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

Phan Khanh Trang, a fourth-year student at the Hue University of Arts, has won the Grand Prize at the second international Furoshiki (wrapping cloth) design competition in Japan.  

The Da Nang culture, sports and tourism sectors fulfilled their tasks for 2010 with the successful organisation of several events such as the 35th anniversary celebration of the city’s liberation, the annual international fireworks competition, and the 6th National Sports and Gymnastics Festival.

German restorers are using traditional Vietnamese methods to restore the facade of the Imperial Palace in Hue.

The HCM City Union of Friendship Organizations (HUFO) and its partners will showcase a collection of kimonos, the traditional Japanese costume, at a fashion show in HCM City on Feb. 22.

French historic professor Alain Ruscio introduced a book entitled “Vo Nguyen Giap – a life” in Paris on February 21.

The fourth Traditional Craft Villages Festival 2011, themed “Vietnamese kitchen in Hue’s garden”, will be held from April 30 to May 3 in Hue City in central Vietnam.

An exhibition presenting the work of French embroidery artist Lionel Descostes has opened at L'Espace, the French cultural centre in Hanoi.

Cai luong (reformed theatre) artist Kim Tu Long will mark the 30th anniversary of his career with a live performance at the Hoa Binh Theatre in Ho Chi Minh City on February 25-26.

Sixty young Vietnamese people, who are outstanding young politicians and journalists, are attending an exchange in Japan as part of the Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youth (JENESYS). 

A photograph exhibition, entitled “All people unite to build a cultural lifestyle” opened at the Exhibition House, 45 Trang Tien, Hanoi, on February 20.

Quang Nam Tourism Association and the Hoi An City People’s Committee on February 20 started delivering maps of Hoi An to both local and foreign tourists.  

The hip-hop dance play entitled ‘Faces’ will be performed in France and Germany to feature a dynamic, open and modern Vietnam with a rich cultural life imbued with traditional values.

The first World Choir Games will be held in the ancient town of Hoi An in Quang Nam province from March 16-20.  

Dominique Blanc, a famous French actress, will perform at the Hanoi Opera House on February 24.

Israeli Film Week, co-organised by the Israeli embassy in Vietnam and the Hanoi Cinema Club, will take place in Hanoi from February 21-25.

An exhibition, entitled “Mexico, the nation of colours” was opened on February 18 by the National Library of Vietnam, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Embassy of Mexico in Hanoi.  

The second exhibition on the Republic of Korea (RoK) - Vietnam international exchange opened in Hanoi on Feb. 18, showcasing 80 paintings by artists of both countries.

Voting for seven natural wonders of the world launched in August, 2007 will be closed this year, according to website www.new7wonders.com.

The 9th National Poem Day 2011, this year entitled “National Spring”, was held on February 17 at the Temple of Literature, Hanoi, to celebrate the Lunar New Year and the success of the 11th National Congress Party.

Authorities of the central city of Da Nang have made final preparations for the annual International Fireworks Competition 2011 (DIEC), scheduled for April 29-30.

More than 500 performers will parade through Ho Chi Minh City's District 5 on the night of February 17 to celebrate the traditional Chinese Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month.

A book on the life and revolutionary cause of Vietnam’s late President Ho Chi Minh has been published in Cuba.

Armand Colin Publishing House published a 188-page historical novel in February on the Dien Bien Phu victory.

More than 1.2 million people have been awarded the title “Good people and Good deeds”, and 16 million households have received the title “cultural family” since the “Entire people unite to build a cultural lifestyle in residential areas” movement launched ten years ago.

Many people are expected to attend two big ceremonies in Nam Dinh and Ha Nam provinces on the night of Feb. 15 and early morning of Feb. 16.

Ha Long Tourism Festival Week 2011 will be held from April 28 to May 2.

Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh province, a UNESCO recognised world heritage site, is doing its utmost to accumulate 60 million votes to become one of the new seven wonders of the world.

DPRK Ambassador to Vietnam Kim Chang II and Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ho Anh Tuan cut the ribbon to open an exhibition on Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) books and fine arts in Hanoi on February 15.

Ten journalists from six ASEAN countries, including Nguyen Thanh Tung from Vietnam Investment Review, have been honoured at the Siemens Green Technology Journalism Award ceremony in Singapore.