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.

Vietnamese photographers from the southern province of Kien Giang have won nine gold and two bronze medals at the 2010 International Art Photo Contest in the United States.

An exhibition called “HIV/AIDS in Vietnam: 20 years of changes and challenges” will be held at the Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi on November 22 to mark HIV/AIDS prevention month (November 10-December 10). 

Poems from the “Prison Diary” written by the late President Ho Chi Minh have been translated into Mongolian by President of the Mongolia-Vietnam Friendship Association (MVFA) Doctor Sonomish Dashtsevel.

Vietnam Guiness Book of Records has recognized the Hoa Tai Ngoc Chau stone art museum in Bao Loc city in the central highland province of Lam Dong as the first in Vietnam.

The ASEAN symphony orchestra, consisting of musicians from Vietnam and other ASEAN nations, will perform in Ho Chi Minh City on October 26.

A book about the 1,000-year history of Hanoi by US researcher James Goodman has been made available to the public by The Gioi (World) Publishing House.

On October 24 the Vietnam-Japan Friendship Association officially opened the Vietnam-Japan Culture Club in Hanoi and marked the first anniversary of the Vietnam-Japan Business Club.

A Japanese film week was launched in Nha Trang by the Consulate General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City and the Khanh Hoa provincial department for Culture, Sports and Tourism on October 22.

A photo exhibition and a seminar on Hanoi ’s architecture and urban life were opened in the Vietnam Cultural Centre in Paris , France , on October 21. 

A Singaporean film entitled “Sand Castle” won Best Feature Film and Best Director at the Vietnam International Film Festival in Hanoi, which concluded on October 21.

A Vietnam-Hungary culture club officially made its debut in Hanoi on October 22 to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

An event called “The Netherlands House” is being held by the Netherlands consulate general in HCM City from October 22 to 31 to mark the 37th anniversary of the diplomatic ties between Vietnam and the Netherlands.

The French newspaper Humanity has published a feature on General Vo Nguyen Giap to celebrate his 100th birthday.

An exhibition of photos and conference about Hanoi’s architecture were held in Paris on October 21.

 An international seminar entitled “Ethnic groups of Vietnam, China and ASEAN countries – Integration and Development” was held in Hanoi on October 21.

Chung Thuc Quyen, who represents Vietnam’s beauty queens, has gone to China to attend the Miss International 2010 pageant.

A two-day international fireworks contest with the theme “Han River” will be held in the central city of Da Nang from April 29-30, 2011.

The ASEAN symphony orchestra, which consists of musicians from Vietnam and the other ASEAN nations, will perform in HCM City, Da Nang and Hanoi on October 26, 27 and 28 during the 2010 ASEAN Summit.

Cinematography officials have offered an attractive environment, including legal support, for international partners interested in producing films in Vietnam.

A Vietnamese cultural festival has opened in the Russian city of Tula to mark the 60th anniversary of Vietnamese-Russian diplomatic relations and the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

VOV News Online has presented awards to the winners of the ‘Beautiful Hanoi’ photography contest which it held in celebration of Hanoi’s 1000th birthday with sponsorship from Sony Vietnam, PetroVietnam, and Hello Lunch Japan.

A photographic exhibition about Hanoi opened at the headquarters of the Vietnamese People’s Association in Paris, France on October 18.

A 19 member Cuban dance troupe, Rakatan, is visiting Vietnam at the invitation of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The Berlin International Guitar Contest took place from October 15-17 with 20 competitors from over 10 nations and territories taking part.  

France’s newsmagazine Le Nouvel Observateur has published an article saying Hanoi could be seen as the most beautiful and captivating city in Southeast Asia.

Venezuela’s Culture Week opened at the National Library in Hanoi on October 18 to display the daily lives of Venezuela’s people and their nation.

70 films from 23 countries and territorries will be shown during the first International Film Festival opening in Hanoi on October 17.

Le Perreux-sur-Marne in the suburbs of Paris hosted a solidarity concert on October 16 in support of Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange/dioxin.

Vietnamese diplomats joined their counterparts from nine other ASEAN member countries at the ASEAN Family Day 2010 held in the Kasai Rinkai Park on the outskirts of Tokyo on October 16.