Treating waste is not an easy task in Vietnam. A start-up has chosen for itself the tough job of connecting various parties for treating waste. 

Irish alternative rock band Kodaline will debut in Hanoi at the Monsoon Music Festival on November 1.

A series of educational events organised by creative, media and technology organisations, galleries and co-working spaces will be held during the Festival of Media and Design.

French musician Jean-Yves Thibaudet – one of today’s finest pianists – will fly to Vietnam to perform at the season-opening gala of the Sun Symphony Orcheastra (SSO) on October 23.

A Vietnamese-English language book featuring more than 200 sketches of Hà Nội’s streets along with emotional essays about the capital city has been published.

The Embassy of Argentina in Vietnam will host Argentina’s Gastronomic Week in HCM City from September 18-22.

To preserve the Raglai ethnic minority language, two students at the Pinăng Tắc Ethnic Minority Boarding High School in Ninh Thuan Province have developed a mobile phone app for self-study.

Young actors of the private Thế Giới Trẻ Drama Troupe in HCM City are preparing for participation in the 4th International Experimental Theatre Festival, which will be launched by the Việt Nam Theatre Artists’ Association next month.

As the son of diplomats, American novelist Alexander Yates has travelled to 70 countries around the world.

Many foreigners profiled in this column consider Vietnam their second home because they have fallen for the landscape or the locals’ hospitality, but Kawarai Yushi, a Japanese expat based in Thua Thien – Hue, has fallen for Vietnamese literature.

The history, traditional culture and lifestyle of Binh Thuan Province are highlighted in a water show staged by young artists from the Fishermen Show Theatre in Phan Thiet City.

The TV series Về Nhà Đi Con (Come Home, My Dear) has proved a success with viewers. It has won over audiences with its family-based drama and realistic storylines. Director Nguyen Danh Dung talks to Minh Thu about the show.

Tran Duy Dong, director general of the Department for Local and Regional Economy under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, speaks to Industry and Trade newspaper about the development of eco-industrial parks in Vietnam.

Children, teenagers and movies buffs will have chance to see exciting and emotional German films at festivals in Hanoi, Hue, Da Nang and HCM City.

National Assembly deputies on Thursday agreed policies need to be introduced to improve the business environment to facilitate household enterprises.

Berlin-based techno DJ Oliver Deutschmann will perform at the monthly concert of Heart Beat, a Sai Gon-based underground music community, at The Observatory on June 7.