A trio of Vietnamese sisters recently made headlines after taking the top three spots out of 148 students at their high school graduation in Northern Texas.

 Some schools in the central province of Quang Binh have set up the Vietnamese map model with the Paracel and Spratly islands in their campus, aiming to help their pupils’ awareness of the national sovereignty.

 The Hanoi audience will have the opportunity to enjoy an energetic atmosphere when Vietnamese and world-renowned DJs such as Hardwell play this Saturday.

 In recent years, a model of mini water puppet stages has become popular with domestic and foreign audiences.

 KillASon, a French rapper, and Vietnam’s emerging music band 95Generetion (95G) will produce a French-Vietnamese song from May 8-12 which will then be released in France and some other countries for commercialization.

 The 6th Quang Nam Heritage Festival which will be held from June 9 -14 will feature various cultural and entertainment activities.

 The book “The Quarantine” by former Italian Ambassador to Vietnam Lozenro Angeloni has been newly published by Thai Ha Books and Labour Publishing House.

 Four designs of local attire for APEC economic leaders to wear during their meeting in Vietnam later this year have been submitted to the APEC 2017 National Committee for selection.

 The Prime Minister has recently approved a plan on preserving and promoting the value of the Hung Kings temple relic site in the northern province of Phu Tho by 2025.

 Located in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, the book space in Nguyen Van Binh street is a favourite haunt of book lovers. This is the first of its kind in Vietnam with open spaces, making it easier for visitors to enjoy local reading culture.

 As many as 30 models from Europe strutted their stuff down the catwalk at the ‘One night in Paris’ fashion show hosted by designer Le Hoang Hai on April 15 in Hanoi.

Vo Hoang Yen, who crowned Miss Vietnam Supermodel 2008 and first runner-up at Miss Universe Vietnam 2008, has been chosen as Catwalk Director for Miss ASEAN Friendship 2017.

 The festival of culture, sports and tourism has returned to southern An Giang province, bringing together thousands of Khmer performers and athletes in celebration of Chol Chnam Thmay.

 Three foreign film projects in Vietnam have been approved by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism this year.

 A music festival, Vibe Nation Beach Fest, will be held at Coco Beach Camp at Mui Ne Beach in Binh Thuan Province on April 1-2.

 The Hanoi March Connecting, the second of its kind, is being organised by the Vietnam University of Fine Arts.

 The International Comedy Festival will be held in HCM City on March 20, 21 and 22 with three shows at different venues.

 The Gout de France/Good France 2017, a global event on the French gastronomy, in Vietnam will bring together chefs from 24 restaurants in Hanoi, Hoi An, Da Nang, Hue and Ho Chi Minh City on March 21.

 The first wax museum of Vietnam’s celebrities, which is located on level 1 of Hoa Binh Theater in HCMC’s District 10, will be open to the public on April 11.

 Low-cost carrier Vietjet Air has announced it will sell 22,388,06 shares, or 7.46 per cent, to the Huong Duong Sunny Investment Co. at a price of VND84,600 ($3.76) per share.