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From grumbling neighbours to witty memes of the Buddha imploring a man with speakers to "stop your noise", the cacophony around Myanmar's annual Tazaungdaing festival is revving up debate over the modern racket accompanying religious customs.

50 child models will walk at the Gala Fashion Show on December 1 in Hanoi to raise fund for autistic children.

Designer Minh Hanh gave a talk about Ao dai (traditional long dress) named "Vietnamese culture - traditional values of Ao dai and influences on modern life" at the Moscow State Linguistic University (MGLU).

Italy is to introduce an obligatory delay between Italian films screening in cinemas and being shown on streaming services like Netflix, in a bid to protect its domestic film industry.

The Ha Giang Buckwheat Flower Festival this year will open on November 23.

The European Film Festival 2018 will be organised in Hanoi, HCM City, Hue and Dalat from November 16-29.

A documentary film produced by Vietnam Television has won United Nations Children's Fund prize at a contest in Japan.

The "Vietnamese Cultural Heritage 2018" exhibition will take place in Hanoi from November 23 to 25, as one of the cultural events to honour and promote the values of national cultural heritages of various regions, especially the Vietnamese heritages

Miss Earth 2018 Nguyen Phuong Khanh was warmly welcomed back home when she landed at the Tan Son Nhat Airport on Sunday.

The Dutch Days event with a vast array of cultural activities from the Netherlands, opened in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on November 10 to mark 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and the Netherlands.

The first-ever United Kingdom (UK) Inspire Me Festival opened in Hanoi on November 9 to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Vietnam-UK diplomatic ties (1993-2018).

The winner of Miss Earth 2018, Vietnamese representative Nguyen Phuong Khanh, confirmed that she had never heard about sexual harassment during the time she participated in the event.

An exhibition featuring over 200 objects and photos related to the past war in Vietnam and the country’s efforts towards overcoming the consequences of bombs and mines and residues of toxic chemicals leftover from the wartime kicked off in

Some 300 photos and documents on the construction and design of French-style buildings in Ho Chi Minh City are being exhibited in the city until November 24.

YouTube last week announced the launch of YouTube Kids in Vietnam, an application built from the ground up that brings an unparalleled library of content from all over the world to families.

Miss World Vietnam will be held for the first time in 2019, aiming to select the country’s representative to attend the Miss World beauty contest.

The Asia-Europe New Music Festival will take place from November 24-27 in Hanoi and the northern province of Ninh Binh.