Entertainment

State-owned and private art troupes in HCM City are asking the city government to invest in construction and renovation of theatres to meet market demand.

The final round of the 2017 Miss ASEAN Friendship contest will take place from June 15 to July 2 in Tuy Hoa city, Phu Yen province, featuring the participation of 30 contestants from ASEAN countries.

Grammy-winning soul singer Joss Stone tops a long list of artists from 10 different countries performing at the second Monsoon Music Festival (MMF) in Hanoi in October.

Vietnam’s Truong Thi Phuong pocketed another gold medal at the International Canoe Federation Women’s Canoe Cup, which ended on June 8 in Szeged City, Hungary.

A contemporary art centre has just been opened in Hanoi, becoming the city’s the largest-scale and most unique art centre.

Rural Vietnamese landscapes are portrayed in original lacquered paintings at a new exhibition in Hanoi.

Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Vuong Duy Bien said he would propose to scrap the regulations that require contestants to ask for permission to enter beauty pageants.

The 2017 International Kite Festival officially kicked off on June 8 in Hoi An city of Quang Nam province, as part of activities under the framework of the 6th Quang Nam Heritage Festival.

Tourism ambassador, director Jordan Vogt-Roberts took his British colleague Gareth Edwards for a tour at Ha Long Bay to introduce the beauty of Vietnam.

The Quang Binh Cave Festival 2017 will take place on June 16-25 along with a string of fascinating activities, a press conference was informed in Quang Binh on June 6.

Representatives from the UK, Australia and Italy will contest the final round of the Danang International Fireworks Festival 2017 on June 26.

Swaggers, an all-female French dance group, will stage two contemporary and hip hop dance shows in Ho Chi Minh City on June 10 and Hanoi on June 11.

A large crowd was in attendance for the opening of the 13th Southern Fruit Festival – 2017, which officially kicked off Thursday at Suoi Tien Culture and Tourism Site in District 9, Ho Chi Minh City.

The 2017 Vietnam – Asia Silk and Brocade Culture Festival will take place over two days from June 12-13 in Hoi An ancient city in the central province of Quang Nam, as part of activities under the ‘Quang Nam-

The 8th Euro – Vietnam Film Festival gathers 31 documentary films, including 10 films from European countries, namely France, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Denmark, England, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, Israel and 21 films of Vietnam.

Renowned young French singer Joyce Jonathan will perform in the concert “Joyce Jonathan Live Concert in Vietnam” next month in Ho Chi Minh City to raise funds for disadvantaged children.