The Tam Thanh art community village in Tam Kỳ City of Quảng Nam Province has been awarded the 2017 Asian Townscape Award for its colorful murals.

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The culture week, which will go on till August 7, will feature a wide range of events such as a folk and music festival, traditional costume show, modern dance and sports dance performances as well as traditional folk sports competitions.

A series of drama plays by artists from five leading theatre in Hà Nội will be performed at the Hà Nội Opera House throughout August, following the culture ministry’s guideline to bring high quality art performances back to the noble House since last year.

Two albums by Linkin Park re-entered the top 10 on the US sales chart on Tuesday as fans mourned the suicide of frontman Chester Bennington.

Dance troupes from the Cơ Tu ethnic group living in mountainous districts of Nam Giang, Tây Giang and Đông Giang will stage the Night Arts Performance of Cơ Tu People in the ancient city on Sunday night (August 6).

Future Shorts, an international short film programme, will present summer a screening at Indika Saigon on August 6.

They come from different backgrounds but have joined together for a community project in Việt Nam’s northernmost province of Hà Giang.

Microwave, one of Việt Nam’s biggest rock bands, will perform live at Polygon Musik tomorrow night.

South VN Rock Club will host a night of rock music at Yoko Café on August 3.

Vietnamese- American musician Vũ Thành An, 74, begins a five-city tourin Viet Nam this week. 

One of the highest mountain peaks in the South Vietnam, Mt. Bà Đen, also known as Mt. Black Virgin, has long become the favourite place among the adventurous travellers and veteran mountain trekkers. 

Manzi will host a Garage Sale event for charity on Saturday.

Two solo exhibitions by young artists Lý Hoàng Ly and Đạt Vũ of HCM City will open at the Factory Contemporary Art Centre from August 10 to September 17.

All are invited to a tribute to The Phantom of the Opera at Vui Studio tomorrow night.

An interactive exhibition called "Games and Realities" will open at the Hanoi Goethe Institute on August 3. 

Quan họ (love duet) singing on boat will be held every Saturday evening in northern Bắc Ninh Province, Nguyễn Tử Quỳnh, chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, said.