Cuban television presented a documentary film on Vietnam's late President Ho Chi Minh and Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro on August 13. 

The Vietnamese translation of Wayne Karlin’s Wandering Souls, a novel about the American War in Vietnam, has hit bookstores throughout the nation.

An exhibition entitled ‘Hanoi - Visual angles’ will open at the Temple of Literature in downtown Hanoi from August 25 to September 3, featuring 100 black and white photos taken by female photographers from the Hai Au Club based in Ho Chi Minh City.

An exhibition entitled “Dingbats Brazil” will be held at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum on August 21-30.

Pham Thuy Vy Victoria, a 20-year-old girl, from California, USA, won the Miss Sports title at the Miss Vietnam World 2010 pageant on August 12.

A photo exhibition on Ha Long Bay opened in New York on August 11 as part of the campaign to vote for Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay as a world natural wonder.

An exhibition depicting the close link between the ancient capital of Thang Long and Ha Long Bay over the past 1,000 years of history opened on August 12 in Tuan Chau international resort in the coastal city of Ha Long, Quang Ninh province.

Thousands of Sa Huynh Culture artifacts, some dating back to the fifth century BC, have been discovered at Phu Truong in Phan Thiet after three months of excavations.

Battling it out at the weekend in the final of Miss Vietnam World – billed as the best yet by organisers – will be 42 belles, who are currently camped at Vinpearl Land in the central coastal city of Nha Trang. 

Efforts to preserve the Thang Long Royal Citadel recognized by UNESCO as a world heritage site were discussed at an online meeting held by the government’s information portal on August 11.

The Thang Long lantern parade, the largest ever of its kind, will be held around Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi to welcome the Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month (solar calendar dates).

Contestants in the final round of the Miss World Vietnam 2010 pageant took part in an environmental protection programme in Nha Trang City in the central province of Khanh Hoa on August 11.

Vietnamese people are enjoying historical and cultural presentations from Japan at the “Fukuoka Cultural Day”, which opened in Hanoi on August 10.

The final round of the second Miss Vietnam World began with a press conference to introduce its programme and 42 best candidates in Vinpearl Land on August 10.

The participation of Vietnam in the well-known Berlin international beer festival has received a positive response from the visitors to the event, according to Nguyen Xuan Hung, HMSky director in charge of the Vietnamese stand at the festival.

Tuning Hue into a cultural, tourism and festival city is at the top of the agenda of the city party congress for the 2010-2015 term, which opened in Hue on August 9.

Nguyen Pham Bich Tram won the Miss Talent title beating 13 other contestants for fan dancing at the Miss Talent contest – Miss Vietnam 2010 at the Tuan Chau Tourism Resort on August 9.

A 490-page handbook entitled “Days of war and peace” by an Russian expert of Vietnamese studies Evgheny Glazunov, has debuted on the occasion of the 60th diplomatic ties anniversary between Vietnam and Russia - the former USSR (1950-2010).

An exhibition of 40 painting and sculpture works by 18 Indonesian and 17 Vietnamese artists opened at the Vietnam Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) in Hanoi on August 9.

An essay contest about Hanoi has received over 554,000 entries as of August 1, and the most outstanding ones will be awarded during the celebration of the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi in October.

An exhibition of portraits of Hanoi women by amateur painter Tran Chi Hieu is being held in Bangkok, Thailand and will last until the end of this month.

Hundreds of overseas Vietnamese fans gathered on August 6 at the Seymour Theatre Centre in Sydney, Australia, to enjoy a concert by popular Vietnamese singers Dam Vinh Hung, Thu Minh, and Cam Ly.

A music performance entitled “Friendship Autumn” was held in Ninh Binh province on August 7 with artists from China, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam in the spotlight.

The most beautiful Vietnamese and Overseas Vietnamese girls entering the final round of the Miss Vietnam World 2010 pageant arrived in Vinpearl Land, Nha Trang on August 5.

The northern mountain province of Lao Cai is preparing for the Mountaineering Championships to conquer Fansipan Mountain and plant a flag to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of Hanoi.

Hanoi Beer and Saigon Beer have been chosen as the official beer at the 14th Berlin International Beer festival which opened on Karl Marx Boulevard in the centre of Berlin, Germany, on August 6.

The Chan Tam Association, under the Vietnam Cultural Heritage Association, on August 6 began casting a large-size incense-burner in Hanoi, which will be placed at the Temple of Literature in honour of the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.  

An exhibition of over 100 photos by photographer Nguyen Van Tho focusing on the beauty of Vietnamese women opened at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi on August 6.

An international performing arts festival will be held in Hanoi on August 9-14.

Poet Huu Thinh was re-elected the president of the Vietnam Writers’ Association (VWA) for the 2010-2015 term at the VWA’s 8th National Congress, which concluded in Hanoi on August 6.