Vietnam participated in the International Floral Trade Show 2011 in Moscow from September 1-3.

The final round of the 2011 Sao Mai music contest took place in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on September 4.

As many as 200 black and white photos are being displayed at an exhibition entitled “Vietnam’s first independent days 1945 – 1946” in Paris in celebration of the country’s 66th National Day.

Vietnam together with other 19 nations worldwide on September 3 participated in a cultural festival in Biel city, Switzerland, which was designed to enhance friendship among the nations. 

On September 3, the Chairman of the French Heritage Union, Philippe Chaplain, handed over photographs and historical documents related to the Hanoi Opera House to the Vietnamese ambassador in France, Duong Chi Dung, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the century cultural work (1911-2011).

Twenty three year old Van Hoa Thu Hang from the University of Architecture was crowned Miss Automobile Tourism Vietnam 2011 in Hai Phong City on September 3.

Thousands of people flocked to the city of Biel, north of the Swiss capital Bernl, on September 3 to enjoy a cultural festival featuring art troupes from 20 countries around the world.

A number of special art performances were held in Hanoi on September 3 to celebrate the second Vietnamese Music Day.

Five Vietnamese artists, Hoang Ly, Bui Cong Khanh, Nguyen Minh Phuong, Le Thua Tien and Pham Huy Thong, have been nominated for the Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation (APBF) Signature Art Prize 2011in Singapore.  

Vietnamese models Thanh Hang, Huong Giang, Anh Thu, and Diem Huong are performing three collections of Ao dai (traditional long dress) by designer Thuan Viet at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul from September 1-5.

Nearly 1,000 exhibits showcasing the strength, potential and beauty of Vietnamese islands and seas are being displayed at an exhibition which opened on September 1 at the National Library in Hanoi.

A signing ceremony of culture and tourism cooperation between Vietnam and Laos during the 2011-2015 period was held in Vientiane, Laos on September 1.

The poverty rate among ethnic minority groups has been reduced from 47 percent in 2007 to 28.8 percent in 2010.

A variety of performances will be held in 13 cities and provinces across the country on September 3-4 to celebrate Vietnamese Music Day. 

Photos on Vietnam’s world heritages are on display at an exhibition that opened in the central city of Da Nang on August 30 on the occasion of the 66th anniversary of August Revolution and National Day. 

A film by director Vu Ngoc Dang will be the only Vietnamese film to be screened at the 36th Toronto International Film Festival, slated for Sept. 8-18. 

The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism in central province of Quang Ngai opened an exhibition entitled “Quang Ngai - Sea and Island Cultural Heritages” on August 29 to mark the August Revolution and National Day (Sep. 2). 

The German Film Festival in Vietnam 2011 will take place from September 16 to October 17 in six major cities across Vietnam, including Hanoi, Haiphong, Hue, Danang, HCM City and Can Tho.

A performance of music from Vietnamese ethnic groups will take place at Hanoi's Au Co Art Centre on September 10, featuring performers from the Vietnam National Music and Dance Theatre.

The Vietnamese Cuisine Month was launched at Habour Plaza Metropolis Hotel, Hong Kong on August 29.

A contemporary dance programme entitled “Europe meets Vietnam” will be held at the Youth Theater in Hanoi on September 8-9 to introduce trends in the European contemporary dance.

If you set off from Hanoi in the early morning, you can be in another world by the afternoon – Dong Van town sits over 1,000 metres above sea level in a green valley surrounded by rocky mountain ranges in the awe-inspiring province of Ha Giang, one of the most spectacular rural destinations in all of Southeast Asia – truly, a far cry from the bewildering heat and hectic streets of Hanoi at the height of summer.

A one-week photo exhibition themed Vietnam's World Heritage will open in Da Nang on August 30.

Luu Hong Quang has won the first prize at the Lev Vlassenko Piano Competition in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, with the Piano Concerto No.1 in B-flat minor, Op.23 composed by P. Tchaikovsky. 

Thirty-two students from 14 countries throughout the world, including Vietnam, participated in the English Summer Camp in the Japanese central prefecture of Shiga from August 21- 27.

The “Yosakoi - 1,000 years of Hanoi” team of Vietnam participated in the 2011Harajuku Omotesando Super Yosakoi Festival held in Tokyo on August 27-28.   

 As many as 23 art troupes from 12 countries around the world have registered to participate in the Hue Festival, scheduled to take place April 7-15, 2012. 

A tourism programme opened in the northwestern province of Son La on August 27 to mark the August Revolution (August 19) and Vietnam’s National Day (September 2).

More than 200 students studying the Japanese language attended the Japan-Danang Cultural Festival in Danang City on August 27.

A delegation of Vietnamese young people, led by Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee Phan Van Mai, on August 27 left for China to attend the Vietnam-China Youth Meeting.