Nighttime motorbike tours and local cuisine are among the most memorable experiences for visitors to Hanoi.

Music tourism should be combined with cultural tourism or food tourism to enrich the travel experiences.

This year's event was the largest and most significant gathering of around 1200 Lego enthusiasts in Vietnam under the theme "Vietnam Reaching Out to the World."

Hue opens two exhibitions that offer free entrance to visitors, showing photos of a German artist and memorials from friends of a Vietnamese well-known late song composer Trinh Cong Son.

A new genre of Vietnamese films has appeared on local television channels with very romantic titles, hoping to attract audiences.

Business magazine Forbes named Madonna the highest-paid musician in the world on Tuesday, estimating her earnings at $125 million in the year to June.

Several domestic artists have voiced their doubts about the necessity and effectiveness of work permits for artists.

Leaders from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism emphasised that it is necessary to apply work permit rules to singers and models in the country.

Vietnamese representative Truong Thi May, the 2007 Miss Ethnic Vietnam runner-up, has presented traditional scarves to this year’s Miss Universe pageant contestants.

A feature film on the culture and lifestyle of the ethnic Mong people living in Vietnam`s northwest region will be screened next week.

Vietnamese singers may be paid half of revenues from digital music sales, according to their discussion with a host of a local online music site.

Model Lan Khue won first place among female models in the Vietnam Supermodel Contest, but there was no winner announced among the male models.

The Paris symphony orchestra will perform at Saigon Opera House on October 30 as part of its autumn tour around Asia.

Many cultural activities will be delayed as they were scheduled to take place during state funeral ceremonies for General Giap, planned for October 12-13.

Two major Asian adaptations of classic Westerns have hit screens at the Busan International Film Festival, in a revival of a genre that drew some of its early inspiration from the cinema of the East.

Vietnamese-American supermodel Bao Hoa starring in the trailer of the US animated movie “Elysium”, is scheduled to arrive in Vietnam o­n August 23.

Phan Thu Quyen, a 23-year-old girl from the southern province of Kien Giang, has defeated 29 contestants to win Miss Photo 2012.

Christmas carol lovers in the capital will be drawn to a concert at L'Espace, 24 Trang Tien Street.

More than 100 feature films and documentaries from 31 countries and territories in the Asia-Pacific region are being shown at the Hanoi International Film Festival which opened .

Vietnamese handicraft producers are showcasing their products at the Import Shop Berlin, o­ne of the biggest sale exhibitions in the Europe.

The Hanoitimes -  An exhibition featuring Vietnam ’s border, sea and island sovereignty is taking place in the northern mountainous province of Lang Son from July 30 – August 10.

Opportunities to study in France will be introduced at separate exhibitions in Hanoi, HCM City and Danang in August.Vietnamese students who are studying in France will exchange information with prospective candidates and those who are interested in studying in France.

Vietnamese cinema has taken a giant step forward over the past decade and local audiences are starting to return to the silver screen, according to participants at a workshop reviewing the advance of domestic film makers.