Tel Aviv will host the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time next year, beating out bids by Jerusalem and Eilat, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) said Thursday.

The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will stage the classical ballet Giselle at the Opera House on September 21 and 22.

Taking on a tour of the northernmost parts of the country can be both tricky and rewarding.

Việt Nam’s world-renowned concert pianist Đặng Thái Sơn has been awarded the highest level of distinction – the Golden Medal for Merit to Culture “Gloria Artis”.

The Vietnamese tuồng (classical opera) performance Ông Già Cõng Vợ Đi Xem Hội (Old Man Carries His Wife on His Back to A Festival) will open a night of traditional art at Hồng Hà Theatre on September 18.

The stylish and sassy Social Club Saigon of the Hôtel des Arts Saigon has introduced its new cocktails list crafted with a blend of vintage and Frenchchic modernity, inspired by the perfume notes of YSL Beauty fragrance.

The People’s Committee of the central province of Ninh Thuận on Tuesday plans to cancel its Grape and Wine Festival 2018, which was planned to take place from October 5-10 in Phan Rang–Tháp Chàm City.

Hà Nội administrators are working on a project to build a cultural space on Đinh Lễ Street within the pedestrian area around the city’s Hoàn Kiếm (Sword) Lake.

Saigon, a theatrical drama written and directed by Caroline Guiela Nguyen of France, will be staged in HCM City next week.

Part of its ‘Cruel and Beautiful World’ Movie Month, the Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents (TPD) will present the Danish movie Dancer in the Dark tomorrow night, September 14.

An exhibition on the theme of drag culture will open at Heritage Space from September 17.

The HCM City Disability Research and Capacity Development (DRD) Centre will organise a music show on September 21 at District 1’s VOH Music One to raise funds for the Người Bạn Dồng Hành Scholarship for people with disabilities who have financial difficulties.

An exhibition entitled Infinity of Mirror by Christian Hadengue, Lê Thừa Tiến and Mark Lockett – an encounter between poetic and visual expressions, inspired by Western and Asian imaginations, will open at L’Espace tomorrow from 6pm.

The exhibition features a collection of documents, photos, maps and drawings depicting the daily, cultural and religious life of Hanoians; the Old Quarter, the ancient citadel of Hà Nội, Quốc Tử Giám - the first university in Việt Nam, the Sword Lake and beautiful European and Asian-style buildings.

Japanese culture will be in the spotlight at the Japan Day - Fullmoon Festival, which will take place on September 23 in Hà Nội.

A music video entitled Rise for Climate was recently launched in HCM City with the participation of artists Thanh Bùi, Hoàng Bách and many others.

Dozens of cải lương (reformed opera) and artists from traditional troupes in HCM City will stage performances next week to commemorate the anniversary of the founding of cải lương.