The historical narrative of the Temple of Literature will be imaginatively and emotionally recreated in the performing arts venue, allowing the audience to appreciate the splendor of the country's cultural heritage in a new way.

Locals look forward to the holiday season, and Hanoi's Old Quarter is a hive of activity as Christmas preparations get underway.

The "Bach Hoa Bo Hanh" or "Parade of Flowers" is a celebration of the Vietnamese national attire, showing young people's love and pride for the nation's cultural heritage.

A new music programme featuring young performers kicked off this week to entertain students, workers and others who could not pay for tickets to live concerts.

French director Andre Menras has affirmed his commitment to continue his quest to document the continually evolving story of the fishermen of Hoang Sa (Paracel) and their struggle against Chinese oppression.

Images of ethnic people with indigenous tattoos and bare chests depicting life in the Central Highlands, are among rare pictures displayed at an exhibition that opened yesterday in Ha Noi.

French photographer Jean Marie Duchange is showcasing 34 photos of the Vietnam Central Highland region in the 1950s at an exhibition, which opened at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi.

In commemoration of 15-year establishment, Hilton Hanoi Opera Hotel is running a photo contest depicting the most memorable moments of the landmark over the past 15 years.

Manzi Art Space continues its series of experimental movie and video art screenings titled Chieu Bong (Cinema) with the award winning German film The Lives of Others by director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck.

The hotel in collaboration with Craig Thomas Gallery will host a solo exhibition titled Phu Phiem (Frivolity) from July 9 to September.

The Vietnamese top badminton player dominated the two sets with scores of 21-4 and 21-2.

The exhibition opened at the Guimet Museum in Paris, France with the participation of Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Vuong Duy Bien, French Minister of Culture and Communications Aurélie Filippetti.

Tam hon me (Mother`s soul) earned the jury`s prize and was also the audience pick for the festival`s best film.

Vietnamese actresses, Hong Anh and Van Trang, have been presented best actress awards at the Vietnam Film Festival in France held in Saint-Malo from July 1-6.

The fashion week will showcase the most extensive fashion line-up ever to have been presented in Vietnam.

The provincial People’s Committee of the south central province of Khanh Hoa recently announced this year’s annual International Yacht Festival is scheduled for August 2-4.

Three famous Korean bands , JYJ, T-Ara, 2NE1, are scheduled to perform and meet their fans in Ho Chi Minh City this August.

The cultural space of gongs in the Central Highlands of Vietnam was introduced in the 2014 Paris Tropical Carnival, which took place in Paris’s Leon Blum Square on July 5.

The festival will introduce 15 Vietnamese flims including features, documentaries and animations to French audiences on July 1-6.

100 items such as bags, hats, vases, cradles, and jewellery which are made of various materials, from stone, wood and bark to crocodile bones will be displayed at the Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts.

Motorcycle enthusiasts will have the chance to touch, see and feel the merchandise, or just chat with experienced motorcyclists about the hobby when a bike swap meet is due to open in HCM City later this month.

​Truong Ngoc Anh, at the invitation of the organizing board, arrived in the French coastal city of Saint Malo on July 1 to participate in the Vietnam Film Festival in France, which lasts through July 6.

The Fine Arts Association will co-operate with other organisations to display the cartoons and other artworks from other East Sea exhibitions around the country.The exhibition will run until July 7 at the Exhibition Hall, 16 Ngo Quyen street, Hanoi.