Japanese-American violinist Tamaki Kawakubo gives a performance themed “Melodies of happiness” at Hanoi Opera House on January 17.

 A new serial on family relations, Ca Mot Doi An Oan (Life of Love and Feud), will go to air on Viet Nam Television — and overseas.

 Students of English at the HCMC Open University will perform dramas in English adapted from American literary works at the HCMC Drama Theater in downtown HCMC on December 9, 15, 16 and 23.

 Actors and actresses from the Vietnamese version of the American TV comedy-drama Glee (Glee Vietnam) will attend the 22nd Asian Television Awards 2017 (ATA) in Singapore on December 1.

 Miss Globe 2017 Khanh Ngan has been appointed Ambassador of the Mrs World Peace beauty pageant.

 The railway viaduct spans on Phung Hung Street have been left in a mess after an art project to turn it into a canvas was temporarily halted.

 Da Lat University in Da Lat city, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, has presented the honorary doctoral degree to Hwang Kyo Ahn, the Governor of Seoul, the capital city of the Republic of Korea. 

 The Vietnam – Republic of Korea (RoK) Film Festival officially opened in Ho Chi Minh City on November 17, as part of the activities under the 2017 Ho Chi Minh City – Gyeongju World Cultural Festival.

 The first runner-up of Miss Central Region To Mai Thuy Duong will represent Vietnam to compete at Miss World University 2017.

 Animals Asia Animal Welfare Director David Neale has called on Hai Phong City authorities to put an end to the buffalo fighting festival.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The exhibition “Flower Your Culture Art” and Breakdance Jam featuring Bboy Aleandro Paolillo will open at 5.30pm on November 1, Hang Da Market, Hanoi.

 A festival, themed national solidarity and ethnic cultural essence, will take place at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism throughout November.

 Le Au Ngan Anh, a 22-year-old beauty from the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang, was crowned Miss Ocean Vietnam 2017 in a finale at Hoa Binh Theatre, HCM City on October 28.

 The Breast Cancer Network Vietnam (BCNV) is calling for hair donations as part of the Pink Hat Festival, which will be held on Sunday to raise awareness, especially among women, about the threat of breast cancer.

 The 7th Da Lat Flower Festival, themed “Flowers of Da Lat – Miracle from the good earth”, will return to Da Lat city, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong from December 23-27.

Vietnamese celebrities Hoang Ku, Phi Phuong Anh, Ninh Duong Lan Ngoc, Chau Bui and Mach Huy have flown to the Republic of Korea to partake in Seoul Fashion Week.

 Korean stars Lee Kwang Soo and Haha will have exchanges with Vietnamese spectators as part of the Korea-Vietnam Food & Culture Festival 2017 at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi on October 27-29.

 Nearly 400 archaeological treasures from Vietnam are being displayed at the Reiss Engelhorn Museum in Mannheim city, southwest Germany.

 A photograph of Huyen My, the Vietnamese representative at Miss Grand International, has proven to be among the most popular at the competition. 

 Displaying more than 200 traditional musical instruments, a music hall of artist Vu Ba Pho has drawn attention since its debut in Phu Tho province.