The painting exhibition is a tribute to three decades of paintings by the renowned Vietnamese couple of artists, Trinh Tuan and Cong Kim Hoa.

The international painting contest "Brilliant Vietnam" seeks to celebrate Vietnam's rich traditions and values by spotlighting the country's intangible cultural heritage and involving both the expatriate Vietnamese community and the public from other countries.

Born in the early 20th century, Vietnamese lacquer art has evolved through time and artistic changes but remains a vital element of the country's fine arts today.

The 2nd Vietnam-Japan Culture and Trade Exchange Programme will be held at Luu Huu Phuoc park in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho from November 11-13, the organising board announced at a press conference in the city on November 1.

The exhibition, themed "Vietnam’s external economic achievements and investment environment", kicked off on November 2 in Ho Chi Minh City as part of the Vietnam Summit 2016.

Filmmakers and producers gathered on November 2 to discuss the potential for a regional cinema industry and for cooperation between countries in the ASEAN bloc during the Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF) from November 1-5.

The fourth Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF), organised by the Cinema Department and Hanoi’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, kicked off on November 1 in Hanoi.

The “Seoul Days in Hanoi 2016” programme, co-chaired by the Seoul city government and Hanoi People`s Committee to mark 20th anniversary of bilateral ties between Vietnam’s capital city and Seoul of the Republic of Korea (RoK), opened at Ly Thai To Garden on October 28.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Laos held a ceremony in Vientiane on October 27 to hand over nearly 100 photos and maps featuring Ho Chi Minh - West Truong Son Trail to the Lao People’s Army History Museum.

A bamboo building inside Muong Museum, 80 kilometres west of Hanoi, has just been awarded a silver prize in the Cultural Architecture category by the organisers of the American Architecture Prize 2016.

Vietnamese director Dang Nhat Minh is one of three global filmmakers to be honoured at the 36th Amiens International Film Festival (FIFAM), taking place from November 11 to 19 in Amiens, France.

An array of cultural activities will be held in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to mark the 45th Anniversary of bilateral relations between Vietnam and Denmark, the Embassy of Denmark in Hanoi announced at the recent press conference.

Tran Tuan An, a 24-year-old Vietnamese guitarist, won second prize at the International Guitar Competition & Festival Berlin, held in the German capital on October 15-16.

Greek Ambassador to Vietnam Nikos D Kanellos is showcasing his paintings inspired by Vietnamese culture and landscape at a solo exhibition entitled "Kanellos in Vietnam".

In order to contribute to preserve the national cultural identity, the Ministry of Information and Communications recently issued a set of stamps featuring "Don ca tai tu", a genre of amateur folk music from southern Vietnam recognised by UNESCO as part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humankind.

Gewandhaus Choir Leipzig will perform German folksongs in Hanoi and HCM City.

The Vietnam International Fashion Week (VIFW) for the autumn-winter season will be organised from November 1-6 at Hanoi`s Vietnam National Convention Centre for the first time after three successful seasons in HCM City, the organising board announced at the press conference in Hanoi on October 10.

Vietnam is holding the exhibition “Treasures of Vietnamese Archaeology” at the LWL-Museum of Archaeology in Herne city, Germany’s Nordrhein-Westfalen state to celebrate more than 40 years of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Germany.

Soprano Pham Khanh Ngoc of the HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) has won the second prize at the SLO- ASEAN Vocal Competition in Singapore.

An exhibition themed “Cultural heritages and antiques of Luong Son district” opened at the cultural house of Luong Son district, northern Hoa Binh province, on October 3.

KTĐT - Opening in the morning of October 1 at Thang Long Imperial Citadel heritage center, the 11th photo exhibition named "Hanoi in me" organized by the coordination of Economic & Urban Times with the Hanoi Elderly Photography Club is one of the significant cultural events on the occasion of 62-year ceremony of Hanoi Capital Liberation Day (October 10, 1954 – October 10, 2016).

A special exhibition themed "Archaeological treasures of Vietnam" will be held at the LWL Museum in Germany from October 7 to February 26, 2017.

The Vietnamese Embassy in New Delhi opened a logo design competition on September 26 to celebrate the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between India and Vietnam.