Pop music composer Trần Quang Lộc is known around the country for having written one of the most heart-wrenching songs about Hà Nội—without ever having set foot in the city.

A music contest, Tiếng Hát Công Nhân (Voice of Workers), for young labourers working in southern provinces will open this week.

Dubai’s international film festival opened on Wednesday night, bringing together Britain’s Patrick Stewart, India’s Irrfan Khan and Egypt’s Wahid Hamed — cinema stars from different corners of the globe.

The most complete skeleton ever found of an australopithecus, a forerunner to modern man, went on display for the first time in Johannesburg on Wednesday following a 20-year process to excavate and assemble the 3.67 million-year-old remains.

A concert featuring ethnic minority music will be held to introduce Seaphony Orchestra - the first Vietnamese ethnic minority orchestra at Hà Nội Opera House on December 12.

Finland yesterday commemorated 100 years as an independent nation. Finnish Ambassador Kari Kahiluoto reviews the diplomatic relationship with Việt Nam and eyes future co-operation.

Rocker and drummer Trần Nhã of the band Da Vàng (Yellow Skin), one of the region’s most popular rock bands, died on December 1 in HCM City at the age of 46. The cause was an unspecified illness.

Food Fest 2017 will be held in HCM City this weekend following its great success in Hà Nội in April.

A Christmas fair will open at The Oxygen in District 2 on December 16.