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Three Vietnamese children performed in an international opera entitled “Dream of the 21 st century” held by the Russian State Nuclear Energy Corporation (Rosatom) on August 18 at the Opera Helikon in Moscow, Russia.

12 types of Vietnamese folk paintings will be introduced from August 18 at the Museum of Hanoi on Pham Hung Street.

A photo campaign entitled “Super Selfie” has been launched with a view of promoting Vietnam’s landscapes and boosting tourism.

German rock band Scorpions will join in the annual Monsoon Music Festival 2016 which is scheduled for October 21-23, according to the organiser.

The Management Board of Hoa Lo Prison historical relic site in Hanoi received valuable remembrances from the family of Water Eugene Wilber, a US pilot who was detained in the prison from 1968 to 1973.

The 21st Southeast Region Fine Arts Exhibition 2016 is taking place in Da Lat, Lam Dong province from August 12-21, featuring 154 fine art works.

The Google Map Maker community in Vietnam is calling on Pokemon Go players to stop trying to create non-existent locations or moving public places around on their map.

“Long Thanh will lachen”, the German documentary about an Orange Agent/Dioxin victim in Vietnam, is one of eight nominations for the News and Current Affairs category of the Emmy Awards this year.

Well-known Vietnamese comedian Minh Beo, real name Hong Quang Minh, will be sentenced to just 18 months in prison in the US for child sexual assault.

Chairman of Hanoi Nguyen Duc Chung has proposed to lift the midnight ban on local bars, clubs and cafes to improve the entertainment services in the capital.

Vietnam’s teen band Soul Club founded by music composer Thanh Bui has won gold prize at the 4th Asia Arts Festival in Singapore.

Vietnamese fashion designer Vo Viet Chung will introduce 25 designs in his latest collection, Vuong Trieu (Royal), to the Haute With Heart Fashion Show that takes place at Hilton San Diego Bayfront on August 13.

The Infinity artwork by Lê Thanh Tùng will be a highlight at a show of contemporary art to be held on August 19 in Hanoi.

Tran Thi Thu Ngan, who is studying hotel administration in Switzerland, has just been crowned Miss Vietnam Heritage Global 2016.

The long awaited Pokemon Go is officially launched in Việt Nam today.

Pop singer Son Tung M-TP has been accused of plagiarising Charlie Puth's latest hit, the Heyder Remix of We Don't Talk Anymore.

Four talented classical artists from Germany, the UK and the U.S. will join chamber concerts in HCMC on August 11 and Danang on August 21.

The family of late artist Ta Ty whose name was wrongly attributed to a painting artist Thanh Chuong claims to have made, displayed at a recent exhibition said that they would ‘sue’ people responsible for the wrongdoing.

An exhibition themed ‘Agent Orange (AO) – Sense and Justice’ opened at the Vietnam Military History Museum as a part of activities to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin catastrophe in Vietnam (August 10, 1961-2016).