A major driver of the illegal wildlife trade in the Golden Triangle – the border area where Thailand, Laos and Myanmar – is tourists from Vietnam and China.

Taking inspiration from oceanic themes, designers Cory Tran and Valentines Van Nguyen’s latest collection has been impressing everyone on the first day of Vietnam International Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2017 on October 31.

 The Vietnamese representative Ha Thu on October 30 won two more gold medals at Miss Earth 2017, in the Philippines.

 A festival featuring the worship of Mother Goddesses will bring many folk artists from across the nation to Hanoi on November 9-13.

Vietnamese representative Huyen My was named in the Top 10 at Miss Grand International 2017’s grand finale on Phu Quoc Island, Kien Giang Province on October 25, she put in a performance to be proud of.

 The “Un Mois En France” (One Month in France) programme will take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from November 1 to December 12.

This year's performance to take place at the Hanoi Opera House on November 4.

 The Vietnam-US music night will take place in Ho Chi Minh City on October 29 with the return of acclaimed violinist Vu Viet Chuong, introducing well-known opera songs to the public. 

Italian designer Tea Gelashvili recently brought her latest collection to Vietnam for Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2018 in Hanoi.

 There are nearly 700 purebred white horses in the northern mountainous province of Lang Son’s Khau Sao grassland, Vietnam.

JAL CAN “EYE”: JAL Contemporary Artist Network “Expose Your Emotion”, an international artists’ meet up and exhibition, will take place from October 7-9 at LOTTE Observation Deck 65th floor, LOTTE Center, 54 Lieu Giai, Hanoi.

 An art exhibition of trúc chỉ (bamboo paper), titled Listen To The River, was displayed for the first time at the central city’s Art Museum on Saturday.

 The Korean band T-Ara has unveiled that they will perform on November 4 at Phu Tho Indoor Sport Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City.

 The HCMC Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has suggested raising museum admission fees for locals and removing the fee discrimination against foreign visitors. 

 The seventh Khmer Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival will be held in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu from November 11-19, according to the organising board.

 Vietnamese silk paintings and products are being displayed at an exhibition that opened at the Oakland Asian Cultural Centre in San Francisco, the US, on September 20.

The Indian Navy Brass Band will perform in Vietnam for the first time to enhance the cultural exchange and mutual understanding between the two countries. 

 The Phu Binh Lantern Village in HCM City's District 11 have been busy again as the Mid-Autumn Festival nears.

 Nguyen Quoc Dung photos of women in ao dai

 VietNamNet Bridge - English singer-songwriter Lucy Rose and her accompanying band will perform at Hanoi Rock City, 27/52 To Ngoc Van, Hanoi from 7-10pm on September 21.