Entertainment

Truong Dieu Ngoc from the central city of Da Nang was crowned Miss Ao Dai Vietnam 2016 on the final night of the pageant which concluded in Ho Chi Minh City.

A documentary featuring a young victim of Agent Orange, by director Courtney Marsh, will be screened shortly at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

The Islamic Cham ethnic community in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang are celebrating Ramadan festival, beginning one month of fasting from June 6.

150 maps, documents and clips related to the establishment of Vietnam sovereignty on the Spratly and Paracel Islands since the 17th Century are on display at a three-day exhibition in Nghe An Province.

The Angels of Italy event held on Le Phung Hieu Street in Hanoi on the evening of June 2 celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Italian Republic.

Quintessential French ballet will be presented to audiences in Hanoi when some of the best ballet dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet (Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris) perform in the capital city in June.

Vietnamese American model Mindy Ngoc Minh Tran will take part in Miss Vietnam Global Heritage 2016 with the aim of earning money to help orphaned children.

The Embassy of Italy in Hanoi has announced it will present a joyous (and delicious) celebration of Italian culture on June 2 at the Casa Italia Cultural Centre located at 18 Le Phung Hieu Street in Hanoi.

Entertainment centres in HCM City offered new shows last weekend on the occasion of the International Day for Children (June 1).

The fifth International Circle Festival – 2016 officially kicked off in Hue city, the central province of Thua Thien – Hue on May 28, gathering nearly 70 artists from Vietnam and a number of international delegations.

Hundreds of appetising dishes and drinks are waiting for local and international gastronomes at the sixth southern food festival 2016, which is underway at Dam Sen Park in Ho Chi Minh City from May 28 to June 1.

Vietnam will host the ASEAN Children Festival 2016 from May 28 to June 2.

On Saturday, artists from Hanoi Guitar Club will present a guitar concert entitled La Fantasia – The Music Inventions.

A very famous Vietnamese singer has been strongly criticised by some for her interpretation of the Vietnamese national anthem before a speech by US President Barack Obama.

The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi will present various games originating in Southeast Asian countries to children this weekend.

HCM City will host its annual Southern Fruit Festival at Suối Tiên Tourist Park in District 9 from June 1-9.

The Bourbon Street Jazz and Blues Festival will be held on Saturday this week at Cargo Bar in District 4, HCMC to raise funds for manufacturing wheelchairs for the disabled in Vietnam.

Many cultural and sports activities will be held on the Cham Island to celebrate the day it was recognised as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO on May 26.