On the occasion of the Vietnamese Revolutionary Press Day (Jun 21), an artistic photo exhibition opened in Hanoi on June 18 to raise funds for poor children being treated at the National Hospital of Paediatrics.

Hanoi city People’s Committee has asked Son Tay town to coordinate with Hanoi City Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to continue organizing dialogues and listening to local people in Duong Lam ancient village, and scientists and managers, to complete the preservation plan.

The Vietnam-Korea Times, the first Korean language newspaper in Vietnam, has made its debut in Hanoi.

The Central Highlands Dak Lak provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has invested over VND10 billion to restore Yang Prong Tower in village 5, Ea Rok commune, the remote district of Ea Sup.

On June 18, an Indonesian contemporary art exhibition titled “Picturing Pictures – From symbols to works” was co-organised by the Art Xchange Gallery and the Ho Chi Minh city (HCMC) Fine Arts Museum.

The well-known blind Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii will put on solo performances at the Hanoi Opera House on June 19 and the National Academy of Music in Ho Chi Minh city on June 21.

“Connecting love in Vietnamese families” is the theme of the Vietnam Family Festival 2013 that will take place in Hanoi from June 23-28.

On June 17, the Vietnam - Korea cultural exchange centre officially made its debut in the southern province of Binh Duong.

On June 16, the Vietnam National Museum of History held a seminar to introduce Nguyen Dynasty royal palace treasures to students in Hanoi.

Vietnam will host the 28^th Asian Advertising Congress this year (AdAsia 2013) in Hanoi from November 11-14, with the participation of over 1,000 delegates, the Vietnam Advertising Association (VAA) reported.

Pong Kok Tian, Singaporean Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City has been awarded “For Peace and Friendship among Nations” insignia for his contributions to strengthening bilateral friendship and cooperation.

64 contestants at the final round of Miss Vietnam Ethnic 2013 visited historical places in Dien Ban district of the central province of Quang Nam.

On June 13, a "2013 Heritage Journey" photography contest for amateur and professional photographers across the country was launched in Hanoi.

The northern mountainous Dien Bien provincial People’s Committee has coordinated with the Central Committee of the Vietnamese War Veterans’ Association to launch a campaign to donate objects, artefacts and documents related to Dien Bien Phu victory.

After a successful tour to Indonesia, Chabatz d’Entrar, a French contemporary circus troupe, will arrive in Vietnam for a performance at Ben Thanh Theatre in Ho Chi Minh City on June 20 and at the Youth Theatre in Hanoi on June 22.

Participants at the seminar in Hanoi agreed that Then singing will be entered for consideration under the official name “Then Tay-Nung-Thai Vietnam”.

(CPV) – An exhibition titled “Comics, Manga and Co. – The new German comics culture” will be held at the Ho Chi Minh City Exhibition House, 92 Le Thanh Ton Street in District 1 from June 15-23.

The American jazz quintet Five Play will perform in the central cities of Thanh Hoa and Vinh on June 12-13, as part of activities sponsored by the US Embassy in Hanoi to improve mutual understanding between people of the two countries.

(CPV) - A concert of Polish pianist Krystian Tkaczewski, one of the most popular Polish musicians, will be held at the Concert Hall of the Vietnam National Academy of Music in Hanoi on June 20.

(CPV) - The Vietnamese artist Tran Tuan has won third prize in the online art competition “Bright light Big city” by London’s prestigious Saatchi Gallery for his work “My Hanoi city” in May 2013.