Hanoians will be entertained with a series of cultural and arts performances in early July, 100 days before the capital city is celebrating its millennial founding anniversary. 

Vietnam News Agency photojournalist Chu Chi Thanh has published a photographic account of the US War, with introductions and footnotes in English and Vietnamese.

The proceeds of the final round of the Miss World Vietnamese 2010 beauty pageant will be used for activities to help the poor, says Vinpearl Land Tourism Joint Stock Company, the organizer of the contest.

Local people in Sam Son town of the north-central province of Thanh Hoa held their traditional Banh Day (round shaped rice cake) festival on June 23 (the 12th day of the fifth lunar month) as part of the 2010 Sam Son Tourism Season.

VND37 billion will be earmarked for a pilot project to restore Towers E7 and F1 of the UNESCO-recognised Cultural World Heritage site of My Son in the central province of Quang Nam.

A Vietnamese tourism and culture festival has been held in Tokyo on June 23-24 by the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in coordination with the Vietnamese embassy in Japan.

Virtuoso - the leading US travel network, has unveiled a list of 30 most attractive honeymoon destinations in the world for lovers.

A music night titled "One name, one legend" will be held in the Youth Culture and Sports Palace in No 1, Tang Bat Ho street in Hanoi on June 24 to commemorate pop music legend Michael Jackson.

The Hanoi authorities have asked the Government for its permission for making cannons and cannon balls to mark 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

Three nights of Beethoven’s best known pieces will be displayed for classical music lovers in Ho Chi Minh City from June 24-27.  

The final round of the Buoc nhay hoan vu (Global Dance) contest, which is modelled on the BBC’s Dancing with the Stars, took place at HCM City’s Phan Dinh Phung Gym on June 20.

Lu Hu Thi, the oldest musician playing Hue Royal Court Music and the last living member of the Hoa Thanh ceremonial orchestra in the Nguyen Dynasty, currently lives in a small house in Hue City.

The final round of a running tournament for peace will be held around Hoan Kiem Lake in the capital city of Hanoi on October 3, said organizers at the launch ceremony held at Quan Ngua Sports Palace on June 20.

Fete de la Musique – a French celebration of all genres of music – will be hosted by Sofitel Luxury Hotels on June 20-21.

Pop singer Minh Quan, who is also an artist from Radio the Voice of Vietnam, attended the ASEAN+3 Concert in Thailand on June 19 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of King Bhumibol Adulyadej's ascension to the throne.

The Central Music and Dance Theatre gave a special performance in Beijing, China, on June 19 to welcome the Vietnam-China Friendship Year 2010 and 60 years of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

An exhibition themed “the Colour of Hanoi” opened in Paris on June 19, illustrating the classic and modern beauty of the capital city of Vietnam, which turns 1,000 years old this October

The Vietnam Cultural Heritage Association held a ceremony in Hanoi on June 18 to launch its new website at the web address http://www.hoidisan.vn.

Vietnamese students at Asia-Pacific University (APU) in Japan introduced their national cultural identity during Vietnam Culture Week from June 14-18.

A flower festival will be organised this summer in the Hanoi’s ancient Thang Long Imperial City to mark the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long- Hanoi.

A seminar is being held to discuss ways of boosting tourism in eight of the North-Western provinces in Bac Ha district, Lao Cai province on June 18-19.

A TV series on the history of Hanoi will start shooting in December to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi. 

A campaign of promotions showcasing the Italian lifestyle as well as the technologies used to make popular Italian products will be launched in several major cities across Vietnam, starting on June 18. 

The Spanish embassy in Hanoi will hold a concert in early October to mark the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi and the European country’s National Day. 

Famous Vietnamese choreographer Chu Thuy Quynh was awarded Japan’s Kyokujitsu Chujusho (The Order Of The Rising Sun) at a ceremony held in Hanoi on June 17. 

"Vietnam Today", a new programme on Vietnam Television’s International Channel-VTV4, will be launched on July 15.

Five Vietnamese films, together with films from Belgium, France, the Republic of Korea, Switzerland and Italy will be screened at the "Second International Documentary Film Week," in Hanoi from June 21-25.　

A conference to choose a species of flower that represents the country was held by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on June 16.

The 2010 Miss Global Vietnam contest will be held at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the US on August 21.

The third "Vietnam Today" photo contest themed "Dynamic and friendly Vietnam " was kicked off in Hanoi on June 15.