Young musicians from the Vietnam National Academy of Music will be performing at the Beethovenfest Bonn 2009 music festival.

The delegation of athletes from the northern province of Yen Bai took first place in the 6th ethnic minority sports festival, Region I, which closed on September 22. 

A uniquely odd architectural work in the Central Highland city of Da Lat, has been shortlisted by the Chinese People’s Daily as one of the world’s ten most bizarre buildings.

Mrs World 2008, Natalia Shmarenkova, arrived at Tan Son Nhat airport on September 22 at the invitation of the organising board of the Mrs Vietnam pageant.

The Hennessy Artistry global music campaign will be returning to Hanoi on October 6 to entertain young Hanoi music lovers with a blend of Pop, Rock, Latin hip-hop and R&B music genres.

A collection of more than 50 Ao dai (Vietnam’s traditional dress) designed by Duc Hung left a deep impression at the Vietnamese festival in Japan recently.

A seminar on India and Vietnam’s traditional relations and their future prospects for cooperation was held in the Indian city of Kolkata on September 20.

The 2009 “Hello Vietnam” festival was successfully held in Japan on September 19-20 to mark the 36th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan.

The 2009 Hanoi Ancient Town Mid-Autumn Festival and the Mid-Autumn Fair opened on September 19 (the first day of the 8th lunar month).

More than 30,000 local people came to cheer at the 18th Bay Nui Cow Race held in Tinh Bien district, An Giang province, on September 18, with more than 72 pairs of cows competing in the professional and amateur events.

Chinese readers and experts have chosen the late President Ho Chi Minh of Vietnam as one of 60 foreign persons who have had great influence and played important roles in the last 60-years of Chinese development in the fields of politics, economics, culture and science and technology.

A programme aimed at promoting Vietnamese culture to Japanese friends was launched in Japan on September 17 as part of Vietnamese Cultural Month in Japan co-organised by the Vietnamese embassy in Japan and the Global Citizen Club.

Quang Ngai’s folk art troupe will perform traditional instrumental music as part of a Vietnam-RoK culture exchange on Jeju Island from September 24-28, according to the Provincial Literature and Arts Association.

Artisan Y Lan on September 17 donated her 20 ‘sand paintings’ of Uncle Ho and General Vo Nguyen Giap to the Vietnam Military History Museum.

Several classical musicians from the Tubinger Chamber Orchestra have arrived in Hanoi for concerts with the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra (VNSO) this Sunday.

The melodies of quan ho (folk-love duets) filled the Cultural House of Nha Trang during the annual National Song and Dance Festival on September 16.

The “Mekong-Japan Tourism and Cultural Festival” will be held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho from Dec. 2-5.

Cast and crew members from the movie Choi Voi (Adrift) will head to Thailand this month to attend the Bangkok International Film Festival.

A Vietnamese delegation of 90 students is on a visit to Japan from September 15-25 as part of efforts to boost exchange between the two countries’ young people, according to the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union’s Central Committee.

Vietnam is willing to share its experience in rural craft villages with Japan, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung has said.

An exhibition of ancient Vietnamese art, called “From River Plain to Open Sea”, opened at the Fine Arts Museum in Houston, Texas on September 15.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism launched a painting contest in Hanoi on September 15 to mark some important events next year.

The final round of the Mrs Vietnam pageant kicked off on September 15 in the southern coastal city of Vung Tau, with 58 contestants competing to be crowned at the final judging on September 26.

A variety of activities and events will be held during the 2009 Mid-Autumn festival in Hanoi's old quarter, scheduled to take place from September 19 to October 3.

During the “Humanitarian newspaper” festival in France, the stand of Vietnamese products and “Nhan Dan” (People) Newspaper has drawn the attention of many people.

An awards ceremony took place at the opening of the 2nd photo journalism exhibition-“Golden Moment” at the Gallery House, 93 Dinh Tien Hoang Street, Hanoi on September 15.

On September 14, Ha Long Bay in Vietnam was placed 4th in the poll for the seven new wonders of the world.

The film “Choi voi” (Adrift) directed by Bui Thac Chuyen has won a prize awarded by the International Film Critics’ Federation (Fipresci) at the 66th Venice Film Festival in Italy, the world’s oldest film festival.

The Nikon Corporation has presented an award worth US$3,300 to three Vietnamese photographers at the Nikon International Photo Contest held recently in Vietnam.

The “Mexican colours” exhibition has opened at 29 Hang Bai street, Hanoi to mark Mexican Independence Day (September 16, 1810 – 2009)