Ho Chi Minh City will host “Days of Pusan” from November 9-11 in an effort to enhance the friendship and comprehensive cooperation between HCM City and Pusan city of the Republic of Korea (RoK).

The Vietnam Craft Village Fair will take place in Hanoi from November 14 - 18.

More than 100 Vietnamese artists are gathering in the capital city to compete in the country’s most prestigious music competition, Autumn Concour 2007.

An exhibition entitled ”The Path of October” opened in Hanoi on November 5 as one of the cultural activities to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Russian October Revolution.

The one-night Toyota Classical Concert 2007 will feature works by Spanish classical composers such as Chapi, Sorozabal, Soutullo & Vert, Chueca, Torroba, and Sarasate as well as Bach at the Hanoi Opera House on November 16.

Bac Ha International University on November 4 officially received the Prime Minister’s backing on its establishment.

The Hanoi International Women’s Club will be holding its annual bazaar on Sunday November 25 at UNIS school, Lac Long Quan Rd, Tay Ho District, Hanoi between 10 am and 3 pm.

Hundreds of Vietnamese brides and Korean grooms attended the first Vietnam-Korea Family Day held at the Vietnamese Embassy in the Republic of Korea on November 4.

Ho Chi Minh City this month will play host to Russian musical and dance performances as well as art exhibits and film openings to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Russia’s October Revolution.

Influence of the Russian October Revolution on the Vietnamese theatrical arts is the main theme of a seminar which kicked off in Hanoi on November 3.

The Japan-Vietnam Goodwill Ambassador, Sugi Ryotaro, attended a ceremony to present awards to the winners of a film-making contest sponsored by the Japanese Government in Hanoi on November 3.

Gael Harrison’s book “The Moon in the Banyan Tree” is a must-read for all people who come to live and work in Vietnam, who learn to love the country’s diversity and strength in spite of early experiences of culture shock and loneliness.

A unique sculpture exhibition has opened in the central Royal Opera Arcade of London capital, displaying the devastating legacy of unexploded weapons from the wars in countries like Vietnam and Angola.

A Russian Cultural Week will be launched at the University of Hanoi from November 7-15 with the aim of providing students and teachers with opportunities to meet and exchange knowledge about Russia’s culture.

US publishing house McGraw-Hill Professional Education (MHPE) has displayed its first Vietnamese language publications in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Italian government has donated more than US$435,000 in non-refundable aid to a project on preserving the My Son Sanctuary in the central province of Quang Nam.

The main competition night of the 2007 Miss Earth Pageant was held at Vinpearl Land in Nha Trang City, south-central coast Khanh Hoa province on November 1.

A series of activities will be held in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in November to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Russian October Revolution (November 7, 1917).

Thirty Vietnamese illustrators and writers and three of their Danish counterparts - Sally Altschuler, Tove Krebs Lange and Glenn Ringtved, will visit the central provinces of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Ha Tinh on November 12 for their third Story Express.

Vietnam wants to tighten cooperation with Japan in culture, sports and tourism, and will closely coordinate with the country to organise cultural exchanges in the near future.

German photographer-cum-photography teacher Peter Bialobrzeski began his tour of Southeast Asian countries from Hanoi on October 1.

Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) and the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on November 1 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in disseminating information about the national trademark programme.

Thirty contestants of the 2007 Miss Earth pageant on October 31 took part in environmental protection and charity activities in Nha Trang city, south central Khanh Hoa province.

A free charity concert will be held in Hanoi on November 15 to raise funds for the people with disabilities and Agent Orange victims.

Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) organized a seminar in Hanoi on October 31 to discuss issues related to radio listeners and radio broadcasting renewal.

Thirty candidates of the 2007 Miss Earth pageant from five continents arrived in Nha Trang City, south-central coastal province of Khanh Hoa on October 30 for a special session of the international beauty contest.

Twenty-two art troupes from 16 countries have registered to perform at the Hue Festival 2008, which will be held from June 3-6 in the former imperial city of Hue to showcase the cultural values of Hue and Vietnam through hundreds of festive programmes.

A lantern, 3.7m in height and 2.4m in diameter, will be auctioned at a charitable music programme on November 15 to raise funds for orphans, disabled children and Agent Orange victims.

The first Hungarian Culinary Week, scheduled for October 29 -November 4 in Hanoi, will help Vietnamese people learn more about Hungarian culinary arts, the country and its people.

The novel “Canh Dong Bat Tan” (The Endless Fields) has been translated into Korean and published in the Republic of Korea (RoK) by the Asia Publishers with 3,000 copies in the first edition.