A seminar to celebrate the 148^th birth anniversary of Indian leader Mahatma Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was held yesterday by the Embassy of India and the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences.

The highest level of Rome's ancient Colosseum will be opened to the public for the first time in 40 years on November 1, Italy's culture minister said Tuesday.

Karl Lagerfeld built a huge waterfall and flooded the vast Grand Palais for his spectacular Chanel show Tuesday on the final day of Paris Fashion Week.

Famed film director Đặng Nhật Minh spoke about film making in the state-subsidised economy.

A variety of activities have been celebrated throughout the Việt Nam in recent days to create a joyful Mid-Autumn Festival to all children, particular the disadvantaged ones and those in the remote mountainous areas.

Hà Nội with bustling streets, street vendors, colonial old buildings that reflect the French-architect influence, former Soviet-style communal residences, and undiscovered city’s corners – all have been presented vividly in a documentary of former French ambassador to Việt Nam Jean-Noel Poirier.

Hà Nội audiences will have a rare chance to enjoy what some would describe as the strange world of contemporary arts with a performance by painted artists performing in a pond full of water. The work is by artist Đào Anh Khánh.

Oktoberfest, the biggest annual German food and beer festival, will take place this evening (Oct 4) at the Windsor Plaza Hotel in HCM City.

An art exhibition of trúc chỉ (bamboo paper) – titled Listen To The River, was debuted for the first time at the central city’s Fine Arts Museum on Saturday, displaying a structure of a bamboo paper river.

The Việt Nam–Republic of Korea (RoK) Friendship Week was launched on Sunday in HCM City to celebrate the 25^th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries as well as the RoK’s National Foundation Day (October 3).

The northwestern region of Việt Nam is a magical combination of alpine landscapes, ethnic culture, and bracing mountain air.

Veteran theatre artists were honoured at a ceremony held at the Hà Nội Opera House on Sunday to mark the 60^th anniversary of the Việt Nam Theatre Artists’ Association.

A collection of seven books featuring the history, politics, economy and culture of Việt Nam in the second half of the 18th century by Vietnamese-American researcher Nguyễn Duy Chính has been awarded Best Book for 2017 by the nonprofit group IRED Institute of Education and the Phan Châu Trinh Foundation in Việt Nam.

A variety of art performances featuring Vietnamese culture will be presented at Việt Nam’s Cultural Week, which is being held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Acclaimed Russian artists—the world-renowned Beryozka Folk Dance Ensemble and two classical musicians—have upcoming performances in Hà Nội and HCM City.

With a new series of 3D colouring books, children can scan their pen-and-paper creations into an app that lets them digitally render their drawings in the real world.

A book on the country’s revolutionary fine arts in the 1950s was released last weekend in HCM City, after years of work by staff of prestigious museums and associations. 

Vietravel was recognized as ‘Việt Nam’s Best Travel Agency’ at the TTG Travel Awards Ceremony in Bangkok on Saturday. The award marks the fifth time the company has received the honour.