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.

The Vietnamese Film Days kicked off in Vientiane, Laos on April 28 with the participation of leaders from the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture and Information, cinematography institutes from both countries, the Vietnamese Embassy and overseas Vietnamese and Laotians.

Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) held a musical performance entitled “Vietnamese singing” at VOV Theatre, 58 Quan Su Street, Hanoi on April 27 to celebrate the 36th anniversary of National Reunification Day (April 30), May Day (May 1) and Uncle Ho’s birthday (May 19).

The 2011 Hue Traditional Craft Festival will be held from April 30 to May 3 this year.

A Vietnamese student has taken third prize at the Northwest Guitar Festival held at Eastern Washington University in Washington.

A concert featuring masterpieces by famous Austrian composer W.A. Mozart will take place at the Concert Hall of Vietnamese Cultural Space in Hanoi on April 29-30.

The Bolondo multinational circus troupe has brought smiles to poor and orphan children in Hanoi with its charitable performances from April 20-25.

The Korean Research Association of Vietnam (KRAV) was officially set up in Hanoi on April 24 as a non-profit voluntary social and professional society for Vietnamese organizations and individuals interested in Korean studies.

The National Tuong (classical drama) Festival 2011 kicked off on April 25 in the city of Quy Nhon and will run until April 30.

The Ari Roland famous jazz quartet will give two performances at the Ho Chi Minh City Academy of Music and Youth Theatre in Hanoi on April 26 and April 28 respectively.

The central coastal city of Danang is preparing for the 2010 International Fireworks Competition on April 30 and May 1, which is seen as a new, attractive tourist product.

An art exhibition showcasing works of Vietnamese painter, Nguyen Thanh Binh opened in Tokyo on April 22 and is dedicated to raise money for Japanese victims of the earthquake and tsunami occurring on March 11. 

The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism held a reading festival at the Temple of Literature (Van Mieu) in central Hanoi on April 23 in an effort to promote a reading culture among people, especially students.

Forty lacquer paintings by 26 popular painters from the capital city of Hanoi are being showcased at the Vietnamese contemporary lacquer painting exhibition 2011 opening in Beijing, China on April 22.

The Vietnamese art troupe was invited to join in the 27th Spring Friendship Art Festival in Pyongyang after the success of the country’s Youth Theater at the previous festival in 2009.  

The first belly dance festival will be held at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum on May 1.

With young readers increasingly looking for self-improvement books, HCM City publishers are happy to oblige.

The 15th annual Hennessy Concert Series will take place on the evening of April 22 at the Hanoi Opera House.

The Club for Art and Music Appreciation (CAMA) music festival 5 will open at the American Club, 19-21 Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi on May 28.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan has allowed the north-eastern province of Quang Ninh and the southcentral province of Khanh Hoa to set off fireworks on the occasion of their festivals this year.

A collection of 120 samples of Ao dai (Vietnamese traditional long dress) will be featured during Vietnam Culture Month in Lorient city, France from May 5-27.

The European Union delegation to Vietnam and the Sinh Vien (Students newspaper) will jointly organize a short film competition on the impact of climate change in Vietnam to mark Europe Day.

Vietnam Fashion Week Autumn and Winter 2011 opened on April 18, kicking off an event which will highlight 27 designer collections at the Daewoo Hotel in Hanoi.

88 delegations of Ly descendants both at home and abroad attended the Do Temple Festival in Dinh Bang ward, Tu Son town in the northern province of Bac Ninh on April 17, which falls on the 15th of the third lunar month. 

An international charity fair 2011 opened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on April 16, attracting thousands of local and foreign tourists.

The Indonesia Culture Festival opened in the Youth Culture House in Ho Chi Minh City on April 17.

The first festival for young people from ethnic minorities officially opened in the Culture-Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups in Dong Mo, Son Tay, Hanoi on April 17, attended by more than 300 delegates.

A photography exhibition entitled Hoang Sa-Nhin Tu Ly Son Paracel Islands- A view from Ly Son by photographer Nguyen Van Minh was held in Quang Ngai province on April 16.

Overseas Vietnamese students in France won the highest number of votes to win the first prize at the eighth Multicultural Day, held in Nantes city of France on April 14, following by Columbia and mainland China.