Upcoming entertainment and cultural events in Vietnam's major cities on June 26 - July 2.

Japanese artist Higashimura Akiko published a manga about the love story between Araki Sotaro, a merchant from Nagasaki, and Princess Ngoc Hoa of the Nguyen Lord about 400 years ago.

The People’s Committee of Hoan Kiem District has exerted efforts and taken numerous measures to conserve and highlight the unique historical, religious and architectural heritage of the Old Quarter.

To mark the 50th anniversary of the Australia-Vietnam diplomatic relations, multiple screenings of ABC Kids’ Bluey, Australia’s most popular children’s television show, will be held in Hanoi, HCM City, Da Nang, and Can Tho in June and July.

Writers say there are many seminal materials that can be used to write children's literature, but it is difficult today to attract readers who are always using their smartphones.

Choby Vongxay is over the moon about Vietnamese folk dance. He intends to take it back to his homeland after graduation so he can continue to perform.

Vietnamese painter Jeet Zdung has been awarded the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration for “Saving Sorya: Chang and the Sun Bear”.

A programme to introduce African films screened in the Pan-African Film & TV Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) will take place in Hanoi on June 26-30.

“Once upon a bridge in Vietnam”, a documentary detailing the classical music genre in Vietnam, kick-started Festival of Music (La Fête de la Musique) 2023 in Forum des Images cinema in Paris, France, on June 19.

A full stack programme of events has been launched in the Hội An Ancient Town to welcome the summer holidays.

Several exhibitions and contests are open to celebrate Vietnamese Revolutionary Press Day, including a photo competition and a showcase of published photo works since the colonial period.

A Vietnamese traditional dress (Ao dai) created by designer Hoang Ly has been recognized as a Vietnam record.

Nguyen Trang Nguyet Minh, 15, was crowned the Miss Teen Grand International 2023 in Cambodia on June 18 .

“Supermarket Affairs” by Vietnamese director Nguyen Luong Hang is one of the four candidates from Southeast Asia competing at the ongoing Palm Springs International ShortFest, the largest film festival for short films in the US.

An ancient ritual will be reenacted from June 21 at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi, as part of the celebration of the Doan Ngo Festival (which take place on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month).

The novel entitled Ngay xua co mot chuyen tinh (Once Upon a Love) by best-selling author Nguyen Nhat Anh will be made into movie by director Trinh Dinh Le Minh.

Caterina Di Fuccia, Miss Universe Italy 2021, joined Vietnamese models to perform in a fashion show organised by renowned designer Hoang Hai in the Italian city of Venice on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Italy diplomatic ties.

Upcoming entertainment and cultural events in Vietnam's major cities on June 19-25.

A 20-driftwood sculpture collection will go on installation at the Hoi An Garden in  Wernigerode, the twin town of Hoi An, in Germany, during the third ‘lantern festival’ in Wernigerode on August 24-27.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Italy has organised activities in Venice to celebrate the Vietnam-Italy Year 2023 and the 50th anniversary of the two countries' diplomatic ties, with highlights being a fashion show featuring outfits by Hoang Hai.