Entertainment

Xoan and Bai Choi singing lead the top 10 outstanding events of 2017 announced by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Vietnamese transsexual singer Huong Giang Idol has been selected to attend the Miss International Queen. She, however, is still waiting for the official permission from Vietnamese authorities.

Miss Universe Vietnam 2017, H'Hen Nie, has just visited orphaned children and elderly people at a pagoda on her first charity trip with Miss World Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza.

H’Hen Nie, a 25-year-old model from the Ede ethnic minority group in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, was crowned Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 in the grand finale on January 6.

The Sa Huynh Culture Museum in Hoi An displays artifacts of ancient Sa Huynh civilization which flourished 2,000 years ago and founded the Hoi An trading port to trade with merchants from Southeast Asia, South India, and China.

Lucia and the Ice Mountain, a fairy tale musical co-produced by young musicians and producers from ASEAN countries, will premiere in HCM City today.

Excellent cuisines of Vietnam and foreign countries will be introduced at 100 booths at the 12th Taste of the World festival scheduled for January 11-14 in Ho Chi Minh City.

India is to restrict the number of daily visitors to the Taj Mahal in an attempt to preserve the iconic 17th-century monument to love, its biggest tourist attraction.

The Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2018 will be held in the central coastal city of Da Nang from April 29 to June 30 to celebrate the country’s Reunification Day (April 30).

Do Trinh Hoai Nam has become the first Vietnamese designer to be invited to the prestigious Paris Fashion Week - Haute Couture 2018 which is due to be held on January 23.

World renowned DJ Ummet Ozcan is set to enliven Hanoi with a concert at the Hanoi Opera House taking place on December 31.

Overseas Vietnamese have been encouraged to register for joining the annual “Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring) programme scheduled to take place at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi on February 7, 2018.

Local and international artists will gather for a world-class lights show featuring traditional and contemporary music scheduled for New Year’s Eve 2018 on Nguyễn Huệ Pedestrian Street in downtown HCM City.

Hundreds of visitors have come to the colourfully-decorated house of Vietnamese pop star Dam Vinh Hung as he opened it for fans during Christmas.

The HCM City Magic Club’s 44 magicians, most of whom work for traditional art theatres and circus troupes, will begin performing this week in the city.