Writer Nguyen Ngoc Tu was announced as the laureate of the Literaturpreis Prize 2018 for the German version of her book Endless Field, she told Viet Nam News on Thursday.

 A festival celebrating the avocado season was held in Dak R’Moan commune of the Central Highlands of Dak Nong on July 18.

 The Japan Foundation Centre for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam recently presented performances of traditional Japanese puppetry in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. 

 “Best English bookstore in Hanoi,” or “A heaven for bookaholics” are two among the comments of foreigners who have visited Bookworm, a bookshop filled with English books in Hanoi.

Vietnamese artist Hoang Ngoc Tu has won three prizes at the recent Copenhagen International Choreography Competition.

 Hanoi’s authorities are seeking the Ministry of Transport’s approval to hand over an old railway locomotive for display at Hanoi Museum.

 Tropical Zone exhibition will open at Vietnam National Institute of Arts and Culture Studies (VICAS)’s Art Studio today, displaying artworks by five artists.

 Jack Weatherford, a scholar from the US, has come to Viet Nam to introduce the Vietnamese version of his book Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World.

 Poet and writer Nguyen Quang Thieu will be awarded in South Korea this September for his devotion to international literature.

 The People’s Committee of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue has announced a plan to preserve French-style architecture works. 

 Japan’s contemporary artworks are being introduced to the public in Ho Chi Minh City at the “10 in HCMC” exhibition which opened on July 17.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has instructed the People’s Committee of the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai to work with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and relevant agencies to organise the 2018 Gong Cultural Festival.

 Ninh Thuan residents have long been proud of their 500 year old wells which can still provide fresh and clean water for local people, despite the effects of climate change and drought over the years.

Visitors to Phan Thiet city centre have recently been able to enjoy beautiful sand sculptures created by the skillful hands of foreign sculptors at Vietnam’s first ever sand sculpture park.

 Visitors to the Dam Sen Cultural Park in HCM City will be able to enjoy a sky full of kites every Sunday until the end of this month.

 Events in Hanoi & HCMC on July 16-22 

Visitors can enjoy vibrant festivals in the central city of Da Nang, take in a photo exhibition or enjoy a choral performance in Hoi An this July.

 “Melody of Bamboo” by Vietnamese painter Hoang Dinh, awarded with the “Giulio Cesare: Art Emperor” prize by the magazine Art International Contemporary, has been on display at Velli Palace in Rome, Italy. 

 Famous actor Kwon Sang Woo of the Republic of Korea (RoK) will visit Ho Chi Minh City this July.

 Vietnamese piano prodigy Nguyen Viet Trung will perform with the Arod Quartet at the French cultural center L'Espace on August 25 within the framework of the Vietnam Connection Music Festival.