About 50 representatives from ASEAN member states, the ASEAN Secretariat and Japan gathered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on July 24 to discuss preparations for the 2015 ASEAN-Japan TV Festival in September this year. 

Two contests on writing and photography have been launched in the Mekong Delta this week. 

The 2015 ASEAN traditional music festival, which will take place in the central province of Thanh Hoa from August 1-6, will feature ten art troupes from ASEAN state members and the Republic of Korea.

(VOV) - The Saigon Chamber Music Festival’s second fall series this coming August 1-9 will be led by the Conservatory of Ho Chi Minh City and span a vast array of instrumental music and composers ranging from the familiar to the obscure.

(VOV) -The Hungarian folk dance band ‘4 for Dance’ will perform in Vietnam in September to mark the 65 years of Hungarian-Vietnamese diplomatic relations.

(VOV) - The International Festival of Light 2015 is set to get underway for the first time in central Da Nang City on September 4-6.

A documentary film on the Vietnam War with English subtitles will begin airing on Vietnam Television this week.

Vietnam’s Cinematography Department and the Italian Embassy in the country jointly held a workshop in Hanoi on July 22 to share experience in using film festivals to develop the film industry and promote cinematic achievements.

(VOV) -The Cuban Journalism Association hosted a photo exhibition marking the 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Cuba in Havana.

The consulate general of Japan in HCMC, in conjunction with the HCMC University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH) and Van nghe TPHCM (HCMC art) newspaper, is holding the 5th Haiku poem contest in Vietnamese for people of all ages nationwide.  

Young overseas Vietnamese will return to Vietnam to compete in the Sao Mai Television Singing Competition from July 26 to August 15.

Erato Art Studio will be opened on July 26 in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 7 to provide a fresh playground for art lovers.

(VOV) -Vietnamese designer Do Trinh Hoai Nam has introduced his latest Vietnamese Ao Dai (traditional long tunic) collection in Japan amidst the fragile beauty of the iconic cherry blossoms.

(VOV) -‘Vietnam Cultural Days in the US’ will be held in Washington D.C and New York on August 8-12 to mark the 20th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-US diplomatic ties.

The ASEAN "Be Our Rock&Pop Soul" Music Competition 2015, will be held in Vietnam for the first time in early September.

A joint Japan-Vietnam film project has been completed and will be screened in September in Japan, one of the film's directors Tat Binh said.

A new show entitled Hi5 – Sing and Play Together, which will allow children to enjoy a famous Australian game show, will be organised on August 5 in Hoa Binh Theatre.

Though she lives far from her homeland, Nguyen Thi Thu Hong can still delve into nostalgia with folk songs she has enjoyed since childhood.

With the success of last year’s event, the German Business Association continues to team up with the JW Marriott Hanoi hotel to host the 6th Hanoi Oktoberfest on the lakeside, from 6pm till midnight from Thursday to Saturday of October 22 - 24.

This year’s Singapore Food Festival, its biggest one yet, is held from July 20 to August 2, featuring 13 gastronomic events across the country, according to the Singapore Tourism Board.

After the success of last year’s Shhhh, Just Dance!, US choreographer and solo dancer Emily Navarra will continue instructing dance enthusiasts to experience themselves via choreographic movements in the Movement Kitchen workshop which will take place at ZeroStation art studio on July 26.

The InterContinental Hanoi Westlake has been running a monthly program to promote local fashion brands and talented designers.

(VOV) - The Raglai have many kinds of musical instrument - Ma La flat gongs, the Sarakel wind instrument, and the Chapi. In the Raglai’s cultural life musical instruments are treasured possessions and close friends. 

Hanoi audiences will be able to enjoy a selection of the best Italian movies for a week from July 21.

A special art performance titled ‘Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh Era’ will take place on the night of September 2 in Hanoi to mark the 70th anniversary of the August Revolutionary and National Day.

A cultural centre opened in Hanoi on July 20 to provide the public with information on Hoan Kiem Lake, a special national heritage and popular destination in the capital city.

(VOV) -The young and good looking Avinash Mukherjee who became famous as a childhood star for his role as Jagya in the Indian television drama series Balika Vadhu is coming to Vietnam.

(VOV) - Nguyen Thuy Doan, the reigning Miss Deaf Vietnam, was crowned Miss Deaf World 2015 second runner up at the conclusion of the international pageant held on July 18 at the Top Hotel in Prague. 

Swan Lake, one of the world’s well-known ballets, will be staged live and in a 3D format in Hanoi early next month.

(VOV) - Raglai people believe that there is a world for the living and another for the dead and only the world of the deceased is eternal.