CULTURE AND SPORT

Dang Thai Son, one of the world's leading pianists, has returned to Vietnam to perform in two concerts on Wednesday and Thursday at the Hanoi Opera House.

Twelve international chefs and 12 restaurants will meet up at Hoi An International Food Festival 2016 slated for March 14- 20 at Hoi An Sculpture Garden.

Nineteen famous designers from all over Vietnam presented their latest collection of Ao Dai inspired by flowers at Temple of Literature in Hanoi.

Some of the most special ao dais scheduled to be cat-walked at the Ao Dai Festival on March 4 were given a preview.

50 international artists including Russia and the Czech Republic, will attend the International Circus Gala in Ho Chi Minh City on March 5.

The Binh Duong International Women’s Cycling Tournament – Biwase Cup 2016 will be held from March 8 to 16 with the participation of eight local and six international teams.

Kelly Trang Tran, Mrs Vietnam World 2015, has announced she has departed the US and is on her way to Dongguan, China to represent Vietnam at the Mrs World 2016 pageant taking place March 1 -12.

Ho Chi Minh City and Gyeongsangbuk-do province of the Republic of Korea (RoK) will co-host the World Cultural Festival 2017 as approved by the Vietnamese government. |

DTiNews will jointly organise an Ao Dai Festival to highlight the continued popularity of Vietnam’s national costume in Hanoi on March 4.

It has been unveiled that this year’s Tokyo Fashion Week 2016, March 14-19, will showcase famed Vietnamese designer Nguyen Cong Tri’s latest Lanh My A silk haute couture collection.

One of the two boat piers at Trang An Landscape Complex experienced massive over-crowding as people flocked to the complex, hoping to see the King Kong 2 film crew in action.

The traditional buffalo stabbing ceremony at Buon Don Elephant Racing Festival will be replaced with a symbolic ritual as part of an effort to stop violent activities at festivals.

Na Nhem Festival in Lang Son Province has been accused of imitating a festival from Japan as both have gigantic phallus on parade.

The central city of Da Nang on February 25 opened a Kayak racing competition on the Han River, attracting the participation of over 200 lovers of the sport.

HCM City will launch a series of cultural and arts activities featuring the traditional Vietnamese ao dai during March as part of the city's third annual Ao Dai Festival.

Duong Nguyen Kha Trang, the Vietnam Supermodel 2015 winner, has been selected to represent Vietnam to compete at Miss Eco Universe 2016 slated for March 27-April 15 in Egypt.

The Vietnam Fall-Winter 2016 Fashion Week will take place in Hanoi from February 25-28, presenting 1,000 of the latest looks created by both home and foreign, young and talented designers.

Vietnam will grasp the opportunity to promote the country through famous movies, a tourism official has said.

Veteran artists who symbolise Vietnamese beauty will perform in a festival that will be held at Văn Miếu-Quốc Tử Giám (Temple of Literature) from March 1 to 4.