Events in Hanoi & HCMC on November 5-11

 A replica of an Italian square will be set up at the Thang Long Royal Citadel during the Italian Food Festival on November 10-11.

 Hà Nội Opera House will host a concert featuring songs for children on November 9.

 Fashionable tote bags and smartphone cases imprinted with patterns and images of traditional folk paintings are on display at an exhibition in Hà Nội.  

 Starting as a popular folk sport, Vietnam’s traditional wrestling still remains unique in modern time with interesting traits.

 Great national unity will be the main theme of cultural activities to be held at the Culture-Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups in Hanoi in November.

 The Asia-Europe New Music Festival will take place from November 24-27 in Hanoi and the northern province of Ninh Binh.

 The best 107 entries in the Vietnam Heritage Photo Awards competition are on display in Hanoi from November 2-11, as part of celebrations of Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day (November 23), the seventh of its kind. 

 The annual Japanese Film Festival kicked off at Cinestars Hai Ba Trung, downtown Ho Chi Minh City on November 2, with 11 Japanese films released over the last three years to be screened to November 17.

Nguyen Phuong Khanh from Vietnam was crowned Miss Earth 2018 at the finale on November 3 in Manila, the Philippines.  

 Craft Link, a not-for-profit organization that supports traditional craft producers, will organize a Handicraft Bazaar at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi on November 17.

 Phan Thi Thuan in Hanoi's My Duc district is the first artisan in Vietnam who can make silk from lotus stems. After 40 years of working with silk, she decided to make silk from lotus 2 years ago.

 The Nung people in Dong Hy district, Thai Nguyen province, have a tradition of organizing birthday parties for elders in the family to show children’s respect and filial duty to their parents and grandparents.

 There are a lot of great events you can enjoy in Hanoi this weekend, and here are the ones we recommend.

The website of the Miss Universe 2018 pageant has been updated with the latest information of the 82 out of total 95 contestants, including Vietnamese representative H’Hen Nie.

The Italian Embassy in Hanoi will organize a cultural fair and an Italian cuisine week to introduce its culture to Vietnamese people and mark the 45th anniversary of Vietnam-Italy diplomatic ties. 

 The Consular Club in HCM City will hold its 25th annual International Charity Bazaar on November 3 at Adora Center in Tan Binh District.

 A charity concert where Vietnamese orphans perform with artists from the UK will be held at the Hanoi Opera House today.

 An exhibition of lacquer paintings by Nguyen Quoc Huy recently opened in Hanoi, with works natural beauty and the artist’s imagination about a fairy land.

 Iranian film The Dark Room won the best feature length film award at the 5th Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF).