Vietnamese model Thuy Trang has received an invitation from Women Management modelling agency to perform at a show for famous luxury brand Louis Vuitton.

 The central province of Thua Thien-Hue has put many efforts to preserve and restore relics of the UNESCO-recognised Complex of Hue Monuments in Hue City, the former royal capital of Vietnam, over the past two decades.

 Talented Vietnamese and foreign classical musicians living in Vietnam and abroad are invited to audition to join the Sun Symphony Orchestra (SSO) – a newly founded private orchestra based in Hanoi.

 A concert by world-famous Azerbaijani conductor Yalchin Adigezalov, together with the Hanoi Philarmonic Orchestra, will be held at the Vietnam National Academy of Music in Hanoi on September 29. 

A solo exhibition “Project Habit/ At” by artist Ruchika Wason Singh from Delhi, India is taking place at Huong Ngo Art Space, 3rd Floor Nola café, No. 89 Ma May Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi.

 Impressive street art performances by international artists with splendid and brightly coloured costumes have stirred up the pedestrianised streets of Hanoi on September 16.

 With Dao ethnic people’s love-duet singing gradually falling into oblivion, study clubs led by veteran Dang Hong Quan from Tran Yen district, Yen Bai province has organised classes to teach locals Dao language and folk songs. 

 The Vietnamese version of the book Napoleon: The Great, a New York Times bestseller written by veteran British historian and journalist Andrew Roberts, was presented to the Vietnamese public in Hanoi on Wednesday.

 Vietnam has approved a project that aims to make human rights an integral subject in education nationwide by 2025. 

As Vietnam and Indian developed ties in the third century, Buddhist monks played a major role in cementing the relationship.

 Authorities in the central province of Quang Ngai has just approved an investment of VND48 billion (USD2.12 million) to recognise Ly Son into a global geopark.

 A project on smart interactive museums will be piloted at the Southern Women’s Museum and the Cu Chi Tunnel Historical Complex in Ho Chi Minh City.

An exhibition titled “Đục Rỗng/Lấp Đầy” featuring artworks by four Vietnamese artists Thuy Anh, Thanh Vinh, Kim Duy and Nghia Dang will be organized at Nha San Collective, 1 Luong Yen Street, Hanoi on August 11-25.

 Jeremy Cheung of Hong Kong and Solange of Paris will perform with local DJ Hibiya Line at the Observatory on Saturday.

 To Van Dong, director of Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports has demanded performers must report to the authorities if they want to perform in Hoan Kiem District’s pedestrianised areas.

 Trach Xa village is famous for the craft of tailor making Vietnamese traditional long dresses. For many centuries, many generations of tailors in the villages have contributed to preserving and promoting the charm of the Ao Dai.

 Many people in Ha Giang Province have complained about the abject lack of waste treatment facilities after tonnes of rubbish was dumped into a local stream.

Visiting ancient architecture, visitors often see gilded products, such as statues and horizontal lacquered boards. 

 Hanoi authorities are planning to clean several polluted rivers and improve their surroundings.

More than 100 woodblocks and official documents under the Nguyen dynasty (1802-1945) demonstrating Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos are being exhibited in Lam Dong.