Entertainment

Beer lovers in Hanoi will have the chance to enjoy the festive atmosphere of Oktoberfest – the largest beer festival in the world, when its replica will be held here in October.

The first-ever Italian Film Week is set to get underway in Hanoi from September 20-23, as part of activities to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Italy-Vietnam diplomatic relations.

The debut feature by Nguyen Phuong Anh (a.k.a. Ash Mayfair) – a writer-director based in New York and Vietnam – The Third Wife, won the NETPAC award at the Toronto International Film Festival 2018.

A range of activities will be held at Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi from September 19 to 23, providing students with an opportunity to enjoy the traditional Mid-autumn festival to the fullest.

A series of special cultural and art events will take place in France this month to mark the 45th anniversary of Vietnam - France diplomatic ties.

Hanoi police have launched an investigation into a case in which seven people died and five others have lost consciousness while attending a music show in Hanoi on Sunday night.

Trần Tiểu Vy of Quảng Nam overcame 42 other finalists to take the crown of Miss Việt Nam 2018 in the grand finale of the pageant in HCM City.

The Vietnam Fine Arts Association held a ceremony in Hanoi on September 14 to present Vietnam Fine Arts Association Awards and the 2016 “For the Cause of the Fine Arts in Vietnam” medals to the recipients.

Many families in Hanoi were honoured for donating many valuable objects to Hanoi Museum at a reception held on September 12.

Vietnam Fashion Week Spring-Summer 2019 will be held from September 11 to 13, at Nung Mountain at Hanoi Botanical Garden for the first time, aiming to bring fashion closer to nature.

The festival introducing national intangible heritage will be held in Tuyen Quang Province from September 20 to 23 for the first time.

Thirty-three teams will compete at the first International Lion, Dragon and Unicorn Dance Competition which will take place at the Helio Night Market in the central city of Da Nang from September 14-16.

The central province of Quang Tri is planning to organise various activities to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Cuban leader Fidel Castro’s historical visit to the province in September 1973.

More than 80 items featuring the dragons and phoenixes from the Nguyen Dynasty are being displayed at an exhibition in Hue City.

Miss Eco International orgnisers have announced they will strip Vietnamese representative Thu Dung of her 3rd runner-up title following her being investigated as part of a prostitution ring.

The British Council has launched the FAMLAB (Film, Archive and Music Lab) fund to support projects that engage with the music or film heritage of Vietnam through contemporary mediums.