Entertainment

The Vietnam International Music Competition for Violin and Chamber Music 2019 will be held from August 3 to 11 with the participation of contestants from 19 countries around the world.

A comics contest was launched in Hanoi on Friday for Vietnamese children to create a superhero to save the globe from natural disasters and climate change.

Dang Hieu Duc will represent Vietnam to compete at the Mister National Universe 2019 male pageant in Thailand.

Vietnamese and international dancers will perform in the Hanoi Dance Fest 2019 on June 28 and 30.

The rapid development of science and technology has led to major changes in the way people enjoy the arts and has placed traditional stages in fierce competition with other types of entertainment.

More than 4,000 artefacts from nine sunken ships are being displayed in the central province of Quang Ngai.

An event celebrating the fifth International Day of Yoga (June 21) will be held on June 22, said Rajesh Uike, Deputy Chief of Mission of the Indian Embassy in Vietnam, during a press conference in Hanoi.

The beauty of the lotus is vividly depicted through more than 50 contemporary paintings which are on display at P.I Gallery in Hanoi from June 15 to 23.

The ‘Da Nang – Summer Destination’ programme 2019 kicked off in Da Nang city on June 14 with a bikini flashmob, which featured lively and exciting dances by hundreds of models and artists.

A fashion show about ao dai and brocade has been held at the State Museum of Oriental Art, in Moscow, Russia on June 10 on the occasion of the Vietnam Year in Russia.

A photo collection in which a Ukrainian model has posed with lotus flowers in Hanoi has attracted public interest.

Since its sale for a record $450 million, the whereabouts of the "Salvator Mundi," said to be painted by Leonardo da Vinci, has become one of the art world's greatest mysteries.

Well-known rock bands and singers will perform at a charity concert in HCM City to raise funds for poor children living in remote areas.

The 2019 Hue Kite Festival kicked off in Hue ancient city of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on June 8 to honour the traditional craft of kite making, which has existed in the locality for centuries.

Vietnam finished second at the King’s Cup 2019 in Thailand after losing 4-5 to Curacao in penalty shootouts on June 8.

A TV series about the Nguyễn Dynasty in the 19th century will be filmed next month by a private film company in HCM City.