The Ibsen Festival in Vietnam opened in Hanoi on October 28 as part of the cultural activities launched by the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Hanoi in coordination with the Vietnam Ministry of Culture and Information to introduce the great Norwegian play wright Nauy Henrik on his 100th birth anniversary.

One hundred Vietnamese youths will take part in the Vietnam-China Youth Friendship Meeting 2006, scheduled to take place in China from November 1-11.

The organising board of Vietnam Talent Contest 2006 announced the list of 19 products entering the final of the contest in Hanoi on October 27.

The US government has decided to provide US$21,000 to help the Vietnamese History Museum restore and preserve 70 religious and devotional objects.

The film "Hanoi, Hanoi" will be screened during the Jin Qi Film Festival, which is slated for November in Beijing, China.

Experts from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) have worked with leaders from the Thua Thien-Hue provincial People’s Committee on a project to expand the protection of the UNCESCO cultural heritage complex in terms of architecture and natural landscape.

A visiting delegation of the Communist Youth League of China (CYL) met with representatives from the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) of Vietnam in Hanoi on October 25 to discuss measures to enhance cooperation.

Archaeologists have unearthed relics of 31 ancient tombs at a single site in the central coastal province of Thua Thien - Hue after two months of hard work.

As many as 52 contemporary works by Argentine artists are being displayed at an exhibition which opened in Hanoi on October 23.

Vietnamese film Ao Lua Ha Dong (Ha Dong Silk Dress) directed by overseas Vietnamese Luu Huynh has won the audience vote prize at the 11th Busan International Film Festival.

A ceremony to announce the decision of establishing a centre to preserve the Co Loa historic site and Hanoi ancient Citadel was held in Hanoi on October 23.

Cham people in the south central province of Ninh Thuan on October 21 began celebrating their Kate festival, which is the most important one for Cham Balamon followers.

Deputy Minister of Education and Training Banh Tien Long has emphasized that the new system of assessing education quality in universities will be applied nationwide.

The Vietnam Fashion Week Fall & Winter 2006 opens in Hanoi on October 19, presenting 28 collections with a total of 1,500 designs by 28 young and veteran designers.

A contemporary dancing drama was performed at the Goethe Institute in Hanoi on October 17 in the hope of conveying sympathy towards disabled and disadvantaged people.

Vietnam Television (VTV) will screen an eight-part film entitled "Tomorrow is Yours and Mine - Vietnam and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)" on VTV 1 channel to mark the United Nations Day (Oct. 24).

The Italy Culture Week will be held in Hanoi from October 20-26, announced the Italian Embassy on October 18.

Six French movies, which were sent to the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, will be introduced in Ho Chi Minh City from October 20-24.

Vietnamese student from the Hanoi Conservatoire Le Thanh Binh won first prize at the international guitar contest 2006 held in Bangkok, Thailand from October 10-15.

The Voice of Soul (V.O.S), a popular boyband from the Republic of Korea (RoK), will perform their songs in a music show named "Yamaha New Pop" in HCM City on October 21.

The APEC Vietnam 2006 Tourism Festival opened in the ancient town of Hoi An, a UNESCO-recognised cultural heritage site in central Quang Nam province, on the evening of October 16.

The “Colours of UK streets in Vietnam” night on October 15 gave Hanoiains an overview of the UK culture- a country rich in street entertainments.

A collection of 64 poems of Vietnamese famous female poet Ho Xuan Huong, who lived in the late 18th century, has been translated into Romanian and published by the Qilinul din Jad Publishing House in Romania.

An exhibition opened in northern Thai Binh province on October 14 to display nearly 10,000 objects and photos featuring cultural characteristics of 54 Vietnamese ethnic groups.

The French Cultural Centre in Hanoi - L’Espace - will organise a book-reading festival from October 16 to November 2.

French director Patrick Moreau has introduced his video footages on the traditions and rituals of many Vietnamese nationalities which he shot during the past three months.

The Netherlands’ economics, cultural and educational potentials will be highlighted during Netherland Days between October 13-16 in Ho Chi Minh City, Dutch Consul General A. Van Zealand said at a press briefing on October 11.

A Macau Culture Week was held in HCM City on October 11 to introduce Macau’s history and architecture.

An art performance, entitled “October Autumn” was held on October 10 in front of Ba Kieu Temple, Hoan Kiem Lake to mark the 52nd anniversary of the city liberation day (October 10).

The French University Centre in Vietnam (PUF) opened its first school year at the Hanoi National University on October 10 in the presence of Tran Van Nhung, Deputy Minister of Education and Training, Jean-Francois Blarel, French Ambassador and representatives from six French universities.