The charity show, Vu dieu tren bien (Dance on the Beach) will be held on June 10 as part of the Nha Trang Sea Festival.  

Over the past few days, some bad elements have used superstitious stories to deceive H’Mong people of Muong Nhe district in the northwestern mountainous province of Dien Bien to gather in the forest, according to the Chairman of the Dien Bien Provincial People’s Committee, Mua A Son.

France will continue to help Vietnam in training cultural and art officials and welcome Vietnamese art students to study in France, affirmed Minister of Culture and Communication, Frederic Mitterrand.

The qualifying round of the R16 International Hiphop Competition opened at Hanoi Circus, 25 Thai Thinh Street, on May 7.

Two heritages of Vietnam along with 40 natural and cultural properties in 40 countries will be considered by UNESCO for the inscription on the World Heritage List.

Many activities will be targeted towards Truong Sa Islands, including a photograph exhibition, a seminar on Truong Sa, art performances and using coffee beans to make a map of Truong Sa.

Camkytiwa, a four-member band with classical musicians from Vietnam, the Republic of Korea, China, and Japan will perform in Ho Chi Minh City on May 14.

A six-day exhibition entitled Knowing the Ways of Restoration opened at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum on May 6.

A painting exhibition, entitled “Spring in Hanoi”, opened in the capital city on May 3 to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Thailand.

The ‘Jam Busters’ documentary on VOV Traffic reporters will be aired on the Discovery Asia channel at 8pm tonight (May 5), featuring the fight against traffic congestion and traffic-related problems in modern Vietnam.

Polish violinist Alicja Smietana will perform at the Vietnam Conservatoire in Hanoi on May 6.

Europe Days 2011 will be launched in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on May 6, with a series of diverse intellectual and cultural activities.

Germany’s Piano Duo D’Accord will give performances at the Hanoi Opera House on May 9 and the Ho Chi Minh City Municipal Theatre the next day to celebrate European Days in Vietnam 2011.

The Ballroom Dance Company from the Brigham Young University, a leading art troupe from the US, is due to perform in Hanoi and Da Nang city from May 12-14.

A Vietnamese rock band, “Buc Tuong” (The Wall), has won the audience’s applause at a rock festival during the ASEAN Youth Cultural Exchange Festival 2011 (AYCEF 2011) in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Ambassador Duong Van Quang, Head of Vietnam’s Mission to UNESCO, has presented his credentials to the Director General of UNESCO and the Secretary General of La Francophonie in France.

164 photos of Ho Chi Minh City have been published in a photograph album called “beautiful Saigon”.

The “Vietnamese Colours” music gala for charity was held at the Tien Son Sports Palace, as part of the 2011 Danang International Fireworks Competition, in the central City on May 1.

Nguyen Thi Huyen, Mai Phuong Thuy and Tran Thi Thuy Dung, who were Miss Vietnam 2004, 2006 and 2008, participated in a fashion show, as part of the “Vietnamese colours” music gala held in central Danang city on May 1.

The 2011 Danang International Fireworks successfully ended on April 30 with impressive performances from five fireworks teams.

The annual fashion show launched by Vietnam Pictorial’s publication, Dep magazine, won a prize at the second Fashion Asian Awards (FAA) 2011, in Dalian city, China on April 29.

Life in Hanoi in the past and at present is the highlight of an on-going photograph exhibition in Versailles, France, as part of activities to mark the 36th anniversary of the Liberation of South Vietnam (April 30) and International Labour Day (May 1).

The fourth International Fireworks Competition opened on the banks of the Han River in the central city of Da Nang on April 29.

A large crowd of overseas Vietnamese and Moroccan people gathered for an artistic performance at the Mohamed National Theatre in Morocco’s capital city of Rabat to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Morocco diplomatic ties on April 27.

Over half a century has gone by and the Vietnamese people are very proud of their revolutionary music, comprising a great and valuable heritage of songs on President Ho Chi Minh and the glorious Communist Party of Vietnam.

Various cultural and sports events are taking place in the northern province of Quang Ninh to mark the opening of the 2011 Ha Long Tourism Week.

Vietnam’s four documentaries which won prizes at The First Time Filmmakers (FTFM) competition will be broadcast on US Discovery Channel as from May 5.  

According to the customs of the Muslim Cham people in Binh Thuan Province, after finishing a burial ceremony, the family of the deceased holds a worshipping ritual (“phathi” in the Cham language) at home for three consecutive days.

A Vietnamese rock band will perform at the ASEAN Youth Cultural Exchange Festival 2011 (AYCEF 2011) scheduled for Jakarta, Indonesia from April 30 to May 2.

Cultural exhibitions on Ho Chi Minh City’s process of development and integration opened on April 28 in Lam Son park, Chi Lang park and Dong Khoi route.