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A dance festival “Europe meets Asia in Contemporary Dance” will come to Ho Chi Minh City for the first time as the fifth event is scheduled to take place in the southern hub and the traditional venue of Hanoi

The nominees for Bui Xuan Phai – For Love of Ha Noi Awards have been announced by the Vietnam News Agency's daily The Thao & Van Hoa (Culture & Sport) newspaper.

A short film ‘David And Luisa’ directed by renowned Vietnamese filmmaker Bui Trung Hai has carried off the Silver Remi Award for a Dramatic Short Film at the 48th Houston International Film Festival in the US.

The second runner-up of 2015 Miss Ao Dai Vietnam beauty contest, Nguyen Thi Le Quyen would be representing at Miss Grand International 2015 and Miss Supranational 2015 beauty pageants.

World famous violinist Mirijam Contzen from Germany is expected to delight Hanoi classical music lovers with a free concert in the dark at the Goethe Institute in Hanoi on September 24.

Vietnam beer festival-exBEERience Fest is set to get underway in SC Vivo City Rooftop on 1058 Nguyen Van Linh street, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City from 4.30pm on November 11-15.

The top 45 candidates in the final round of the Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 pageant will show off their inner and outer beauty in the beach city of Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa province on October 3.

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 Ha Noi next month.

The grounds of the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum were full of children and their parents displaying masks they had made.

Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 will win prizes worth up to VND10bn, the organizer announced.

American jazz saxophonist Kenny G will come to Vietnam for the first time with a one-night only concert at My Dinh National Convention Center, Hanoi at 8pm on October 13.

Ha Long city will host the Miss Tourism International 2015 beauty pageant from November 10 to 30.

Beneath Stone and Water is a short novel worth reading and reflected upon - A Thoughtful Reflection on Human-to-Human Relationships. Written by the young author Tien Vo who is a senior at a boarding Phillips Academy Andover.

The fifth annual “Europe meets Asia in contemporary dance” festival is set to get underway in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from September 30 to October 4.

Three Vietnamese films will be presented at the British Film Institute's annual London Film Festival, on October 7-18.

The fifth Vietnam International Book Fair will take place in Hanoi's Thong Nhat Park from Thursday.

The ninth Tourism, Sports and Culture Festival 2015 of ethnic groups in the northeast region will take place in Bac Kan province from September 10-12.

Le Vu Lan (Filial Piety ceremony, or Ghost festival) may soon be recognised as a national festival of Vietnamese culture. The Centre for Religious Cultural Heritage Preservation has submitted the festival to the State for recognising.

Modern military vehicles are on display at an exhibition on Hanoi's Giang Vo Street to mark the country's 70th National Day.