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 People`s Committee of Hoi An city and Embassy of Japan in Vietnam jointly held the 14th annual Hoi An - Japan Cultural Festival from August 15-16 in the central province of Quang Nam.

Nguyen Tien Thanh a student from the Hanoi-Amsterdam High School was named as winner of the second annual student Writing Prize, a competition organised by American The Atlantic magazine and the College Board, a non-profit education organisation.

A Philippine art troupe will come to perform in Hanoi and Thanh Hoa City on August 17-18.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has launched a photo campaign themed “Super Selfie” aiming to promote Vietnam’s landscapes and boost tourism.

A series of books on Singapore and its founding father Lee Kuan Yew were introduced in Ho Chi Minh City on August 17 to mark the 51th anniversary of Singapore.

The classical ballets Serenade and Bolero created by the late Russian-American choreographer George Balanchine will be performed at the HCM City Opera House on August 19 and October 19.

Vietnamese publishing companies have been working to export books and content to promote the national image.

The Ministry of Information and Communications opened a photo exhibition on the ASEAN Community in Hanoi on August 5.

Mike Tyson, former world heavyweight boxing champion from the US, has arrived in HCM City to join the cast of “Girls 2”, a comedy-action film directed by Barbara Wong Chun Chun of Hong Kong.

Two years after he completed it in the northern province of Ha Giang, Polish-American director Matt Dworzańczyk has recently uploaded the documentary “Vibrant Highland, Commercial Love” on YouTube.

Fashion designer Minh Hanh has been named among the ten best ASEAN artisans at Thailand’s ASEAN Selection 2016 Award for her contributions to Asian fashion.

The fifth Vietnam`s heritage photo contest, themed “Rivers of Vietnam”, was launched in HCM City on August 2 with the aims to popularise images of Vietnam to international friends.

Music lovers in the capital city of Hanoi will have a chance to savour the pinnacle of music as performed by the Asia Youth Orchestra (AYO) on August 17-18 at the Vietnam National Academy of Music (VNAM).

Women`s Union of Vietnam and the ASEAN Women`s Circle of Hanoi (AWCH) jointly opened the exhibition themed "ASEAN - Colours of culture" to mark the 49th anniversary of ASEAN (August 8, 1967-2016) in Hanoi on August 3.

The Vietnamese delegation to the Rio Olympic Games participated in a flag-hoisting ceremony held in the Olympic village at 6pm on August 1 (Brazil time).

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on August 1 kicked off the National School Games in Nghe An Province.

Swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien is the youngest Vietnamese athlete competing at the upcoming Rio Olympic Games. She, however, will swim in four events, the largest number of competitions, compared to the other athletes.

The Vietnamese editions of three Russian classic literature works were made public at a ceremony held in Hanoi on July 22.

The Vietnam-Egypt Cultural Week kicked off on July 21 in El Gouna city, a tourist resort in the Red Sea Governorate of Egypt.

Talented Vietnamese piano soloist Vu Ngoc Linh will join the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra to perform at the 19th Toyota concert scheduled to be held in Hanoi on August 5-6 and in Ho Chi Minh City on August 10-11.