The province of Val de Marne in France will provide the Library for the northern province of Yen Bai and an air conditioning system to preserve its historic documents.

The northern province of Bac Ninh is compiling a record the Dong Ho folk art of wood print making to submit to UNESCO for its recognition.

A concert to mark the 60 years of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Russia (January 30) was held at Trung Vuong theatre in the central City of Da Nang on January 19.

90 German artists from the Berlin Philharmonic and 4 world famous singers will join with the Vietnam National Symphony and Orchestra (VNSO) to perform at the Hanoi Opera House on January 23-24.

An international fireworks contest will be held with 4 international teams taking part to mark the 35th anniversary of the Central City’s Liberation Day (March 29).

After the success of the first Long Bien Bridge Festival in October 2009, the second will be jointly held by the Vietnam Embassy in France and the Maison des Art (House of Art) company to mark the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long –Hanoi.

An exhibition of 40 Vietnamese drawings by teachers and students at Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts University has opened at the Vietnamese Cultural Centre in France. 

A project is underway to preserve a cultural heritage site in Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago.

The Penn State University (PSU) of the US will transfer textbooks of 24 advanced subjects in its original training programme on business administration and accountancy to the Da Nang-based Duy Tan University (DTU).

A Vietnam-Laos special cultural exchange programme was held at the Lao National Cultural Palace on Jan. 15 to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the two countries’ friendship associations (Jan. 15).

The Ben Tre provincial People’s Committee is holding its 2nd annual Coconut Festival from January 15-21.

The Prime Minister has agreed to hold “Vietnamese Days” in China and Russia later this year, according to the Government Office.

Two Vietnamese models Duc Tien and Anh Thu have arrived in the Republic of Korea to attend the 5th Asian Models Festival from January 14-16.

Sarah Chang, a famed American-Korean violist will perform at the 14th Hennessy concert in the Hanoi’s Opera House on January 22.

Classical music lovers will have the chance to enjoy the 14th Hennessy concert at the Hanoi Opera House on January 22.

Members of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) will participate in and guide the first religious tour in Vietnam this January.

An exhibition of photos, paintings and drawings on the theme “This is not an advertisement” by Australian artist Ian McIntosh will open in Hanoi on January 14.

Two showrooms featuring Oc Eo and Champa cultures opened at the Ho Chi Minh City-based Vietnam History Museum on January 12. 

The ‘Duo Huillet’ will perform classical music at the Hanoi Opera House on January 13 and at the Institute of Cultural Exchange with France (Idecaf) in Ho Chi Minh City two days later.

A seminar on developing training programmes opened in Ho Chi Minh City on Jan. 11 to help universities access new training methods.

The Chinese Tianjin art troupe will perform in Vietnam from January 16-22.

The Hoi An International Tourism Centre in Central Quang Nam province has received its first international motor tour from Singapore to Vietnam.

Nguyen Ngoc Kieu Khanh, a Vietnamese living in Germany, has been crowned Miss Vietnam in Europe at a competition held in Munich on January 9.

A large number of Vietnamese residents and French people have come to the Vietnam Cultural Centre in France to watch Vietnamese films since January 9.

A statue of Quang Trung Emperor, who defeated Qing dynasty’s 200,000 troops of out of Vietnam in the spring of 1789, was inaugurated at the Ban mountain square in the ancient imperial city of Hue on January 9.

Student Festival 2010 opened at the Vietnam Exhibition and Fair Centre on January 8, drawing around 40,000 students from 60 colleges and universities in Hanoi.

A wide range of activities will be held in the northern province of Phu Tho during the Hung Temple Festival from April 14 to 23 to celebrate the death anniversary of the Hung Kings.

Around 40 groups of artists from 29 countries and territories have registered to perform at the Festival Hue 2010 under the theme “Cultural heritage with integration and development” to be held in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from June 5-13.

More than 200 singers will attend “Singer’s Day”, the biggest annual event for them, in the Central City of Quy Nhon on January 18-20.

Belgian conductor Daniel Gazon will perform in Ho Chi Minh City this weekend.