Entertainment

The 5th International Puppetry Festival will be held from October 8 to 15 with the opening and closing ceremonies at the Au Co Art Centre in Hanoi.

The Đồng Tháp Traditional Art Troupe is offering performances of new, quality shows for people living in remote or rural areas who have limited entertainment choices.

The world-famous London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) will perform a music show on Hanoi pedestrian street area tonight, October 5.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism suspended entertainment activities during the two-day national mourning for Do Muoi, former general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee on October 6-7.

The second runner-up of Miss Sea Vietnam Global Nguyen Phuong Khanh has been selected as the representative for Vietnam at Miss Earth 2018.

The Ministry of Information and Communication has opened the 5th Hanoi Book Fair at Thang Long Imperial Citadel on October 3.

Pop star Đông Nhi will give two performances at the second Japan – ASEAN Music Festival 2018 in Tokyo tomorrow.

The Inspire Me Festival 2018 will be held for the first time in the Hoan Kiem Lake area, Hanoi, to celebrate 45 years of diplomatic relations between the UK and Vietnam.

13 internationally renowned chefs with a combined eight Michelin stars are joining in the Culinary Stars 2018 held at the Sofitel Metropole Hotel in Hanoi.

HCM City People's Committee has proposed to build an international standard VND1.5trn (USD64m) theatre in District 2.

Miss Vietnam 2018 Tran Tieu Vy has been invited to participate in the Paris Motor Show 2018 scheduled to be held in France early next month.

A documentary featuring the tough journey of a transgender person trying to find an identity by two independent film makers is set to be screened in Vietnam.

Hanoi authorities have started to hold cultural activities at the Van Lake in the Temple of Literature which was closed off for years.

Vietnamese movie Cô Ba Sài Gòn (The Tailor) will represent Vietnam to compete at the 2019 Oscars in the Best Foreign Language Film award category.

The life of Vietnamese people is reflected through contemporary artworks on display at the exhibition held in the US.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism has sent a notice to ministries, people’s committees of cities and provinces, and other state bodies nationwide requesting the cancellation of entertainment activities in memory of late President Tran Dai Quang.