Hungary’s contemporary porcelains are being introduced to visitors to the Museum of Fine Art at No. 66 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, Hanoi at a fortnight exhibition that opened on September 25 by the Hungarian Embassy in Hanoi.

The beauty of Dong Thap has been an inspiration for generations of Vietnamese writes and poets. To help visitors to know more about the land, Vietnam Museum of Ethnology will organize the Mid-autumn event with the theme “The Colors of Dong Thap”.

 American pop singer Katy Perry has just shared her photos of her outfits from the Witness world tour, which include Vietnamese designer Cong Tri’s designs.

 Vietnamese silk paintings and products are being displayed at an exhibition that opened at the Oakland Asian Cultural Centre in San Francisco, the US, on September 20.

 Events to be held in Hanoi and HCM City from September 25 to October 1.

 Vang Sin Phin, a musical maestro from the northern province of Lao Cai, has dedicated himself to collecting musical instruments and preserving the folklore melodies of his people.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism recently recognised several new items as national intangible cultural heritage, raising the total number to 228. 

 For the first time, the Dao ethnic group will celebrate a national festival of its culture and traditions on September 29 and 30 in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang.

 Talented Vietnamese and foreign classical musicians living in Vietnam and abroad are invited to audition to join the Sun Symphony Orchestra (SSO) – a newly founded private orchestra based in Hanoi.

 A large-scale festival to promote vegetarian culture, express gratitude to parents and mark Mother’s Day will be held in Hanoi on September 30.

 Students in the Tien Yen mountain district of Quang Ninh province have been taught the ethnic culture of their own groups and also of others.

 The Guol house of the Co Tu in Aroh village, Lang commune, Quang Nam province is not large but accommodates cultural activities of the community.

 The Kpan is a long wooden bench of the Ede people on which gong and drum performers sit. The Ede consider the Kpan a symbol of rich and powerful families.

VietNamNet Bridge - The annual dance festival “Europe meets Asia in Contemporary Dance” will take place for the seventh time this year in Hanoi and HCM City.

When life becomes stressful, I often visit museums to seek a moment of tranquillity in life. The Vietnam National Museum of History is one of these places. 

The Indian Navy Brass Band will perform in Vietnam for the first time to enhance the cultural exchange and mutual understanding between the two countries. 

 A concert by world-famous Azerbaijani conductor Yalchin Adigezalov, together with the Hanoi Philarmonic Orchestra, will be held at the Vietnam National Academy of Music in Hanoi on September 29. 

 The village of Ong Hao in northern Hung Yen Province has a national reputation for its tradition of making drums for the mid-autumn festival each year.

 Staff of the Vietnam Feature Film Studio (VFS) have strongly opposed policies of their new management board after equitisation, worrying that they would kill the firm. 

 Percussionist Tran Xuan Hoa of Hanoi will stage a solo performance at the House of Ao Dai - Once Famous Point on Friday featuring Vietnamese folk music and other genres.