German singer-composer-producer Thomas Anders, part of the duo Modern Talking, a famous European pop band from the 80s, will perform in Hà Nội on November 26. The one-night concert, which will give fans the chance to enjoy all the band’s hits, will be held at Mỹ Đình National Convention Hall.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta city of Cần Thơ has won the 2016 Asian Townscape Award from the Asia-Pacific regional office of the UN Human Settlements (UN-HABITAT) programme.

The three-day Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival of the ethnic minorities of northwestern Việt Nam ended yesterday in Lào Cai Province.

Indian author Arundhati Roy announced on Monday that her second novel will be published in 2017 — 20 years after she won the Booker Prize for her debut one.

The Vietnamese revere lotus for its natural beauty, as well as for its nutritious and medicinal properties. Every part of the lotus can be used to cook nourishing dishes and to make herbal medicines to treat many ailments.

People’s Teacher, art critic and painter Uyên Huy has published  a book that documents trends in 20th century fine arts in the southern region with more than 200 black-and-white and colour images.

A 19-century Buddhist statue of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva with a thousand hands and a thousand eyes — a treasure of the Mễ Sở Pagoda in the northern province of Hưng Yên’s Mễ Sở Commune, Văn Giang District, was stolen on Saturday.

Fillipino-born vocalist Janice Phương has become the first foreigner to win Việt Nam Idol Singing Contest 2016 at the show’s finale, held at BHD Studio in District 9, HCM City on September 30.

Movie buffs will get the chance to watch the 1968 version of Romeo & Juliet at an event in Hà Nội and HCM City on October 8-29.