Entertainment

Hollywood film producer and actor Paul Blackthorne will be in Vietnam from May 19 to June 2 to get involved in a series of activities to protect rhinos.

A taste of European cuisine is once again coming to Hanoi as the National Library of Vietnam hosts its 10th annual food festival on May 14, said the organizers at a press conference.

On Saturday, Hanoi Creative City (HNCC) will host its second Street Art Fair.

Europe Days 2016 will come back to Vietnam from May 9-June 9, said the European Union Delegation to Vietnam.

The international hot air balloon fiesta kicked off in Hue city, central Thua Thien-Hue province on May 4 as part of the 9th Hue Festival.

Vietnamese chess ace Le Quang Liem leapt up two places to 34th position with an Elo raitng of 2718 in the latest men’s world rankings, as announced by the International Chess Federation.

The Vietnam National Academy of Music has unveiled that it will present Hungarian pianist Adam Gyorgy, one of the world’s finest classical musicians, in concert on May 6 in Ho Chi Minh City.

A photography exhibition is showcasing famous photos captured by foreign reporters that depict the harsh reality of war and the key events that signalled the end of the war in Vietnam.

With lights, dance, music and fireworks, the biennial Huế Festival opened yesterday evening, showcasing a variety of cultural and craft shows performed by artists and artisans from Vietnamese localities and other countries.

From April 28 to May 2, the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai hosts numerous activities for Sapa Culture and Tourism Week 2016.

Many artists in Vietnam have to raised their concern about numerous fake profiles on Facebook that are using their names to commit fraud.

Saigon Classical Music Group will come back with a free-entrance Springtime Melodies concert at 7 pm on April 30 at Edenstar Hotel in HCMC’s District 1.

As many as 200 objects and historic photos are on display at the Hồ Chí Minh Museum in downtown Hanoi featuring Hồ Chí Minh and Vietnam’s first National Asembly elections .

Dozens of international groups and hundreds of local artists will bring to the Hue Festival 2016 folk shows, hot air balloon performance, beer carnival and other activities.

The city’s first Ornament Plant and Pet Festival is to take place from Wednesday to May 5 in Vinhomes Riverside ecological urban area in the Long Biên District.

Vietnamese film Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass" has just won the best film at the Kids International Film Festival, part of the Toronto International Film Festival.

Kites of all shapes, sizes and colours will fill the skies over Ecopark in Hanoi this coming April 30-May 3, as the first-ever international kite festival of the suburban township takes flight.

Domestic designers took the first show of Vietnam International Fashion Week 2016 (VIFW) by storm, which is taking place in Ho Chi Minh City from April 23-26 , Quan Doi Nhan Dan (People’s Army) newspaper reported.