The culture week, which will go on till August 7, will feature a wide range of events such as a folk and music festival, traditional costume show, modern dance and sports dance performances as well as traditional folk sports competitions.

A series of drama plays by artists from five leading theatre in Hà Nội will be performed at the Hà Nội Opera House throughout August, following the culture ministry’s guideline to bring high quality art performances back to the noble House since last year.

Two albums by Linkin Park re-entered the top 10 on the US sales chart on Tuesday as fans mourned the suicide of frontman Chester Bennington.

Dance troupes from the Cơ Tu ethnic group living in mountainous districts of Nam Giang, Tây Giang and Đông Giang will stage the Night Arts Performance of Cơ Tu People in the ancient city on Sunday night (August 6).

Future Shorts, an international short film programme, will present summer a screening at Indika Saigon on August 6.

South VN Rock Club will host a night of rock music at Yoko Café on August 3.

Vietnamese- American musician Vũ Thành An, 74, begins a five-city tourin Viet Nam this week. 

One of the highest mountain peaks in the South Vietnam, Mt. Bà Đen, also known as Mt. Black Virgin, has long become the favourite place among the adventurous travellers and veteran mountain trekkers.