A new book on President Ho Chi Minh by Dr. Nguyen Dai Trang, co-Chairwoman of the Canada  – Vietnam Society and member of the Canada – Vietnam Trade Council, has debuted at Toronto University. 

 A monument management centre in the central province of Ha Tinh has announced the discovery of an old pottery disk that depicts the Kieu sisters, the characters in the famed Tale of Kieu poem epic. 

 A resident in Ho Chi Minh City has created a version of the Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 mascots out of egg shells.

 An exhibition of 44 paintings on Vietnam’s land and people by 22 artists from Asian countries was opened to the public in a ceremony in Hanoi on August 25.

The Ministry of Information and Communications has launched the photo contest entitled "Vietnamese-Japanese young people join hands to build Vietnam – Japan friendship”.

Miss Earth 2015 Angelia Ong will arrive in Vietnam on August 26 to directly engage in the casting of Vietnamese candidates to take part in the Miss Earth 2018 and 2019 pageants.

 Well-known Korean band Winner will come back to Vietnam for a concert in Ho Chi Minh City on August 26.

An art exchange program with the participation of Vietnamese artists and peers from 10 Asian countries will be held at the Center of Art-Photography Exhibition in Hoan Kiem District of Hanoi City from August 26 to September 3, 2018.

 A multi-sensory interactive exhibition, in which visitors are invited to touch and interact with physical objects set up around a room, will be held at art space and café Tinh Dau (First Love) in Hanoi from August 24 to 26.

Huynh Thuy Vi will compete at the Miss Asia Pacific International 2018 in Manila, the Philippines from September 15 to October 4.

 More than 500 movies from nearly 50 countries and territories will be screened during the fifth Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF), announced Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Vuong Duy Bien.

Nguyen Thi Ngoc Chau overcame 14 other finalists to take the crown of Miss Supranational Vietnam 2018 in the grand finale of the pageant in Seoul, the Republic of Korea on August 22.

 Fabric and paper collage exhibition entitled “Sac Tam” (The Colors of Soul) by artist Phi Loan will take place at the Hanoi Studio Gallery from August 24 to 31, 2018.

As many as 650 ancient oil lamps, collected by priest Nguyen Huu Triet and 10 other collectors, have been showcased at an exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City.

 The Ba Ria-Vung Tau Sea Festival will take place in Vung Tau city from August 28 to September 3, featuring a multitude of activities. 

 The Autumn Book Festival opened at Thong Nhat Park in Hanoi on August 22, featuring 55 booths of nearly 45 publishers and distributors.

 Six female artists of the Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts Association are exhibiting their works at the Korea-Vietnam Joint Exhibition in Gwangju, the Republic of Korea (RoK).

 More than 20 artists from Vietnam and 10 other Asian countries are taking part in a four-day exchange programme starting on August 21 in the northern province of Ninh Binh.

 The first Vietnam Puppetry Festival held at Nguyen Hue Street in HCM City proved popular with tourists last weekend.

Many cracks have been found on a pedestrian road along Huong River which is still being panelled with a rare and valuable wood.