The opening of the Trinh Cong Son Pedestrian Street near the West Lake in Hanoi will be delayed until October due to opposition from local people.

 Vietnamese music from the early 20th century will be honoured in the project “100 years of Vietnamese music” with a series of concerts at Tuoi Tre Theatre in Hanoi.

 A performance dedicated to traditional Korean art will be held at the Korean Cultural Centre on Saturday night.

 The Indian Cultural Centre in Hanoi will organise an Indian cookery show on Sunday.

 The US Consulate General in HCM City and the Soul Live Project will host a concert featuring American and Vietnamese musicians and artists on Friday.

 Jeremy Cheung of Hong Kong and Solange of Paris will perform with local DJ Hibiya Line at the Observatory on Saturday.

 Numerous mural artworks on climate change have been painted on ten walls in Ho Chi Minh City, drawing great attention. The designs were selected from 34 entries to a mural art contest ‘City in 2030’.

 The award-winning Notos Quartet will play works by Mozart, Schubert, and Brahms under the direction of Tran Thi Nguyet Sa at the third Da Nang Chamber Music Festival on August 15.

 A museum featuring thousands of antiques related to Buddhist culture and nationality in Van Hanh Zen Monastery in Da Lat City is regarded as the largest valuable private museum in the central highlands province of Lam Dong.

 An art and street food space will be launched at Trinh Cong Son street and adjacent areas in Hanoi’s Tay Ho district from August 19, according to the People’s Committee of Tay Ho district.

The War Remnants Museum in HCM City’s new showroom called White Doves Carry Peace contains paintings on the theme of peace.

The Ministry of Information and Communications and VNPT on August 8 launched a postage stamp themed “National Flower” to mark the 50th founding anniversary of ASEAN.

 Nguyen Quoc Dung, a Hanoian painter and photographer has introduced his photobook called “Fading Season”. 

When it comes to exclusivity in fashion, New York City Fashion Week is just about as select as it gets - and one of the four main fashion weeks (New York, London, Milan and Paris).

Vietnamese people are familiar with Tò he (or toy figurines), which has long been a traditional toy for children. Yet, they know little about its origin and how it is made.

 Pop singers from ASEAN countries and China, South Korea and Japan will attend the ASEAN+3 Song Contest which will take place from August 19-20 in Thanh Hoa Province.

 An art photography project, I Femme, has been launched to help poor girls access education and to fund schools for poor children in Viet Nam, India and Nepal.

 Hanoi book street has recently become one of the favorite destinations for Hanoi’s readers since its launch three months ago.

 Réhahn Croquevielle admitted that he had a “crush” on Vietnam after his first visit to the country in 2007. 

10 photos representing 10 ASEAN countries are selected from the exhibition "ASEAN countries and people" in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of ASEAN.