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

The ethnic Black Thai of Vietnam’s northwestern region value the Pieu scarf as a symbol of love and an important clothing accessory for women. All Black Thai women can weave and embroider Pieu scarves.

HCM City will host the Miss Charm International 2020, the first of its kind in the world, early January.

The Best Street Style show kicked off the Aquafina Vietnam International Fashion Week Fall Winter 2019 in Hanoi on Saturday, attended by contestants from Vietnam's Next Top Model 2019.

Pianist Luu Duc Anh will return to playing the work of the great Hungarian musician Franz Liszt with a concert on November 27 at Hanoi Opera House.

Pham Cong Luong, a former navy veteran in central Da Nang City, has always been proud of the place where he lives.

 A whiskey flask made of pewter, glass and leather is one of the intriguing items displayed at the Hermes Heritage exhibition, which opened on Friday in Hà Nội.

The Vietnamese horror film Thiết Sơn Tâm Linh has recently been screened in Malaysia and will be shown in Cambodia in December under the name Kumanthong, its producers have revealed.

Asian dancers will perform together at the show Dance Dance Asia — Crossing the Movements 2019 at the Vietnam Youth Theatre in Hanoi.

The tragic love story of Lan and Diep in a famous cai luong (reformed theatre) piece will be performed in Hanoi on November 23.

As smartphones have become indispensable for many Vietnamese people, online publishing has been growing as a trend.

Xuan La village in Hanoi’s Phu Xuyen district has long been famous for making To He, a traditional toy made of rice powder. This is the only village in Vietnam that makes the toy figurines.

A free international music festival for the public will be held on Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in HCMC in December, featuring hundreds of local and international artists.

Vietnamese masterpiece ‘The Tale of Kieu’ was adapted into a musical theatre production for the first time by French artists, and was staged in Hanoi in late September.

Organised by Tienphong newspaper, the final round of the Miss Vietnam 2020 pageant is scheduled to be held at Phu Tho competition hall in Ho Chi Minh City from July 27 to August 24, 2020.

A USD420 million racetrack complex in Hanoi’s the outlying district of Soc Son is set to open next year.

Seminars, film screenings and art performances will be held to celebrate the 19th Italian Language Week across the world.

Paintings and installations by Le Phi Long, one of the capable visual artists in Vietnam, will be on display on October 27.

About 120 paintings and sculptures by international and Vietnamese artists have gone on display at the Vietnam Fine Arts University.

HBSO are reviving their “operatic crime” creation. It will take place at the Saigon Opera House on November 17, beginning at 8 p.m.