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The International Music Festival will take place from 4:30pm to 11pm on June 24, at the French Cultural Centre in Hanoi (L’Espace), featuring the participation of numerous Vietnamese and international bands and artists.

Vietnam’s Duong Thi Ha Giang or Kha Trang has been named as Sexiest Woman Alive in Asia in 2016/2017.

A photo featuring a smiling handicapped man sharing farm work with his wife won first prize in the photo contest on gender equality in Vietnamese families.

Yoga has connected the world with India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Wednesday, as he rolled out his mat along with millions of others across the globe to celebrate the ancient practice.

Thirty paintings of renowned Vietnamese artist Nguyễn Tư Nghiêm (1922-2016) are being exhibited in downtown Hanoi to commemorate his first death anniversary.

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.