The first transgender candidate to register for Miss Vietnam Universe 2019 has been rejected.

A live show featuring four veteran female Viet kieu (overseas Vietnamese) singers will be held in HCM City on Saturday.

Tinh Hoa Bac Bo (The Quintessence of Tonkin) show was honored as the “Top outdoor cultural spectacle in 2019” at the Best Hotels & Resorts Awards 2019 held in Seoul, the Republic of Korea on July 17.

During the past five years, with a love of books and determination to develop a reading model in rural communes, young people have formed a community library in the outskirts of Hanoi.

Professional and amateur artists are encouraged to send their works to the southern region’s largest Lacquer Paintings Exhibition 2020 launched by the HCM City Fine Arts Association. 

Poet Phan Vu, the author of the epic Em ơi! Hà Nội Phố that has been set to music for one of the most famous songs about Hanoi, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 93 in HCM City after a long battle with illness.

The 10 best dances have been honoured at the annual Contest for Young Talented Choreographers 2019 hosted by the Việt Nam Dancing Artists’ Association and culture ministry’s Performing Arts Department.

With support from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, a campaign board has been working for months to launch the Viet Nam Association of Film Promotion and Development by the end of July.

The 21st Vietnam Film Festival will be held from November 23 -27 in Vung Tau city, the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau, announced the organizers.

The beautiful landscape of Ninh Binh has been captured in many photos and films, but singer Nguyen Thu Hang has found her own way to highlight the stunning beauty.

The spectacular landscape of Italy from above at twilight is on display at an exhibition that has opened in Hanoi.

An exhibition which recalls heroic stories about the willpower and resilience of Vietnamese revolutionary prisoners during the country’s liberation experience is being held in Hanoi.

A fine arts exhibition featuring local life in the country’s southern Central and Central Highlands (Tay Nguyen) regions will run from August 13 to 22, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Singer Beyoncé wore a dress by Vietnamese designer Cong Tri at the premiere of The Lion King in London on July 14.

Through ups and downs, goldsmithing craft in Hue city has seemed to be forgotten. However, thanks to the patience and hard work of many young artisans, the old craft has been revived and thriving.

A musical adapted from the French novel Nobody’s Boy is being staged in Hanoi at the Youth Theatre located on 11 Ngo Thi Nham Street.

Folk music researchers support the creation of a digital archive of ca trù (ceremonial singing) owned by a State-run agency to preserve the traditional artform and gather scattered materials owned by individual artists and researchers.

Vietnamese artists Phan Thị Thanh Mai won the first place prize and Ngo Duy Hien took fourth at the recent 26th International Statue and Painting Exhibition in Seoul, South Korea.

Greyson Chance, a talented American singer, songwriter, and pianist is scheduled to perform at the MTV Connection concert, which will be held at M-Plex Studios & Theatre in Ho Chi Minh City on July 25.

With a population of about 1,000 people, the Si La are one of the 5 smallest ethnic groups in Vietnam.