HCM City plans to work with the Alliance of Arts and Literature Associations to develop cultural activities, the secretary of HCM City's Party Committee, Đinh La Thăng, said at a meeting held Tuesday (June 14) in the city.

An essay entitled Denmark-Where Happiness Rests, written by 9th grade student Phạm Tâm Đan from Nguyễn Siêu High School, has won the grand prize in the Denmark in Your Eyes creative writing contest.

Lê Thư Hương is the first Vietnamese flautist to participate in a doctorate programme for flute performance at the University of North Texas' (UNT's) College of Music.

Two boys play on a wooden bridge before swimming in a local river of the Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk’s Krông Bông District. — VNA/VNS Photo Dương Giang

The International Tattoo Convention, where tattoo techniques and culture are discussed, will be held in Hà Nội for the first time.

Eighteen women from southern and central provinces have been chosen to compete in the final round of the Miss Việt Nam 2016 pageant in HCM City in August.

Private film companies are releasing dramas, fantasies and comedies this summer as cinemas in HCM City continue to screen more locally made movies.

Up to 10,000 people will join International Yoga Day festivities in big cities in Việt Nam this June 18 to July 2.

Tourists travel by ox carts in Hoa Lư District in the northern province of Ninh Bình. – VNS Photo Trương Vị