Vietnamese-American Ngoc Huyen, a leading cai luong (reformed opera) performer in the 1990s, will stage a live show in HCM City next week. 

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Goethe-Institut Hanoi, 56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, will host the European Day of Language for the seventh time on October 21.

The musical play Frédégonde will be performed on October 20 and 21 at the Opera House, 7 Lam Son Square, District 1, HCMC.

These special photos provide different views of a dynamic and modern Hanoi as seen from above.

VietNamNet Bridge - “Abandoned by Heaven”, a solo exhibition of oil and Dong Ho folk paintings on canvas by Hanoi-based artist Bui Thanh Tam will be held at Craig Thomas Gallery, HCM City from now until November 2.

Themed "Young mindset, young angle of view", the 2017 Young Photographers' Festival is underway in Hanoi through October 16, showcasing 180 photos taken by photographers aged between 18 and 35.

VietNamNet Bridge – “Undone”, a solo exhibition by Hanoi-based visual artist Nguyen Tran Nam, is underway at Manzi Art Space, 14 Phan Huy Ich, Hanoi until October 31.

Under the baton of the talented conductor Nguyen Khac Thanh, the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra will return to the stage of L’Espace, Hanoi with the works of Franz Schubert on October 18-19. 

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has licenced Phuong Nam Design & Traning Joint Stock Company to host the 2018 Miss Sea Vietnam Global.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The multi-talented artist Stanford Reid from Brooklyn, New Yorkwill have a show at Heritage Space, 1st Floor, Dolphin Plaza, 6 Nguyen Hoang street, Hanoi on October 15 (8-10pm).

 VietNamNet Bridge – This October the Program of Friends of Vietnam Heritage (FVH) will organize many activities and events for expats and tourists to help them discover Hanoi:

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Goethe Institut Hanoi will premier two sound installations by the German artist and composer Tim Otto Roth at the exhibition “Circulating Sounds – Deep Doppler Meets Mathematical Socialism” on October 12 – November 3

Models from Miss Grand International 2017 taking a tram tour around Quang Binh have caused chaos for locals in the beautiful city.

 Weekends in Ho Chi Minh City, as usual, promise numerous bustling activities at frequent venues.

Vietnamese representative Nguyen Tran Huyen My competed in Miss Grand International 2017’s national costume contest in the central province of Quang Binh on October 12.

 Designer Nguyen Cong Tri has been invited to launch Vietnam International Fashion Week (VIFW) Fall/Winter 2017, which is taking place in Hanoi this November.

 For the first time ever, an international guitar festival known as Alma Hanoi International Festival will take place at Tuoi Tre (Youth) Theatre from October 27-29 in the capital city.

The circus conjures up images of a round stage with artists wearing shiny bodysuits in many people’s minds. However, a special circus show entitled ‘Hanoi with dreams’ held recently at Hanoi Opera House may make you think again.

 Two concerts, entitled ‘Cycle Franz Schubert’, will be held at the French Culture Centre, L'Espace, in Hanoi, on October 18 and 19, promising to delight Hanoi audiences with well-known works by famous composers.

80 contestants of the Miss Grand International 2017 beauty pageant wore traditional Vietnamese long dresses for a photoshoot at Heaven (Thien Duong) cave in Quang Binh province on October 10.