Spanish tenor Placido Domingo performed on Wednesday at the opening of Dubai Opera, a venue the emirate hopes will boost cultural life in the Gulf business hub, organisers said.

Photo of the day-Hope for brighter future

Heart Beat, a Sài Gòn-based underground music community, will hold an underground music and light show with London-based DJ Marco Shuttle at The Observatory on September 9.

German director Norbert Lechner will conduct a workshop for young filmmakers in HCM City on September 12 as part of the German Film Festival in Việt Nam.

Three feature films and an animation feature will be screened during September at the Institute of Cultural Exchange with France (IDECAF).

Parks, cinemas and theatres in HCM City will be alive with festivities in celebration of the 71st anniversary of National Day on September 2.

Việt Nam’s Book of Records, Vietkings, has recognised the Bunny-Enjoying-Moonlight lantern on the square of Vincom Mega Mall Times City as the biggest of its kind in Việt Nam.

The HCM City Department of Tourism has introduced a handbook to provide tourists information on accommodation, dining, shopping and other services.

Desriac Loic of Thai team SICT won the eighth stage of the VTV International Cycling Tournament for the Tôn Hoa Sen Cup on Wednesday.