Composer An Thuyen, who is well-known for his songs inspired by national folk music, died at 65 of a heart attack on July 3 in Hanoi.

(VOV) - The Raglai prefer to build their stilt houses on high land areas near a water resource. Each hamlet has several stilt houses and the villagers are of the same clan. 

Authorities in the ancient town of Hoi An have yet to find a solution for the preservation of an iconic 400-year-old bridge though its state of repair has been worsening for at least 16 years.

An award ceremony of a photo competition on the Vietnam-US relations and about the US took place in Hanoi on July 3.

(VOV) - Five images taken by Vietnamese photographers are among 111 shortlisted works for the prestigious title of Atkins CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year 2015 on show from June 22-July 10 inclusive, at the Royal Geographical Society in London.

VietJet Air will have the famous cartoon characters “minions” decorated on one of its planes, the Vietnamese private carrier said in a press release on July 1.

A group of folk musicians from Bahnar and Jrai ethnic groups from Gia Lai province in the Central Highlands will perform at festivals in Finland from now to July 9.

(VOV) - The MovieMov - Italian Film Festival will be held in the capital city from July 21-26.

The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) has launched the Biodiversity Photo Contest for all citizens of ASEAN Member States: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

(VOV) - A traditional long tunic (Ao Dai) fashion show designed by Lan Huong was held in Berlin, Germany on July 2nd as part of various events celebrating 40 years of relations between Vietnam and Germany.

(VOV) -The first Vietnam Belly Dance Festival Competition is to take place at the SC VivoCity Shopping Mall in Ho Chi Minh City on July 11-12.

(VOV) - Vietnamese-born Polish Nguyen Viet Trung is to perform Hoa Binh Concert on July 3-5 in Hanoi and HCM City along with three other Polish artists.

(VOV) - A Vietnamese Ao Dai (traditional long tunic) collection by designers Huynh Hai Long and Dang The Huy is a highlight of Vietnam Culture Week 2015 in Japan on July 2.

More than 4,500 items, including ceramics, stone axes, coins, mollusc shells dating back to the 3,000-year-old Sa Huynh Culture, were found during a two-month excavation in the garden of the Khue Bac Communal House in Da Nang.

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has officially approved the logo and mascot for the 5th Asian Beach Games (ABG5) to be held in the central city of Da Nang in 2016, announced the Vietnam Sports Administration on July 1.

Local cook Phan Ngoc Anh won first place at a Korean cooking contest held in Hanoi on June 30. 

(VOV) - Vietnamese gay film, Cầu vồng không sắc (Rainbow without colours), directed by Nguyen Quang Tuyen, has been invited to compete in the Montreal World Film Festival.

(VOV) -The third annual National Motorbike Festival has opened in Danang on June 29, attracting hundreds of bikers from all across the country.

Antigone Rising, the New York based female rock band, will perform in Vietnam from July 7 to 13 as part of activities to mark the 20th anniversary of US-Vietnam relations, announced the US General Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City on June 29.

The first special area for displaying Vietnamese literary history has just been opened to people in downtown Hanoi.

Vietnamese traditions and colours filled Seoul as the first Vietnam Culture Day was held in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on June 28.

A wide range of ways to preserve Champa architecture were discussed at a conference on the application of advanced technologies in preserving Champa relics in Quang Nam province on June 29.

The Vietnam International Finger-Style Guitar Festival will take place in the Youth Theatre in Hanoi on July 17, drawing six renowned artists from Belgium, Spain, Malaysia, Japan, China and Taiwan (China). 

(VOV) - An estimated 5,000 athletes, city residents and visitors were bombarded on June 27 with more than one-tonne of different coloured paints during Danang’s first ever happiest five-kilometre run.

(VOV) - A concert-conference themed “Guimet Museum or Vietnamese Cultural Presence in Paris” will be held at the French Cultural Centre L' Espace in Hanoi on July 7.

An exhibition showcasing Vietnamese posters used during the American war is ongoing at the NUS Museum in Singapore.

A fashion show of ao dai, the traditional Vietnamese long robe, was held in Berlin on June 27 with the participation of Spanish designer Diego Cortizas.

Individuals and groups are all welcome to share their filmmaking passion and resolve in combating sinister crime against wildlife by submitting their short films to an ongoing competition organized as part of the Vietnam-US liaison in the relentless fight.

A cultural show themed "Dialogue through art and music" was recently held in New York as a joint effort of the Permanent Missions of Vietnam and Hungary to the United Nations with the aim to strengthen friendship and understanding between nations.

Nguyen Thien Nhan, President of the Central Committee of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front (VFF), passed congratulatory messages on to the Central Managing Committee, dignitaries and followers of the Hoa Hao religion on June 27 on the occasion of the religion’s 2015 Great Founding Festival.