Annual Long Bien Bridge Festival opened on November 20 on Long Bien Bridge in Hanoi.

Thirty candidates of the beauty pageant Miss Earth 2010 conducted charitable activities in the central province of Phu Yen on November 19. 

The Chu Van An senior high school based in Hanoi has marked its 102nd anniversary in the presence of State Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan.

A set of stone musical instrument dating from 3,000 years ago has been handed over to the museum of the southern province of Binh Thuan.

The Long Bien Bridge Festival will open this weekend with more events and performers than ever, according to festival founder and organiser Nguyen Nga.

Vietnam has become one of the links in the worldwide network of the European Union of National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) following the establishment of EUNIC Vietnam in Hanoi on November 18.

An unique art performance was held in the central city of Da Nang on November 18 as part of the ongoing “Russian Cultural Days in Vietnam” festival.

A new railway bridge across the Red River will be built to relieve the burden for Long Bien bridge, which is too old to meet requirements of national and urban railway transportation.

The Hanoi Department of Architectural Planning will soon submit a draft regulation on managing the French Quarter in Hanoi to the municipal People’s Committee.

Around 100 photos of the capital city from young people in the past and present will be on display in Hanoi from November 19-23.  

Two special prizes were awarded in the evening of November 17 during the final round of Miss Earth 2010 held in Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province. 

An exhibition on the achievements of environment protection opened in Hanoi on November 17 under the auspices of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE)’s General Department of Environment.

As many as 150 photos on the land and people of Asian countries, including Vietnam by Russian photographer Sergey Kovalchuk are on display in Moscow.

About 22 leading European artists will perform in Hanoi and HCM City from November 26 to December 4 during the Euro Music Festival 2010.

More than 100 photos were displayed at an exhibition in Hanoi on November 17 to mark the 80th founding anniversary of the Vietnam National United Front (November 18).

The US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science (AMPAS) and the University of California, Los Angeles Film and Television Archive organised the New Voices from Vietnam event to screen Vietnamese films in California from November 5-14.

The Saint Giong Festival in Vietnam’s Phu Dong and Soc Son Temples was recognised by the UNESCO as one of humankind’s representative intangible cultural heritage in Nairobi, Kenya on November 16.

A Jazz performance was held at the Melia Hotel in Hanoi on November 17 by the Polish Embassy with the participation of the famous music troupe, Smietana.

A photo contest themed “Vietnam’s land and people” has been launched in Nantes, a city on the out skirts of Paris, with the aim of strengthening solidarity and closeness between Vietnamese and other youths in France.

Recent archaeological studies have revealed more evidence of the existence of the Oc Eo culture dating back to 2,000-2,500 years ago in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre.

Seven European cultural organizations and embassies will co-establish a working group called EUNIC Cluster Vietnam to introduce the diverse culture of Europe to Vietnam.

The 6th Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day (November 23) will be held at the Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Arts and Culture in Hanoi from November 20-24.

An opening ceremony for Russian Cultural Days in Vietnam was held at the Hanoi Opera House on November 15, to commemorate 60 years of diplomatic ties between Russia and Vietnam and the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

The National Politics Publishing House has published a book on the ASEAN’s unofficial dialogue channel on security and politics – ASEAN Channel 2 – by PhD Luan Thuy Duong, Deputy Head of the Institute for Diplomatic Strategy Research of the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry.

Vietnam joined the eight other countries and territories in North, South, and Southeast Asia in the Asia Cuisine Festival held in the Thai capital city from November 12-14.

The “Tiger Translate Metropolis” rock concert took place in Thong Nhat Park in the evening of November 12, featuring the Canadian band “Hail the Villain”, and “Ngu Cung” and “RoseWood” from Vietnam.

A contest entitled “Beauty Plus” will be held on November 14 at the Vietnam Youth Theater, Hanoi, to honor the beauty, talent and spirit of women living with HIV.

The publications of two Italian books in the Vietnamese language has helped Italian and Vietnamese people get closer to each other and gain a complete image of Italy, through much information and many lifestyles, said Italian Ambassador Andrea Perugini.

  Ninety national beauties attending the 2010 Miss Earth pageant joined more than 1,000 entrepreneurs in a charity gala auction held in Ho Chi Minh City on November 11.

A Vienna charity ball will be held in Hanoi on November 11, the Austrian embassy in Vietnam announced at a press briefing on November 10.