The first Balade en France in Hanoi is set to take place at the city’s Ly Thai To Statue Square from December 14-16, said French Ambassador to Vietnam Bertrand Lortholary in a media briefing on December 11 in Hanoi.

 Hue-based artist Truong The Linh will open his first solo gallery exhibition titled “Instability” at Craig Thomas Gallery in District 1 of HCMC on December 14.

 French dancing artist Alexis Jestin will host a two-session contemporary dance workshop at Kinergie Studio in Hanoi on December 16.

Vietnamese representative H'Hen Nie has released her stunning bikini photo collection as she is set to compete in the Miss Universe 2018 beauty pageant in Thailand.

 The coastal area of Son Tra Peninsular in the central city of Danang’s ecosystem has faced a serious degradation over the past decade due to human activity.

Many cases of fraudulent transfer of land use rights certificates, bribery and property misappropriation, in which the victims are mainly ethnic minorities, have occurred in the Tay Nguyen province of Gia Lai 

 A photo exhibition has been opened at Hanoi’s Temple of Literature to introduce 200 photos from a contest on the theme of the homeland’s seas and islands.

 Ten Asian small-clawed otters (Aonex cinerea) have been rescued from illegal traders by the Save Vietnam’s Wildlife (SVW) in the northern province of Nam Dinh.

 The just-concluded week of Van Phuc Culture, Tourism, and Trading Handicraft Village featured the best of the 1,000 year-old silk weaving village. This was the largest ever event of the three times the festival has been held.

 A Malayan bear which had been kept in a tourism site in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong was handed over to FOUR PAWS Viet on November 16. 

 More universities in Vietnam are taking advantage of IT to improve access to higher education and the quality of training.

 Vietnamese representative Tieu Vy has taken part in a group draw at the Head to Head challenge for Miss World 2018 in China.

 NBCUniversal Media, a New York-based multinational media group, and its Vietnamese partner, POPS Worldwide, are working together to produce and distribute entertainment videos on YouTube. 

 After three years of implementing autonomous management, the higher education sector has witnessed several positive changes. However, obstacles remain which need to be addressed before the mechanism can be applied more widely.

 The best 107 entries in the Vietnam Heritage Photo Awards competition are on display in Hanoi from November 2-11, as part of celebrations of Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day (November 23), the seventh of its kind. 

 The annual Japanese Film Festival kicked off at Cinestars Hai Ba Trung, downtown Ho Chi Minh City on November 2, with 11 Japanese films released over the last three years to be screened to November 17.

The website of the Miss Universe 2018 pageant has been updated with the latest information of the 82 out of total 95 contestants, including Vietnamese representative H’Hen Nie.

 The writer said that the number one highlight for her when visited to Vietnam is not even seeing family, it’s being able to sample dished and food that she cannot get in Seattle.

 Vietnamese representative Yen Nhi has finished in the top 15 of Miss Globe 2018 and has been named in the list of best national costumes.

 Designers from lesser-known fashion industries such as Haiti, Turkey and Colombia will participate in the Vietnam International Fashion Week (VIFW) – Fall/Winter 2018, which is schedule to take place in Hanoi from October 25 to 27.