The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong will launch survey of the Gong cultural heritage, the biggest of its kind so far, to start from now to the end of 2007.

The awards ceremony for a painting contest entitled “Childhood and Sea” has been held in Nha Trang city to mark International Francophone Day (March 20).

As early as 13 months old, Nguyen Van Anh was first introduced to the piano. At the age of four, she began studying at the Sydney Music Conservatoire and received a degree in music five years later. Nguyen Van Anh is considered a “music talent” in Australia.

The relics of the Thang Long royal citadel at 18 Hoang Dieu, Hanoi will be preserved as an important part of the Thang Long-Hanoi relics system, said Dr Nguyen Van Son, Director of the Centre for Preserving the Hanoi Ancient Citadel.

Nearly 50 paintings and sculptures by a Canadian painter Jean Cote have been exhibited at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum in Hanoi.

CDs featuring the traditional music of the Dao ethnic group in Vietnam's northwestern region will be available in the market soon.

The Prime Minister has agreed with Hanoi authorities on events celebrating Hanoi culture in the city of Toulouse, France, in May.

The Cao Lan ethnic minority people, who live in the northern province of Tuyen Quang, have an age-old culture which is vividly demonstrated in many festivals, including Cau Mua. People attending the festival pray for good weather, bumper crops, and prosperity.

The ASEAN Cultural and Information Committee and relevant ministries and services will co-organize diversified cultural activities to celebrate the 40th founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

An exhibition of 50 works by Canadian painter and sculptor Jean Cote opened at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum in Hanoi on March 16.

Vietnamese filmmakers are documenting the way in which the late President Ho Chi Minh shaped his ideologies, now called Ho Chi Minh's Thoughts.

Vietnamese photographer Van Chung was awarded medal from the Sans Frontier Images (ISF) organisation at a photography exhibition in Mouscron city, Belgium.

The Ministry of Cultural and Information and the Vietnam Photographers' Assocation on March 15 launched an international photography competition entitled "For a good life on earth".

Young Singaporean orchestra conductor Adrian Tan will perform with the Vietnam Symphony Orchestra (VNSO) in Hanoi on March 16-17.

The staff members of the Vietnamese embassy in Canada attended a cultural exchange festival of nations all over the world, which took place at Algonquin College in Ottawa recently.

The Delegation of the European Commission to Vietnam in coordination with EU member state embassies and cultural centres will organize a series of cultural and intellectual exchange events to mark the 50th anniversary of the signing of Rome Treaties, which established the European Union

The Russian Science and Culture Centre in Hanoi will collaborate with Vietnamese agencies to organise activities for “The Year of Russian Language” in 2007.

The Asia-Pacific office of the International Francophonie Organization (OIF) held a press briefing in Hanoi on March 14 to introduce activities, marking International Francophonie Day (March 20).

The Central Scientific Document Film Studio has completed a documentary film on the late Party General Secretary Le Duan to mark his 100th birth annivesary (April 7).

An ancient bronze cannon has been unearthed in northern Quang Ninh province's ancient Van Don trading port.

More than 500 students from 43 ethnic minority groups in the central and Central Highlands regions gathered for a cultural festival at the Nha Trang Central Ethnic Preparatory School on March 10.

Two Vietnamese documentary films entered the second screening round at the 29th International Documentary Films Festival held in Paris from March 9-18.

An awards ceremony was held in Hanoi on March 10 for five winners of the Ho Chi Minh Prize, 110 winner of the State Prize, 29 winners of the People's Artist title and 130 winners of the Meritous Artist title in the northern region (from Quang Tri province upwards).

Piano duet Maxim Mogilevsky from the US and Svetlana Smolina from Belgium will perform at a special Hennessy concert at the Opera House in Hanoi on March 13.

Women make up half the world’s population, life is so boring without women, and women serve as a source of inspiration for artistic creativity. Let’s see what men talk more about women.

US jazz quartet Adam Klipple will perform in Vietnam in mid-March 2007 as part of their Asia tour, under the auspices of the US Department of State, Lincohn Jazz Center, the US Embassy in Hanoi and the US Consul General in HCM City.

An exhibition featuring 200 pictures and objects of women - mothers overcoming destiny was held at the Vietnam Women Museum in Hanoi on March 7.

Vietnam will participate in the Smithsonian Folklife Festival under the theme “Mekong river- Connecting cultures”, which will take place in Washington DC, the US in late June 2007, with the participation of artisans from the Mekong countries Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, China and Vietnam.

A ground-breaking ceremony was held on March 6 for the restoration of the Long Duc Palace within the former Imperial City of Hue, a World Heritage Site recognised by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).

A Vietnamese cultural exhibition has been held by the Bulgaria-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group and the Vietnamese Embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria to mark the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries.