A water puppetry performance marked the commencement of the Vietnam tourism and culture festival, which opened in the Japanese prefecture of Osaka on June 9. 

Korean actress Yoo In-Na is set to arrive in Vietnam on June 20 for judging debut films by local youth from Toto Film Making Class 2015, said a statement on the program’s website at totofilmmakingclass.vn.

Legendary war photographer Nick Ut put up five of his famous photos for auction, and sold them for US$26,000 recently.

A Summer Melody concert will take place at the Hanoi Opera House on June 13. 

(VOV) - The 19th Vietnam Film Festival themed “Vietnamese movie-Nation, humanity, creativity, integration” is set to get underway in Ho Chi Minh City on December 1-5.

(VOV) - Forty-two lacquer paintings created by 14 Vietnamese artists will be on display in Seoul Arts Center in Seoul, Republic of Korea (RoK) on July 15-20.

The 7th Vietnamese-European Documentary Film Festival will open with the screening of “Sound of Heimat” from Germany and “Lasting with the time” of Vietnam, announced the Vietnam Central Scientific and Documentary Film Studio on June 9. 

(VOV) -An image of Vietnamese photographer Ly Hoang Long left a good impression at the finals of the Environmental Photographer of the Year 2015 Award.

(VOV) - The Bru-Van Kieu residing in high mountainous areas of Quang Binh province have created several singing genres, dances, and musical instruments. Of their traditional musical instruments such as panpipes, Ta Lu mandolin, cymbals, and gongs, the flute is the most popular musical instrument. 

Exchange in Vietnam will host its sixth garage concert named “J-Music for Brass Band” featuring Hanoi Brass Band’s performances in Hanoi on June 13, the foundation announced in a statement.

The French Institute of Ho Chi Minh City will present “Nón,” a contemporary dance show featuring Vietnamese traditional music, on June 13.

The well-known Eine Flute Ensemble of the Republic of Korea will perform at a chamber music concert at the HCM City Opera House at 8 pm on June 9.

(VOV) - The organizing board has announced well known designer Vo Viet Chung has been selected to serve as head judge for the 2015 Miss Coastal Vietnam Global contest.

A community of 220 very old “Shan tuyet” tea trees in the Vi Xuyen district of northernmost Ha Giang province, recently received the Vietnam Heritage Tree title. 

(VOV) -Thousands packed picturesque Lao Island located 18 kilometres off the northeast coast of Nha Trang on June 7 for the 2015 Monkey Festival extravaganza.

Vietnamese secondary and high school students are being encouraged to take part in a film contest organised by the Japanese Embassy and the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union. 

(VOV) - A silk village in Hoi An ancient town in central Quang Nam province is considered a good place featuring silk weaving and silk worming breeding of the Cham people.

An exchange festival was held in Montreuil city, on the outskirts of Paris, on June 6 to strengthen friendship and solidarity between Vietnamese and French people and associations.

The Overseas Vietnamese community in Belgium recently participated in the “New European Days” festival held at the Esplanade of the European Parliamentary in Brussels.

Individuals and organizations from member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are all welcome to partake in a photo/documentary competition, organized to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Vietnam joining the bloc.

The Indonesian Culture Day was held at Can Tho University in the Mekong Delta city Can Tho on June 5.

Gemstone collector Duong Ba Dung is showcasing his collection of over 600 precious stones at a gallery space in the ancient town of Hoi An.

Hollywood filmmaker David Hardberger has joined a comedy film project directed by Vietnamese director Phan Minh.

A video clip capturing kids who live on a Mekong Delta river tributary has touched local netizens’ hearts, as it describes their rustic lifestyle and highlights their childish wishes.

(VOV) - Gardeners and professional growers from more than 16 countries were on hand for the kick off of the Asia-Pacific Bonsai Festival on June 5 at Rin Rin Park –  a Japanese-style garden located in the Hoc Mon District of HCM City.

Nguyen Thi Thao from the Hanoi Foreign Trade University has won first prize in the Alexandre Yersin youth award launched by the French charity organisation Le Liseron. 

The private film company LBT has introduced its latest film on children in hopes of drawing young audiences away from Korean and American productions that have come to dominate cinemas this summer.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) officially launched a festival of photos, reportage and documentary films on peoples in the ASEAN community in Hanoi on June 4.

(VOV) -The Vietnam International Exhibition on Film and Television Technology – Telefilm 2015 – kicked off on June 4 in Ho Chi Minh City at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre.

(VOV) -Former Italian international and World Cup winner Alessandro del Piero is coming to Hanoi on June 13 as brand ambassador for Vespa – the Italian brand of scooter manufactured by Piaggio.