Hanoi's "Truc Bach Night" program aims to boost tourism in the capital.

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.

HCM City launched the second Vietnam International Exhibition on Film and Television Technology (Telefilm) on June 5, to help local and international television companies seek cooperative opportunities, market their products and services, and access new trends.

The national pageant, Miss Vietnam 2014, officially kicked off on June 4 with preliminary round to be staged in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Bac Lieu from November 1-15.

The 6th European – Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival is expected to present 22 recent films to create a vibrant dialogue, featuring a variety of filmmaking styles and topics relevant to each society.

The Vietnam Musicians Association will organise a large-scale music festival focusing on seas and islands next Sunday.

Korean actress Park Bo Young will arrive in Vietnam on June 11 to review works made by students of “Toto’s Film Making Class 2014”.

Publishers and book companies around the country are offering discounts of up to 50 per cent to hundreds of book titles to attract students and young readers during the summer vacation.

Eight European and nine Vietnamese documentaries will be screened in Hanoi from June 4-12 and HCM City from June 21-29 during a documentary film festival.

Many photographers have turned their lenses towards Vietnam and its unique landscapes for the 26th National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest.

As many as 74 paintings of Buddha by Indian artists are being showcased at a week-long exhibition which opened in Hanoi on June 2.

Journalist Gian Thanh Son will release a photo book featuring the beauty of Vietnamese sea and islands that he has photographed during the last 20 years.

A group exhibition, Out of Nowhere, which marks the grand opening of Sao La, a Galerie Quynh initiative, will feature works in a range of media from painting and photography to installation and video by 10 young artists based in HCM City.

Russian conductor Alexander Polyanichko will be the highlight of a concert with the Vietnam National Symphony and Orchestra on June 6 and 7.

Pi Nang Thi Hau glows as she tells people about a photo she took of her friends making banh tet (glutinous rice cakes) during the school`s year-end celebration.

More than 100 photos featuring the daily life of locals and soldiers based at sea and on the country`s islands are on display in downtown Hanoi.

About 112 photographs featuring Vietnamese sea and islands are on display at an exhibition, which opened in Hanoi on May 28.

Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh will take on Indonesian opponent, Sony Dwi Kuncoro in his first match of the Japan Open on June 10, and a victory is likely to earn him a berth to the quarter finals.

Vietnamese singer My Tam was awarded “The best-selling artist from all major territories” at the World Music Awards 2014 (WMA) held in Monte-Carlo, Monaco, on May 27.

A childhood world fair for children will kick start in Hanoi on May 29 in anticipation of International Children’s Day (June 1).

More than 1,300 people, including hundreds of artists, performed the national anthem “Marching Song” by late musician Van Cao on a video shot in the first two weeks of May.

World renowned Japanese violin soloist Ryu Goto will perform Concert Vol.42 “Paganini” at the Hanoi Opera House on May 28-29.