The Russian Cultural Days will take place in Vietnam for the second time from November 14-22 with the aim of intensifying the traditional ties of cultural cooperation and exchange between the two countries.

More than 160 antiques dated from the Nguyen Dynasty in the 19th century are on display at the National Palace Museum of the Republic of Korea as from November 8.

UK-based band I Am Giant will return to Vietnam for two performances in HCM City starting on November 10 after rocking Hanoi and Da Nang City with two live shows called Tiger Translate in May. 

Vietnam’s Saint Giong Festival has been put among 47 nominations for recognition as one of the world intangible cultural heritages by UNESCO.

Vietnamese belly-dancer Do Hong Hanh gained two prizes, Asia Silver Cup and Grand Dancer 2010 in the Asia-Pacific region, at the Asia Bellydance Competition 2010 in China on November 5.

Nicole Faria, a 20-year-old girl from India has been crowned Miss Earth Talent 2010 after beating 17 other candidates worldwide at the talent competition

The successful organization of the millennial anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi has contributed to raising the capital city’s position and prestige among the Vietnamese and international friends.

A special music night was held in Paris on November 8 with the participation of overseas Vietnamese and Vietnamese students living and studying in France as well as international friends.

The American Academy of Monitor Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has officially invited Film Director Dang Nhat Minh to attend a special ceremony in honour of his contributions to Vietnamese cinematography.

Opera artists from the Republic of Korea (RoK) will perform in Hanoi on November 11.

Workshops, film screenings, contemporary art performances and concerts in Hanoi, Hue and Ho Chi Minh City from November 8-Decembr 10 will make Open Academy 2010 different from other German art exchange programmes in Vietnam.

20 contestants from Miss Earth beauty pageant, including Vietnamese contestant Luu Thi Diem Huong, and Miss Earth Larissa Ramos held an exchange with women in Binh Chanh district, HCM City on November 8.

A delegation from the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Dinh The Huynh, member of the Party Central Committee and Editor-in-Chief of the Nhan dan (People) newspaper took part in the 40th festival of Akahata newspaper, the organ of the Japanese Communist Party (JCP).

A poetry night was held in Vientiane, Laos on November 6, celebrating the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi, the 450th commemoration of Vientiane and the 35th establishment of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.

The Association of Asian Ambassadors’ Wives in Egypt organised a fair to introduce cultural products from different countries on November 6.   

The German Youth Choir from Wernigerode will perform at Hanoi Youth Theatre on November 10-11 in celebration of “German Year in Vietnam 2010."

A documentary featuring a Vietnamese martial artist filmed by Quang Ngai Television has won the Guirlande d' Honneur at the 28th Sport Movies and TV festival in Milan.

An opera about love and memory, performed by artists from the Republic of Korea (RoK), will be held at Au Co Performing Arts Centre in Hanoi on November 11.

Local filmmakers and their American counterparts met at a cultural exchange programme on November 5 held by the US Consulate General in HCM City to share experiences about documentary film-making.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on November 4 presented Vietnamese writer and translator Hoang Thuy Toan with a Friendship Medal at the Kremlin Palace in Moscow.

Vietnam offered Cambodia a collection of books to commemorate Vietnamese-Cambodian friendship at a ceremony in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on November 4. 

A photo exhibition in Ha Long City displays 130 candid photos taken from aerial and ground level of Ha Long Bay, a natural world wonder.

A cultural programme to mark the 60th anniversary of Vietnam-Hungary diplomatic ties opened in HCM City Youth Culture House on November 3.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra (TMSO) in coordination with the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra (VNSO) will hold an informal performance at the Hanoi Opera House on November 7, conducted by the famous Japanese conductor, Honna Tetsuji.

A conference to review a cooperative programme to develop tourism in 2010 was held in Sa Pa district, Lao Cai province on November 1.

More than 90 Miss Earth contestants from all over the world and 1,000 Vietnamese and foreign business people will gather at a charity gala dinner and cultural exchange to be held in HCM City next week to raise funds for central flood victims.

The first ever Panamanian Cultural Week will be held in Hanoi between November 1 and 6.

An awards ceremony for the Photo and Documentary Film Festival on the countries and peoples of ASEAN was held in Hanoi on October 31.  

An international climb began in Sa Pa, Lao Cai province, on November 1 to plant a flag marking Hanoi’s 1,000th birthday on the peak of Fansipan Mountain.

Vietnamese Culture Week in Cambodia ended with two arts performances on October 28-29 by Vietnamese and Cambodian artists at Chartomouk International Conference Palace in Phnom Penh.