Austrian-Dutch Cellist Harriet Krijgh will play Beethoven’s Triple Concerto with the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra (VNSO) together with soloists Matsuda Lina (Violin) and Kim Barbier (Piano) and the Hanoi Philharmonic Orchestra on October 13 and 14.

Austrian Conductor Wolfgang Groehs and the Hanoi Philharmonic Orchestra of the Vietnam National Academy of Music will give concerts on October 17 and 18, 2011.

Visitors have a chance to find out why such figures as Sailormoons, Doraemon, and Maruko or Hello Kitty and Namisuke have become so popular around the world when they visit an exhibition showcasing Japan’s cartoon characters in Hanoi from October 6 to 23.

An international exhibition displaying the work of Polish painter Franciszek Ryszard Mazurek will open at 29 Hang Bai Street, Hanoi, on October 20.

A special programme “Victory Song” will be launched in Hanoi and Moscow and broadcast live at 8pm on October 31 on VTV3 and VTV4 to mark the 70th anniversary of the historic parade on Red Square.

 More than 30 domestic musicians have taken part in the music video for a song calling people to fight against climate change.  

Ballet dancers Dorothee Gilbert and Stephane Bullion from the Opera de Paris Theatre will joins artists from the Vietnam Opera and Ballet Theatre in a performance on October 10.  

Four of the world’s leading classical musicians are set to play together in Vietnam.

European Language Days will be held at the Goethe Institute Hanoi by cultural institutes and embassies of a number of European countries on October 14 and 15.

The Spanish embassy in Hanoi will organize two flamenco performances in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to celebrate Spain’s National Day (October 12).

Celebrated Japanese musicians will be performing at the Hanoi Opera House on Sunday for the second Japan-Vietnam Music Festival.

Vietnamese comic enthusiasts have a new tool to search for their favourite reads at www.truyentranhviet.vn.

Belgian audiences will have the chance to experience Vietnamese cinema through various documentaries and feature films to be screened in Brussels from October 4-10.

A photo exhibition featuring Vietnam’s cultural heritage will be held on October 10 in Hanoi to celebrate the 57th anniversary of the capital city’s Liberation Day (October 10, 1954-October 10, 2011).

Gie Trieng ethnic minority people traditionally used to place their dead in coffins that were raised up into a tree in the middle of the forest.

One of Toronto's most in-demand vocalists in Canada, jazz singer Kate Bowen, will entertain audiences in Hanoi when she performs for six nights a week from October 4.

The Vietnam Institute of Archaeology has announced new discoveries unearthed during the recent excavation of Thoai Ngoc Hau and his wives' tombs, including a coin dating back to the Tay Son dynasty (1778-1802).

French photographer Thiery Beyne is holding an artistic photographic exhibition ‘Panorama of Vietnam’ at Novotel Hotel in Nha Trang City from October 3-31.

A “Week in response to lifelong learning” was launched in Hanoi on October 2 by the Ministry of Education and Training in coordination with the United Nations.

“Your country is splendid. The people are lovely and hospitable. Many things have changed.” These are common feelings about Vietnam expressed by French friends.

Thousands of Vietnamese fans had a chance to enjoy the sweet voices of the Irish band Westlife at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi on October 1.

The "Indochina Passion" festival promoting culture and tourism in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia opened in Paris on September 30.  

President of the Mrs World Organisation David Marmel has invited Mrs Congeniality 2005 Doan Thi Kim Hong to chair the jury of the Mrs World 2011 competition to be held in the US this winter. 

Fashion designer Minh Hanh will display her collection Duong Chan Troi Cua Nuoc (Horizon of Water) at a fashion show held during a water festival in Liuzhou, China on Oct. 3. 

The thousand-year history of Thang Long-Hanoi, in light of archaeological objects found since 2002, was the main theme of a seminar held in Paris, France on September 29 under the chairmanship of Professor Phan Huy Le, President of the Vietnam Association of Historical Science.

Visitors to the Interfood Indonesia 2011 have shown keen interest in Vietnam’s processed seafood.

Actress Ly Nha Ky has been nominated as Vietnam’s first ambassador for tourism by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Many cultural events will be held in Brussels on October 4-8 with the aim of introducing Vietnam’s cinematography to Belgian people.

The HCM City Conservatory of Music will mark its 55th anniversary with a classical music concert on September 30. 

The German film festival opens in Hue September 29 with the screening of Goethe! at the Thua Thien-Hue Culture and Information Centre.