The Semiscon Vocal Band from China’s Taiwan on March 6 gave a performance in the northern city of Hai Phong, reported the Hanoi Moi daily.

Ten female artists from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are showcasing their latest paintings at an annual exhibition at the Women Artists Club.

Ray Edmondson, Chair of the Asia-Pacific Regional Committee for Memory of the World Programme, saw wood blocks printed with Buddhist Sutras that are seeking for UNESCO’s World Documentary Heritage recognition at Vinh Nghiem pagoda in the northern province of Bac Giang.

The Vietnamese film “Don’t Burn” began its tour of three continents, including Asia, Africa and Latin America, this year at the ALBA Cultural House in La Havana, Cuba on March 4.

The Vietnamese documentary film days will take place in Hanoi from March 8-10, according to the National Documentary and Scientific Film Production Studio (DFS).

Almost 165 antiques dating from Vietnam’s Nguyen dynasty in the 19th century are currently on display in Gyeongju in the Republic of Korea (RoK) from February 28 - March 15.

An exhibition of Furoshiki, Japanese wrapping cloths, was held in Hanoi by the Japan Foundation Centre for Culture Exchange in Vietnam on March 3.  

The sixth Chilean film week was launched in Hanoi on March. 2. 

World-acclaimed Spanish conductor Carlos Cuesta led an orchestra of Spanish and Vietnamese musicians in a classical concert held at the Hanoi Opera House on March 2.

A wide range of activities will take place as from April 7 (the fifth day of the third lunar month) in the northern province of Phu Tho to commemorate the death anniversary of Hung Kings and celebrate the Hung Kings Temple Festival in 2011.

The Central Highland province of Dak Lak is ready for the third coffee festival scheduled for March 10-15, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Tran Hieu said. 

Canadian Vietnamese bubble artist Fan Yang will perform in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City by the end of April to raise fund for Nghia Tinh Truong Son (Sentimental Attachment for Truong Son) charity programme.

Artists from Australia and Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) performed a free concert in Hanoi on February 28.

A concert will be jointly held by the Vietnam Symphony Ochestra (VNSO) and the Austrian Embassy in the Hanoi Opera House on the evenings of March 3 and 4 to mark 100th death anniversary of Austrian composer Gustav Mahler.  

Vietnam is taking part in the 9th Asia Pacific Choral Summit (APCS) in Macau, China from February 24-27.

The first runner-up of the Miss Vietnam 2010 beauty pageant, Vu Hoang My, has been nominated to take part in the Miss Asia Pacific International 2011 pageant, according to a representative from the Elite Company.

Foreign ambassadors to Vietnam are helped to gain more understanding about the host country’s Buddhism and culture through a visit to the Phat Tich pagoda in the northern province of Bac Ninh on February 26.

Hanoi Radio and Television (HTV) on February 25 announced it intended to broadcast the Oscar awards ceremony live this year.

Vietnam’s tourism industry has set a target to welcome 5.3 million international visitors, serve 30 million domestic tourists and earn VND110,000 billion by the end of 2011.

The pioneering British DJ and producer Rob Smith, who is half of the famed production duo Smith and Mighty, will give a one-night show in Hanoi on February 25 night.

The Denmark-Vietnam Cultural Development and Exchange Fund (CDEF) for the 2011-2015 period made its debut in Hanoi on February 25.

Spring has sprung in the far north of Vietnam. In the villages dotted amongst the mountainous peaks of Lang Son province it’s time to honour the gods and spirits.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has agreed with the Vietnam Aviation Corporation, the Vietnam National Trade Fair and Advertising Company (Vinexad) to promote Vietnam’s tourism on TVB Channel (Hong Kong-China).

Comics featuring Vietnam’s famous literary works, known as “Danh Tac Viet Nam”, will be published in Japan.

Six graves, believed to belong to the Sa Huynh Culture that flourished between 1000 BC and AD 200, have been discovered in Tay Tra District in the central province of Quang Ngai.

Two outstanding Australian performers will impress Hanoi audiences with sounds of the guitar and exotic oud during a free concert at Radio the Voice of Vietnam Theatre on February 28.

The People’s Committee.of the central province of Quang Binh will organise a cave festival at Phong Nha-Ke Bang in May, 2011.

An annual picture auction for charity by the consul generals’ ladies club in HCM City will be held on March 4.

2011’s Vietnam Cinema Day will be held at Hoa Binh Theatre, HCM City on March 13, including the ceremony for the Canh Dieu Vang (Golden Kite) Award among other significant events to mark the sector’s Day.

Famous French twins, Isabelle and Florence Lafitte, will perform at the Hanoi Opera House on March 1.