Nhan Dan- The Spring Flower Festival opened in Phu My Hung urban area, Ho Chi Minh City on February 6.

Nhan Dan- An opera entitled ‘Ho Chi Minh- a Red Memory’ by the Hue Opera Theatre won a special prize from the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism.

Hanoi has mapped out numerous cultural and sports activities to welcome Tet (lunar New Year) festival.

A major film on the history of Hanoi will start shooting on March 15 and will be shown on the 1,000th anniversary of the capital city, said the film director Luu Trong Ninh.

A set of 20 photos highlighting environmental issues has earned Hoang Quoc Tuan the title of master photographer from the Federation of International Artistic Photography (FIAP).

Two decades after she first visited the country, Isabelle Aragon has not had her fill of Vietnam.

Nhan Dan- The Culture, Sports and Tourism Department of Dak Nong province has recently restored and organised 38 traditional cultural festival of M’nong ethnic minority group in the region.

Nhan Dan Online- Various traditional cultural activities will be held at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology from February 19 to 21 to welcome the lunar New Year Festival (Tet).

Visitors and local Hanoians will have a new place to enjoy Vietnamese art forms and Vietnamese cuisine, when a new cultural complex has recently opened in the capital city.

Nhan Dan Online- Hundreds of musical instruments  are now on display at the exhibition of traditional music instruments from Vietnamese ethnic groups opened last night at the Vietnam Exhibition Centre, Hanoi.

A special concert from the Ho Chi Minh City Music Conservatory’s symphony orchestra will grace the city this week.

An exhibition displaying nearly 200 photos, documents and memorabilia representing Vietnam-Russia relations opened at the Hanoi-based Ho Chi Minh Museum on January 27.

A photo entitled Mua Thu Hoach (Harvest Season) by photographer Tran Viet Van won fourth prize at the Worldwide Photography Gala Awards, which was themed Four Seasons.

A book about General Vo Nguyen Giap will be published in March by the Quan Doi Nhan Dan (People’s Army) Publishing House to celebrate his 100 th birthday, which will fall on August 25.

A writing contest with the theme ‘Nguoi Hanoi” (Hanoians) was launched to celebrate the capital’s 1,000^th anniversary.

The third Da Nang International fireworks competition would take place by the bank of the Han River in central Da Nang city on March 27 and 28, municipal People’s Committee announced on January 26.

Vietnam’s well-known pianist Dang Thai Son will make a solo performance at the “Techcombank Concert” at Ho Chi Minh Opera House on January 26, on his return to HCM City for the first time in 10 years.

Three art troupes from Wallonie – Bruxelles to perform at Hue Festival

Nhan Dan Online– Three art troupes from Belgium will take part in the Hue Festival 2010 which will b held from June 5 to 13, according to the Wallonie-Bruxelles Delegation to Vietnam.

An exhibition highlighting friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) opened in Hanoi on January 22.

Nhan Dan Online- Audiences in Hanoi will have an opportunity to enjoy ‘The Little Sweep’ – a short opera by British composer Benjamin Britten on February 3 and 4 at the Hanoi Opera House.

Nhan Dan Online - An exhibition of traditional music instruments from Vietnamese ethnic groups will be held in Hanoi from January 29 to February 3, 2009, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Nhan Dan Online -  The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra will perform Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No 9 to music lovers in Hanoi on January 23 and 24 at the Hanoi Opera House.

Nhan Dan Online- Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment, the UK Department for International Development (DFID), the Embassy of Denmark and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands on January 22 signed an agreement for non-refundable aid from the UK worth GBP 17 million.

More than 40 groups of artists and performance troupes from 31 countries will perform during Hue Festival 2010, scheduled to take place in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from June 5-13.

Nhan Dan - An exhibition of calligraphy and paintings opened yesterday at the National Library in Hanoi to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and China.

The Russian Academy of Arts (RAA) has granted an “honorary membership” to Vietnamese painter Ngo Xuan Binh at a ceremony in Moscow on January 19.

The northern province of Bac Ninh is compiling a record of the making of Dong Ho folk woodcut painting to submit it to the UNESCO for its recognition.

Winners of the national press photo contest themed “ Vietnam ’s Integration and Development” were awarded at a ceremony in Hanoi on January 20.

Nhan Dan Online- Seven typical German films which were produced in between 1940-1950 will be on screen in Hanoi from January 25 to 31 to mark the 60 years of German cinema.

The Than Chau Ngoc Viet Gemstones and Jewellery Company on Jan. 18 held a ceremony to begin the sculpting of a jade statue of the Great Buddha Sakyamuni in the northern province of Hai Duong.

More than 40 paintings by Vietnamese artists are on display at an exhibition in Paris, France until January 25.

Nhan Dan Online- This year is chosen as the Germany Year in Vietnam with a wide range of activities taking place throughout the year, encompassing the fields of culture, education, science, economics, society and politics as well as development co-operation and sport.

Music experts have called on administrations at all levels to take part in promoting “Xoan” songs among all classes of people to conserve this fading folk music of the midland province of Phu Tho.

Nhan Dan Online- The 14th edition of the annual Hennessy concert series will come back with Hanoi connoisseurs in only one night on January 22 at the Hanoi Opera House with the performance of gifted Korean-American violinist Sarah Chang.