The young French Jade Owhadi first heard of Agent Orange from her French Vietnamese grandmother when she was at high school. This gave her new perspective on life and bolstered her passion for community work.

The HCM City-based Comedy Saigon will host a stand-up comedy show at Yoko Café on September 6.

Saigon Outcast will host a craft beer fest introducing more than 30 kinds of beer from 13 local breweries on August 19 and 20.

Jeremy Cheung of Hong Kong and Solange of Paris will perform with local DJ Hibiya Line at the Observatory on August 12.

The Indian Cultural Centre in Hà Nội will organise an Indian cookery show on Sunday.

A performance dedicated to traditional Korean art will be held at the Korean Cultural Centre on Saturday night.

They come from different backgrounds but have joined together for a community project in Việt Nam’s northernmost province of Hà Giang.

Microwave, one of Việt Nam’s biggest rock bands, will perform live at Polygon Musik tomorrow night.

Manzi will host a Garage Sale event for charity on Saturday.

All are invited to a tribute to The Phantom of the Opera at Vui Studio tomorrow night.

The FVH Film Night on July 20 will present one of the favourite films from the 1970s, Mối Tình Đầu (The First Love) by director Hải Ninh.

Vincom Centre for Contemporary Art (VCCA) will organise two events on Saturday.

An electronic dance music festival “Land of Dreams” on July 14 and 15 will feature DJs and music producers from the US, Europe and Asia.

The Jagabams will treat audiences to African rhythms and dancing at Hanoi Rock City on June 7 night.

This afternoon (July 6), from 5-7pm, the Vincom Center for Contemporary Art (VCCA) will host an artist talk about the historical and spiritual symbols in Hà Mạnh Thắng’s Circle of Time painting series.

The Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents (TPD) will present a screening of the classic rom-com Some Like It Hot.

Sài Gòn 3 mét vuông (Sài Gòn in Three Metre Square), a painting exhibition on old Sài Gòn, will be held at Blanc Artspace from July 7-9.