Nguyễn Thị Thu Trang has won first prize in the 2016 International Letter Writing Competition for Young People held by the Universal Postal Union (UPU).

The Science Film Festival 2016 with film screenings, experiments and educational games for children about nature, environmental protection and technology will take place in Việt Nam from October 2 to December 18.

The central city of Đà Nẵng plans to decorate a 1.5km concrete sea dyke wall with paintings and ceramic mosaics from 2016-17, creating an art space and tourist attraction.

People’s Artist Thanh Tòng, a cải lương (reformed theatre) star, died yesterday in HCM City after an undisclosed illness. He was 68.

Tourists and locals will today once again be able to saunter up and down the Spanish Steps, after a year-long renovation to the Rome tourist landmark.

On approaching Thi Nai Port, I was stunned by the grand beauty of the huge statue of Vietnamese hero Trần Hưng Đạo (1228-1300) and the Phước Mai Lighthouse. Built by French colonists over 100 years ago, the 52-metre lighthouse is like a welcoming or farewell signal to ships travelling back and forth to the city.

The British Business Group Việt Nam will host its 16th Annual Fun Run for Charity in District 7’s Phú Mỹ Hưng Urban Area on September 25.

Phú Quốc Island is likely to host Southeast Asia’s largest sea festival next year, according to the Epizode sea festival co-operation project being arranged by Russian entertainment company Epizode, Vietnamese event organiser Đông Đô Show Co., and 99 Mountains Company, developer of Sunset Sanato Resort on Phú Quốc.

The central province of Ninh Thuận will host the 2016 Grapes and Wine Festival from September 29 to October 1, aiming to promote the province’s people, landscapes and images and introduce local specialties to Vietnamese and foreign tourists.