The beauty of lacquerware and its production methods are explored in a new exhibition.

Contemporary, chiseled puzzle pieces made of iron, bronze, aluminum and wood are on display at the exhibition Puzzle Pieces by sculptor Luong Van Viet.

 Dozens of primary and secondary students in Hanoi danced, sang in English and played roles in the world-acclaimed “Matilda the Musical” on the stage in Hanoi on July 24.

 A social enterprise has recently organised a Loose-parts Play for parents and children to experience an unorthodox playground in Hanoi’s walking zone.

 The Central Highlands province of Gia Lai will host the 2018 Gong Cultural Festival. The event aims to promote the unity of local ethnic communities in preserving the cultural space of Gong.

 Thirteen traditional handicraft villages of Hanoi and six traditional handicraft villages of Quang Nam will be showcasing their products at An Hoi Sculpture Garden, Hoi An city, Quang Nam province, from August 17 to 19.

 The ancient city of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam will host the final round of the 2018 World Miss Tourism Ambassador from August 27 to 31.

 The first festival on the world’s intangible cultural heritages and the Tuyen Quang City Festival will take place in Tuyen Quang in September.

 The Korean Book Fair opened in Ho Chi Minh City on July 24 for the first time.

At least 5,000 performers, including many professional artists and artisans from various craft villages, will parade and showcase their acts at the biggest festival ever to be held in the pedestrian zone around Hoan Kiem Lake.

 On display at the exhibition are 52 photos by 10 Vietnamese photographers.

“Wings” is depicting how Vietnamese artists have awaken their creativity to origami, the Japanese art of paper folding, which was introduced into Vietnam in the mid 1960s.

 In the three years since it began operations, Action for Hmong Development, a group of H’mong ethnic young people, has significantly contributed to preserving and promoting the indigenous culture of their tribe.

 The Hanoi-based Chon Auction House is preparing for an auction of paintings by Vetnamese famous artists that will take place in Hanoi on July 29.

Mother nature offers people flowers as a gift to make their life more beautiful and fresh. Naturally, flowers bloom and fade over time. 

 Titled “The gratefulness”, the exhibition marks the 71st anniversary of the War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day, on July 27th.

 The world-acclaimed Matilda the Musical will be performed in Vietnam for the first time on July 24.

 With a great passion for the single-stringed monochord, Vu Le Minh, a student of the Vietnam National Academy of Music, has sought out anything he could to understand more about the one-of-a-kind instrument. 

 Events in Hanoi & HCMC on July 23-29 

Hanoi will hold a street festival which is expected to attract around 5,000 participants to mark the 10th anniversary of Hanoi’s expansion.