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The Oktoberfest festival will be held in Hanoi, Danang and HCM City in September and October.

Pham Thi Anh Vuong from the southcentral province of Binh Thuan has been selected as the nation’s representative at the Miss Asia Pacific International 2024 beauty pageant, with the prestigious event set to take place in Manila in the

The capital city will hold a wide range of activities as part of efforts to mark the build up to 79th anniversary of the National Day of Vietnam (September 2, 1945-2024).

Hoa Sen Vang, an integrated communication company, on August 23 announced that Miss Grand Vietnam 2023 runner-up Bui Khanh Linh will represent Vietnam at the Miss Intercontinental 2024 contest in Egypt later this year.

Japan's Nintendo said Tuesday it will open its much-awaited first museum on October 2 featuring vintage video games and an interactive shoot-em-up with "Super Mario" characters.

Sixteen buffaloes have been chosen for the annual Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival set to be held on September 11 in the northern city of Haiphong's Do Son Ward.

The skies over Ha Long city in the northern province of Quang Ninh will be full of hot air balloons during its first-ever festival in early September.

Classical music lovers in Hanoi will be offered a treat as internationally renowned trumpet virtuoso Sergei Nakariakov and conductor Olivier Ochanine headline a special concert titled “Brilliance in Harmony: A Night of Musical Mastery”.

Vietnam has officially been confirmed as the host country of Mr World 2024, with the event rescheduled to take place in November instead of September as previously planned.

The new horror-comedy movie entitled Làm Giàu Với Ma (Betting with Ghost), will be launched in cinema theatres nationwide on August 30, before being screened in five Asian countries and territories.

Local fans of cosplay, anime and manga, throughout Vietnam can explore the ultimate cosplay competition in the biggest festival in central Vietnam at the Japanese Mikazuki Danang Resort & Spa on August 10-11.

Vietnamese horror-comedy “Don’t Cry Butterfly” will have its world premiere at the Venice Critics’ Week, the Venice Film Festival sidebar which is dedicated to first-time filmmakers taking place from August 28 to September 7.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO Ha Kim Ngoc is attending the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO in New Delhi from July 21 – 31.

Thousands flocked to a coastal town in western Indonesia Sunday to watch a clash between ornate mythical effigies before they are cast into the sea, in a centuries-old ritual born from a Shiite holy day of mourning.