The Cannes Festival was due on Thursday to unveil which films have made the cut for its 70th birthday edition, where the silver screen’s finest will be vying for glory next month.

Beluxcham Vietnam will hold its fourth Belgian Beer Festival in HCM City on April 21 and 22.

The Saigon Players, an English-language theatre group, will stage the play Miss Julie by Swedish playwright August Strindberg on April 21-22.

The General Consulate of Italy in HCM City and Soul Live Project will present a performance of young Italian pianist and composer Alessandro Martire at Soul Convention Complex on April 20.

A wine party with the participation of Argentinean Ambassador to Việt Nam Juan Carlos Valle Raleigh and world leading sommelier Tô Việt will be held at the Hemispheres restaurant.

Việt Nam ranks 67th among 136 economies in the recently released Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) 2017, going up eight places compared to the same period in 2015.

A series of cultural activities to celebrate the traditional New Year festival of Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar were held at the HCM City Youth Cultural House yesterday.

The ancient city of Hội An started expansion its pedestrian area for tourists in streets of Trần Phú, Nguyễn Huệ (in front of Hội An market), Phan Châu Trinh, Công Nữ Ngọc Hoa and the Hoài River Square yesterday.

Members of blues-rock powerhouse Fleetwood Mac on Tuesday announced a new album that will bring together all of the band’s classic lineup -- except Stevie Nicks.