The historical narrative of the Temple of Literature will be imaginatively and emotionally recreated in the performing arts venue, allowing the audience to appreciate the splendor of the country's cultural heritage in a new way.

Locals look forward to the holiday season, and Hanoi's Old Quarter is a hive of activity as Christmas preparations get underway.

The "Bach Hoa Bo Hanh" or "Parade of Flowers" is a celebration of the Vietnamese national attire, showing young people's love and pride for the nation's cultural heritage.

A wide range of short documentaries by young domestic and foreign filmmakers are set to screen at the Mini DocFest 2014 at the Goethe Institute in Hanoi from October 29-November 4.

The American tradition of Saturday Morning Cartoons may be over, but in Ha Noi TVs are keeping pace with kids` appetite for American cartoon classics for better or for worse. Lucy Sexton reports.

Hard Rock Cafe HCM City will host two "Excitingly Scary" Halloween events on October 31 and November 1.

Hundreds of films from 32 countries and territories will vie for the Best Work award at a large-scale fete next month.

A bamboo house designed by Vietnam`s H&P Architects was awarded a Highly Commended status in the House of the Year category at the World Architecture News (WAN) Awards 2014.

One Miss Vietnam contestant has been disqualified because of suspicions she has had plastic surgery.

The latest autumn-winter collection from leading designers and brands will be on show at the seasonal Ha Noi Fashion Week that opens this Friday.

Colourful art by children from the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang is on display at an exhibition in the capital.

A viscerally gripping photo exhibition entitled “The Vietnam War and Okinawa Bases” of Japanese war photographer Bunyo Ishikawa opens at the Japan Newspaper Museum in Tokyo on October 25.

Without Stars and There We Have Been, two dance productions which were inspired by Haruki Murakami’s novel Norwegian Wood, will be performed in Vietnam on 22, 25 and 26 October.

The largest ever Halloween festival in Ha Noi will bring scary, traffic safety-themed thrills on October 31 to West Lake Water Park.

More than 230 contestants have participated in the northern and southern primary rounds of Miss Vietnam Pageant 2014.

ACCAviet cordially presents a piece of solo exhibition of painter Pham Tuan Tu named “Ambiguity | Affitta”. This exhibition includes nearly 40 paintings through almost seven years of the artist’s creative activities since 2008 up to present.

Two Japanese calligraphers, along with a Vietnamese calligrapher who has been their tutor for nearly a year, are holding a joint exhibition titled Duyen (Predestined Affinity), displaying 60 of their works in HCM City.

Exhibitions of the undeniably beautiful and highly developed handicraft techniques of Tohoku craftsman are set to take place in Ho Chi Minh City from October 31 to November 10 and Hanoi from December 12-22.

This month, the Arabesque company - an independent dance company based in HCM City - will leave for the US to perform The Mist in its first-ever tour in the country.

Mono, one of Japan`s most prominent post-rock bands, will stage their debut performance in Viet Nam on October 29. The event is part of their Asian tour supporting the release of their Rays of Darkness and The Last Dawn albums.

The Indian embassy and Indian Business Chamber in Vietnam co-organised the Diwali festival in Hanoi on October 18.

Vietnamese-American designer Tran Phuong My is among 28 designers to be nominated for the titles of Asia favorite designers at the 2nd Mercedes Benz Stylo Asia Fashion Week, which is slated for October 20-22 at Matrade Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in conjunction with Panasonic Vietnam Co, Ltd kicked off a photo exhibition featuring world heritage sites in Hanoi on October 18.