnam's biggest underground dance music festival.

Synescape live audiovisual performance merging digital with analogue components will take place at Tinh Dau art space in Hanoi this Saturday.

 An art programme will open at Hue Imperial Citadel every evening from July 1 to delight visitors with ‘Nha Nhac’ (Hue royal court music).

 The ’Water is Life’ exhibition will open on July 7 at 7:30 pm at L’Usine on 151/5 Dong Khoi St in HCM City’s District 1.

Cinema Space of The Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents (TPD) will screen some ‘mind-bending’ films every Friday.

 A “safari” exhibition featuring origami wildlife has opened on Book Street in downtown HCM City in District 1.

 The Lotus Festival will take place from June 29 to July 1 at Hue High School in the central city of Hue. 

 Seagate Technology on Monday announced a partnership with CyArk, to digitally preserve Tu Duc Tomb and An Dinh Palace in the Complex of Hue Monuments in central Hue City.

 Passenger traffic through airports in Vietnam hit 52.8 million in the first half of this year, a surge of 14 percent year on year, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam reported.

 Café Saigon, a contemporary dance featuring HCM City’s lifestyle in the mid-20th century, will premiere at the city’s Opera House on June 30.

A programme honouring UNESCO recognised Chau Van ritual singing of the Red river delta region has been held in Hanoi. 

An exhibition on Hue’s traditional cakes is taking place in the former imperial city of Hue to introduce the diversity of the locality’s cuisine, especially cakes.

 Craig Thomas Gallery in HCMC’s District 1 will hold the exhibition “Ninth Anniversary Show” from June 29 to July 20, 2018.

 Music group Maestoso will organize Cathedral Concert Series No.1 at St Joseph Cathedral in Hanoi on June 29, starting at 8 p.m., offering free concerts to the public and bringing a new and unique experience to Vietnamese musicians and audiences.

 The Chem Communal House, dating back more than 2,000 years and one of the oldest of its kind in Vietnam, in Bac Tu Liem district of Hanoi was awarded a certificate as a special national relic site on June 25.

Vietnamese representative Nguyen Thi Chi (Chi Nguyen) has revealed her latest bikini photos to show off her perfect body before taking part in the final night of Miss Asia World 2018.

Vietnamese contestant Chi Nguyen has revealed her latest photoshoot in which she shows off the national costume she will wear for Miss Asia World 2018 being held in Beirut, Lebanon from June 9-29.

 Vietnamese representative, Duong Thuy Linh, has surpassed 24 contestants to be crowned Mrs Worldwide 2018 at the final round in Singapore on June 24.

Saturday June 30 sees the premier of a new contemporary dance work, Café Saigon, from the HCMC Ballet, in collaboration with Gotra dance company from Maastricht in the Netherlands. 

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