A kaleidoscope of European cultures has been brought to Hanoians through the Europe Days 2018 programme which opened in Hanoi on May 4.

 More than 300 photos by Swiss photographer McFreddy, capturing the daily life in Vietnam from 2005 – 2017, are on display at Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts until May 15.

 The European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) in collaboration with Embassies of the EU member states opened the eighth European Book Days in Hanoi on May 5.

 Vietnamese-American martial arts star Cung Le arrived in HCM City on Tuesday to play a role in the feature film The Target, a Hollywood production. 

Binh Dinh will hold a ceremony on May 5 for the receiving of a certificate from UNESCO recognising “Bai Choi” singing as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

 The celebrated Vietnamese-French violin soloist Stephane Tran Ngoc will return to Vietnam to perform a concert at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House on May 9.

 Close to 1.2 million people, including about 400,000 tourists, took part in the 10th Hue Festival, which was held between April 27 and May 2.

The delegation of the EU to Vietnam will organize a special concert to celebrate the Europe day, on May 13 at the HCMC Opera House, presenting the talented Vietnamese violinist Bui Cong Duy.

 The French group Berywam will present a beatbox-acapella performance tomorrow at the Lý Thái Tổ Park. Their performance is part of the Europe Village 2018 programme in Hà Nội taking place from May 4 to 6.

 The Hue Festival 2018 came to an end on May 2, following a vibrant closing night featuring Hue’s royal court music performances and firework shows.

Bai choi performance, an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, has been regularly held on weekends in Nha Trang city. The club is a local movement in preserving and promoting the traditional folklore art form.

 The fourth industrial revolution, or Industry 4.0, has brought about fundamental changes in various fields, including the book publishing industry. 

 A documentary about the ceramic art of Nguyen Thu Thuy won two prizes at the Top Shorts online film festival, the organiser announced recently on its website.

 A programme entitled ‘European Village’ will take place from May 4 to 6 at the Ly Thai To Statue Square at Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi for the first time.

 Jazz duo Saskia Laroo and Warren Byrd will join a concert hosted by the Vietnam National Academy of Music and the Embassy of the Netherlands to Vietnam today.

 The Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2018, themed “The Legends of Bridges”, kicked off on the banks of the Han River in the evening of April 30.

 Foreign artists devoted their unique performances to entertain audiences at An Dinh Palace on April 30 as part of  the ongoing Hue Festival 2018 in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

 Located in Bien Hoa City, Dong Nai province, Tan Van pottery village has been known for its black clay pottery for centuries. 

 Nearly 1,300 domestic and foreign artists are brought together at the Hue Festival 2018, which is taking place in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from April 27 to May 2.