Prehistoric relics found in mountains; Film festival makes science fun; Ha Noi children learn about archaeology; Japan’s Kuricorder quartet to perform in Hanoi; Spanish artists offer taste of flamenco

 VietNamNet Bridge – Images of old Ha Noi have drawn the old Dao Hung in. The hustle and bustle outside the Exhibition Hall on Hang Bai Street now seem a world away.

About 20 colour portraits of Vietnamese women by French photographer Rehahn Croquevielle will be on display at the Phan Dinh Phung Secondary School in Ha Noi on Sunday.

Germany's largest cultural event –Oktoberfest – will be replicated in Ha Noi on October 24 and 25.

 The Vietnamese display booth at the 2013 Frankfurt International Book Fair has attracted a lot of visitors.

VietNamNet Bridge – A visit to Helene Kling’s house and also her studio-art school in HCMC’s District 2 to attend a reception for her upcoming exhibition Fer De Reve next month helped me discover a French artist with a deep love for Vietnam,

Like other Vietnamese people, Nguyen Minh, a painter in Bien Hoa city, the southern province of Dong Nai, has expressed his love and respect for General Vo Nguyen Giap in his own way.

 Nguyen Phuong Mai couldn't take her eyes off a black and white portrait of General Vo Nguyen Giap in a green soldier's hat.

 As many as 19 art troupes from 14 countries and international organisations have registered to perform at the Hue Festival 2014, according to the festival’s organisers.

Vietnamese photographers were awarded several prestigious prizes at the 5th International Photography Competition in Finland.

 The 18th National Film Festival will open two days later than scheduled, due to the State funeral being held for General Vo Nguyen Giap on Friday. The General passed away last Friday, aged 103.

 The 2013 Miss Global Emily Kiss and runners-up Joanna Hill and Emilia Zoryan have arrived in HCM City at the invitation of super model Vu Ha Anh and Caravelle Saigon Hotel.

Painter and curator Le Thiet Cuong, 51, assumes the role of selecting artworks by 10 young artists to introduce to the public. Cuong has selected a trade center in Hanoi to organize this exhibition.

Vietnam has won third prize and had three other photos chosen into the 10 finalists of the APEC Photo Contest 2013.

 Filmmakers have been sticking to culturally and financially safe ground recently, as the peak film season approaches.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The exhibition “Hanoi tramcars in the past and the future” by the Hanoi Digitization group opened early this week, introducing nearly 50 three-dimensional paintings of the Hanoi’s tramcars in the past.

 Around 100 ancient items from 10 Asian countries will be exhibited at the National History Museum in Hanoi from October 8, 2013 to the end of January 2014.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Paintings featuring the unique feathery expression of famous Japanese artist Iwasaki Chihiro have gone on display at an exhibition in Ha Noi.

VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition being held at the Vietnam University of Fine Arts displays photos showing that old temples in Hanoi have been turned into hotels, coffee shops and even underwear shops.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Sculptor Nguyen Nguyen Ha is exhibiting 11 works in the exhibition "Silence" at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum.