Educationalists will be given the chance to view the latest advances in teaching equipment when the Hanoi International Exhibition Centre hosts Worlddidac Vietnam 2008.

More than 400 people decked out in authentic costumes and playing musical instruments participated in the Xa Tac Devotion Ritual on June 10 as part of the Hue Festival.

More than 350 domestic and foreign spectators attended the event.

Hue Festival 2008 in central Thua Thien-Hue province had welcomed close to 56,000 visitors, including 13,200 foreigners, by June 7.

The traditional Vietnamese long dress (ao dai) was in the spotlight at an ao dai fashion show at the Hien Nhon gate in the ancient imperial city of Hue on June 8 as part of the ongoing 2008 Hue Festival.

The International Sports Movies and Television Festival FICTS-Vietnam 2008 came to a close at the Hanoi Opera House on June 8.

Top Vietnamese artists will take center stage in Denmark’s capital city on Monday night at an open air cultural show, due to start on Nytory Square in the centre of Copenhagen.

The Vietnam Peace and Development Foundation and Mission of Wallonie-Bruxelles in Vietnam, in co-ordination with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, will organize the screening of a documentary film entitled “From Saigon to Ho Chi Minh City” shot by Belgian reporters.

A young talent contest for performance artists, who are under 35, was launched by the Danish Embassy in Hanoi on June 4.

A photo exhibition on Vietnam officially opened on June 4 at the Vietnam National Library at No.31 Trang Thi Street in Hanoi as part of the French Spring Festival.

Puppeteers from the Central Puppetry Theatre have performed at the Asia-Pacific UNESCO Congress taking place in Bulacan, in the Philippines.

A 15m-long and 1.45m-wide picture made from cajeput bark and butterfly wings is attracting many visitors at this year’s Hue Festival in central Thua Thien-Hue province.

Fifteen-year-old Anna Sowanna Takeda, a Thai-Japanese violinist will perform in a concert at the HCM City Conservatory of Music on June 6.

Folklore artist Tran Kich was awarded the French title “Knight in the Order of Arts and Letters” in Hue city on June 4.

The Israeli band, ESTA, will perform on the western stage of Thai Hoa palace on June 5 and 7 as part of Hue Festival 2008, which is taking place in central Thua-Thien Hue province from June 3-11.

On the theme “Cultural heritage with integration and development”, Hue Festival 2008 officially opened on the evening of June 3 at Ngo Mon (Noon Gate) Square.

The Hue city’s People’s Committee held a ceremony on June 3 to announce the Prime Minister’s decision to approve a project to turn Hue city into a festival city.

Toyota Concert will be held in five big cities of Hanoi, Hai Phong, Da Nang, Nha Trang and Ho Chi Minh City from June 9 to 20 to mark the 35th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic ties.

On the theme of ”Cultural Heritage with Integration and Development”, the Hue Festival 2008 will open on June 3 at the Imperial Citadel Ngo Mon (Noon Gate) and finish on June 11 on the Huong (Perfume) River with a diverse range of cultural and tourist programmes.

The 3rd Moscow International Family Festival, titled “BabyTime”, took place from May 29 to June 1 at the Olympiysky Sport Complex in Russia to mark International Children’s Day (June 1).

An exchange of cuisine, culture and the arts was held recently by the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan in collaboration with the International Friendship Centre of Japan (IFC) under the initiative of the IFC President, Yuriko Hisara.

Hundreds of domestic and foreign tourists have flocked to Cua Dai beach in the central province of Quang Nam on May 31 to enjoy a special kite performance.

Many famous Vietnamese and Korean singers, including Jang Nara, Ho Quynh Huong and Dan Truong, attended a special Vietnam-Korea music gala entitled “Friends” at the National Convention Centre on June 1.

The final round of the Miss Universe Vienam pageant was held in Vinpearl Land in the southcentral coastal province of Khanh Hoa on the evening of May 31.

Urban Consult, a German organisation based in Berlin, held a function in Berlin on May 30 to introduce Vietnamese people and culture, with the participation of many Vietnamese, Germans and other foreigners living in the country.

Three Vietnamese supermodels will fly to the US to play the lead roles in a celluloid film “Untitled Love Story” (Chuyen tinh xa xu) produced by overseas Vietnamese director Victor Vu.

An exhibition on Vietnamese currencies will be held at the Ho Chi Minh City Museum to mark its 30th anniversary and the 310th anniversary of Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City).

Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV)’s General Director Vu Van Hien and the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Ambassador to Vietnam Im Hong Jae have expressed their desire for Korean language broadcasts to promote bilateral cooperation in the broadcasting industry.

This is the first time a toy exhibition for poor children in rural areas has been held in Muong Khen, Tan Lac district, in the mountainous northern province of Hoa Binh.

There will be various art performances on the streets of Hue during the Hue Festival from June 3-11.