An exhibition sheds a new and interesting light on Vietnam’s people and land to fellow countrymen and international friends in France.

The Department of Arts and Performance has chosen Tran Thi Huong Giang represent Vietnam in the Miss World 2009 beauty pageant.

Famous Brazilian quartet Unirio will arrive in Vietnam on October 25.

The Kumho Asiana Corporation of the Republic of Korea on October 21 handed over 180 Vietnam-Kumno Asiana scholarships to outstanding university students nationwide. 

The Association of Vietnamese People in Berlin-Brandenburg opened a photo exhibition on Vietnam in Lichtenberg district, Berlin, on October 19.

Vietnamese guitarist Dang Ngoc Long, who is rector of the Gesundbrunnen music school in Berlin, performed his music works in his newly published album at the Glaskasten Ballsaal hall on October 18. 

Vietnamese Culture Week officially opened in London, the UK on October 19, under the sponsorship of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sports and the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK.

A photo exhibition on the friendship between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) opened at the Museum of Vietnam Revolution in Hanoi on October 19.

The German travel company Gebeco on October 16 spent a night introducing Vietnam and Mekong tourism within the framework of the freshly-ended 2009 Asia-Pacific Week in Berlin.

Vietnam will carve a giant statue of the Lord Buddha from a single jade boulder that is considered the largest pure jade piece in the world so far.

A Vietnam-Republic of Korea week was held in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from October 18-25 with a wide range of activities to mark the 17th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

An online dialogue themed “1000 years of Thang Long-Hanoi - Traditional values” was held on October 18, helping readers better understand historical and cultural traditions as well as heritage values of Thang Long-Hanoi.  

The Vietnam Women’s Union and the department of Science and Technology of central Thua Thien Hue province established the Hue Non La Association in Hue city on October 17.

A ceremony was held at the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh on October 17 to mark the park’s decade-long cooperation with the Cologne Zoo of Germany.

On Oct. 16, Vietnamese students in Australia held a Cultural Night (V-Night 2009) at UTS University in Sydney, drawing the participation of nearly 1,000 Vietnamese and international students.

A showroom opened on the premise of Da Nang University on October 15 to display photos of South Africa and its people, as well as depicting relations between Vietnam and South Africa. 

The Vietnam Pictorial, published by the Vietnam News Agency (VNA), has received the State’s first-class Independence Order for its excellent achievements in foreign relations and national defence coverage during the renewal process. 

How to build a dossier and collect documents on “Hat Xoan” to be submitted to UNESCO for recognition as an Intangible Cultural Heritage in need of urgent protection was discussed at a symposium on October 13.

“The 4th”, a film produced by students in Ho Chi Minh City will be shown at the 7th International Student Film Festival in Hollywood in November.

A photo exhibition on Vietnam’s islands and historical documents regarded as legal evidence of its national sovereignty opened in Ho Chi Minh City on October 13. 

Audiences in Hanoi will have an opportunity to see two nights of sized specific contemporary dance performances staged by Vietnamese and British artists on October 17 and 18, according to the British Council. 

The Miss Vietnam in Europe Pageant will be held in Munich on January 9, 2010 as the first event in a programme to mark “Vietnam Year in Germany” and the 35th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic ties between the two countries.

Vietnam’s honourary consul for the area of Turin, Italy, Sandra Scagliotti, has recently debuted a book that depicts the devastating consequences of Agent Orange in Vietnam.

A contest to gain a better understanding of the millennium of Thang Long-Hanoi was launched in Hanoi on October 11 as part of activities to mark the capital’s 1,000th anniversary in 2010.

The Long Bien Bridge Memory Festival opened in Hanoi on October 10 to mark the 55th anniversary of the Capital’s Liberation Day and the 10th year Hanoi has been recognised as a City for Peace by UNESCO.

Ha Minh Du, a dedicated man from Quan Tri village, Yen Lam commune, Yen Dinh district in northern Thanh Hoa province, has travelled to many areas inhabited by Muong ethnic people to study their customs and manners.

The central city of Da Nang will host the 2010 International Fireworks Competition, which will take place on March 27-28 next year.

A photo exhibition entitled “Images of friendship between Vietnam and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)” opened in Hanoi on October 9 to mark the 64th founding anniversary of the Korean Workers’ Party (October 10).

Air Supply, a renowned Australian Pop-rock band, has performed for the first time in Ho Chi Minh City.

The 2009 Vietnam Airlines Classic concert featuring the Japanese Orchestra, Liberia Classica, will be held at the Hanoi Opera House on October 11.