The pioneering British DJ and producer Rob Smith, who is half of the famed production duo Smith and Mighty, will give a one-night show in Hanoi on February 25 night.

The Denmark-Vietnam Cultural Development and Exchange Fund (CDEF) for the 2011-2015 period made its debut in Hanoi on February 25.

Spring has sprung in the far north of Vietnam. In the villages dotted amongst the mountainous peaks of Lang Son province it’s time to honour the gods and spirits.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has agreed with the Vietnam Aviation Corporation, the Vietnam National Trade Fair and Advertising Company (Vinexad) to promote Vietnam’s tourism on TVB Channel (Hong Kong-China).

Comics featuring Vietnam’s famous literary works, known as “Danh Tac Viet Nam”, will be published in Japan.

Six graves, believed to belong to the Sa Huynh Culture that flourished between 1000 BC and AD 200, have been discovered in Tay Tra District in the central province of Quang Ngai.

Two outstanding Australian performers will impress Hanoi audiences with sounds of the guitar and exotic oud during a free concert at Radio the Voice of Vietnam Theatre on February 28.

The People’s Committee.of the central province of Quang Binh will organise a cave festival at Phong Nha-Ke Bang in May, 2011.

An annual picture auction for charity by the consul generals’ ladies club in HCM City will be held on March 4.

2011’s Vietnam Cinema Day will be held at Hoa Binh Theatre, HCM City on March 13, including the ceremony for the Canh Dieu Vang (Golden Kite) Award among other significant events to mark the sector’s Day.

Famous French twins, Isabelle and Florence Lafitte, will perform at the Hanoi Opera House on March 1.

Phan Khanh Trang, a fourth-year student at the Hue University of Arts, has won the Grand Prize at the second international Furoshiki (wrapping cloth) design competition in Japan.  

The Da Nang culture, sports and tourism sectors fulfilled their tasks for 2010 with the successful organisation of several events such as the 35th anniversary celebration of the city’s liberation, the annual international fireworks competition, and the 6th National Sports and Gymnastics Festival.

German restorers are using traditional Vietnamese methods to restore the facade of the Imperial Palace in Hue.

The HCM City Union of Friendship Organizations (HUFO) and its partners will showcase a collection of kimonos, the traditional Japanese costume, at a fashion show in HCM City on Feb. 22.

French historic professor Alain Ruscio introduced a book entitled “Vo Nguyen Giap – a life” in Paris on February 21.

The fourth Traditional Craft Villages Festival 2011, themed “Vietnamese kitchen in Hue’s garden”, will be held from April 30 to May 3 in Hue City in central Vietnam.

An exhibition presenting the work of French embroidery artist Lionel Descostes has opened at L'Espace, the French cultural centre in Hanoi.

Cai luong (reformed theatre) artist Kim Tu Long will mark the 30th anniversary of his career with a live performance at the Hoa Binh Theatre in Ho Chi Minh City on February 25-26.

Sixty young Vietnamese people, who are outstanding young politicians and journalists, are attending an exchange in Japan as part of the Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youth (JENESYS). 

A photograph exhibition, entitled “All people unite to build a cultural lifestyle” opened at the Exhibition House, 45 Trang Tien, Hanoi, on February 20.

Quang Nam Tourism Association and the Hoi An City People’s Committee on February 20 started delivering maps of Hoi An to both local and foreign tourists.  

The hip-hop dance play entitled ‘Faces’ will be performed in France and Germany to feature a dynamic, open and modern Vietnam with a rich cultural life imbued with traditional values.

The first World Choir Games will be held in the ancient town of Hoi An in Quang Nam province from March 16-20.  

Dominique Blanc, a famous French actress, will perform at the Hanoi Opera House on February 24.

Israeli Film Week, co-organised by the Israeli embassy in Vietnam and the Hanoi Cinema Club, will take place in Hanoi from February 21-25.

An exhibition, entitled “Mexico, the nation of colours” was opened on February 18 by the National Library of Vietnam, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Embassy of Mexico in Hanoi.  

The second exhibition on the Republic of Korea (RoK) - Vietnam international exchange opened in Hanoi on Feb. 18, showcasing 80 paintings by artists of both countries.

Voting for seven natural wonders of the world launched in August, 2007 will be closed this year, according to website www.new7wonders.com.

The 9th National Poem Day 2011, this year entitled “National Spring”, was held on February 17 at the Temple of Literature, Hanoi, to celebrate the Lunar New Year and the success of the 11th National Congress Party.