Just rehearsing could get them shot. But for the youth musicians of one of Rio de Janeiro’s most violent slums, their bravery will pay off on Saturday with a concert in front of the pope.

Children smiling in Smokey Mountain, a large landfill in the Philippines. — VNS Photo Việt Thanh 

Artist Nguyễn Thu Thủy and her partners from New Hanoi Arts Group won a bronze at the 10th International Design Awards (IDA) in Los Angeles for a mural of Vietnamese trees and flowers at Đà Nẵng International Airport. Culture Vulture interviews her about awards and her interest in public arts.

Japan’s Miura Fumiaki, one of the most talented violinists of his generation, will perform at the Hà Nội Opera House with renowned pianist Akira Eguchi on June 4.

Forty-eight stone tools and thousands of ceramic pieces dating back to the pre-Sa Huỳnh Culture (3,000-3,500 years-old) were found during a third excavation in the garden of the Khuê Bắc Communal House in Đà Nẵng City.

More than 20 children and teenagers will perform on the catwalk at a charity event tonight (May 31) in HCM City that will raise funds for children with disabilities living at Hướng Dương Shelter.

A free cooking school has opened at Artemis building, No 3 Lê Trọng Tấn Street, Thanh Xuân District in Hà Nội.

Vietnamese pianist Lưu Đức Anh, a student of Malmo Music Academy in Sweden, has won the first prize at the 6th International Music Competition 2017, in the 19-30 years category.

China is taking care of a pressing need: Authorities have installed or upgraded over 50,000 lavatories in a "national toilet revolution" designed to clean up filthy public restrooms.