Entertainment

The Italian Film Festival 2022 will get underway from October 3 to October 9 at the National Cinema Center at 87 Lang Ha Street in Hanoi.

More than 1,500 athletes will compete in the 47th Ha Noi Moi Newspaper Run for Peace, which is back after two years of absence.

Vietnamese model Phung Phuoc Thinh is set to compete for a title at Mister Tourism World 2022 due to take place in the Philippines this December.

International and local environmentally themed films are being screened at an environmental film festival organised in Vietnam for the first time.

The Khau Pha Paragliding Festival kicked off in Mu Cang Chai district, the northern province of Yen Bai on September 25, attracting 100 local and international pilots.

A Vietnamese film titled "Tro tàn rực rỡ", known as “Glorious ashes” in English, by director Bui Thac Chuyen will compete for a prize in the Competition category at the Tokyo International Film Festival.

The AFF Cup 2022 trophy is set to pass through five Southeast Asian cities, including Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam, ahead of the regional football tournament slated for late this year.

The Ho Chi Minh City Ballet, Symphony Orchestra and Opera in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in HCM City will stage a special performance entirely devoted to Italian music on September 23.

H’Hen Nie, Miss Universe Vietnam 2017, is set to showcase the latest collection by Vietnamese designer Hoang Hai on September 20 as part of Milan Fashion Week 2022.

The central province of Thua Thien Hue hosted the award ceremony of the 'Hue-City of Bicycles' competition on September 17 in response to World Cycling Day.

Italian dance group Artemis Danza are due to perform "Traviata", a unique contemporary dance show inspired by the opera of the great Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi, in several major cities across the country this September.

“578 Phat dan cua ke dien”, known as “578 Magnum” in English, has become the first Vietnamese film selected to compete in the Official Selection Competition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.

Oktoberfest Vietnam – one of the most exciting cultural events that has been held in HCM City for the 16th year, will be brought to Hanoi.

Fishermen in Ho Chi Minh City’s outlying district of Can Gio held their annual Nghinh Ong (Whale Worshipping) Festival on September 9.

Many localities nationwide have celebrated the Mid-Autumn Full-moon Festival with colourful decorations and joyful lion dances.

Singer Tuan Hung has been fined VND12.5 million (USD538.79) for organising unlicensed live music shows.