Overseas Vietnamese singer Camille Huyen performed songs with lyrics written by talented Vietnamese poet Han Mac Tu, composed with Swiss composer and guitarist Waltherr Giger, in the central province of Quang Ngai on June 14.

The Thua Thien-Hue provincial people’s Committee announced at a press briefing on June 14 that the 2012 Hue Festival will be held in April, to avoid any bad weather.

Australian members of a performing arts troupe will entertain young audiences in HCM City as part of a cultural exchange programme between the performers and the HCM City Circus Troupe.

A 43-member art troupe from Guangdong province of China will make a performance tour of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from June 16-20.

The Hue Festival closed on June 13.

The Vietnam Record Book has recognized 8 new records set during the eventful nine-day Hue festival 2010.

Vietnam is one of 29 countries to participate in annual Asia-Pacific Women Association (APWA) Bazaar held in Brussels, Belgium on June 12.  

1,000 people from districts, schools and consulates general along with athletes from the Vietnam sports delegation joined a walk in Hanoi on June 13 as part of activities to mark the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long- Hanoi.

The 10th safe fruit and agricultural products festival opened in Cho Lach district, Ben Tre province on June 12.

A Vietnam-China cultural exchange was held in Hanoi on June 12 to mark the friendship year between the two countries and the Thang Long-Hanoi millennial anniversary.

As many as 42 contemporary art works by 11 Japanese artists are on display at an exhibition opening in Ho Chi Minh City on June 12.

Vietnam will host the World Food Festival for the first time in the southern coastal city of Vung Tau in July, providing a great opportunity for the country to promote its traditional cuisine. 

A film was shown in Hanoi on June 11 to mark the 62nd year of Palestinians being forced to leave their country for refugee camps between 1948 and the present.

The Thang Long-Hanoi International Tourism Festival will run from October 2-5 at the Bao Son Paradise Theme Park. 

Hanoi’s Department of Industry and Trade is putting together five tours of the city’s traditional craft villages to mark the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi. 

Overseas Vietnamese singer Camille Huyen will perform Vietnamese love poems put to music with Swiss composer and guitarist Waltherr Giger at HCM City Music Conservatory next Wednesday.

After taking part in the 2010 Festival Hue, Cuba’s traditional music band Los Tradicionales will offer their performances to northern audiences.

The Lao Culture and Information Ministry and the Vietnam Cultural Centre in Laos jointly held a closing ceremony in Vientiane on June 10 to review a contest on composing songs about Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh.

Vietnam will invest around VND15 billion to promote its tourism in the country on an international TV, according to International Co-operation Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.

On June 19 there will be a live broadcast from Hanoi, Quang Binh, Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai, as part of the activities to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

A training course on festival management and organisation, the second of its kind organised by the British Council in Vietnam, will be held in the ancient imperial city of Hue from June 10-13.

Australian performing artists have been wowing audience at this month’s Hue Festival with music and physical theatre shows.

Mozambique wishes that Vietnam would become the country’s strategic partner in Asia, stated Mozambican Minister of Agriculture Soares Nhaca.

Two Korean films entitled “My father is a woman” and “The actresses” will be shown during the Korean Film Festival to be held in the cities of Hai Phong, Nha Trang, and Da Nang from June 11-26.

Visitors Po Nagar tower near Nha Trang city can now enjoy more of an insight into Cham culture, including musical performances, traditional dances and handicraft displays.

A photo contest on Vietnamese families in the cause of the national construction and development opened in Hanoi on June 6 to mark Vietnamese Family Day (June 28).

French and Japanese left a deep impression on the audience at the opening of the 2010 Hue festival.

An ancient stone stele has been discovered by farmers in Dak Po rural district in the Central Highland province of Gia Lai. 

Representatives of overseas Vietnamese will join a parade with armed forces, mass organisations and people from all walks of life on the morning of October 10 to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long- Hanoi.

The Hue Festival 2010 kicked off in the central city of Hue on June 5 with a grand, colourful ceremony at Ngo Mon Square and a performance rich in traditional musical genres.