Author Anna Burns yesterday became the first Northern Irish writer, and the first woman since 2013, to win Britain’s renowned Man Booker Prize for her novel Milkman.

Lê Hương chats with Graeme Armour, a designer from the UK, who has recently teamed up with domestic fashion brand IVY moda at their Autumnl-Winter fashion show.

A night of dances will feature two pieces Bolero and Suite en Blanc by choreographer Lê Ngọc Văn at Hà Nội Opera House on October 17 & 18.

“Rencontre 2018” (Meet 2018), a joint exhibition featuring 14 Vietnamese and five French artists, has opened at the HCM City Fine Arts Association.

Việt Nam received 11.6 million of international tourists during the first nine months, increasing 22.9 per cent in comparison with the same period last year, according to Nguyễn Văn Tuấn, chairman of Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

 A concert will feature the Sức Sống Mới ensemble with bamboo-made instruments performing Vietnamese folklore music and the opera Carmen in Hà Nội on October 19 & 20.

A ceremony to grant Hoàng Hoa Sứ Trình Đồ – Việt Nam’s historical maps dating back to the 18th century – a certificate of documentary heritage as part of UNESCO’s memory of the World Programme was held on Tuesday at Can Lộc District’s Nghèn Town in the central province of Hà Tĩnh.

Việt Nam won 7 golden prizes for best puppet performance and puppeteers at the fifth International Puppet Festival which ended on Monday.

Bulgaria will not take part in the next edition of the Eurovision song contest to be held in Tel Aviv in May 2019, the public BNT broadcaster announced yesterday, citing financial constraints.