'No & Meaning’ – a solo exhibition by visual artist Nguyen Minh Thanh – one of the most important artists of contemporary art in Vietnam today, opened on December 9 and will last until January 8 at Manzi Art Space, 14 Phan Huy Ich, Hanoi.

VietNamNet Bridge - The final exhibition of the “Beyond Structure” Program will take place at 4th floor, Agohub space, 12 Hoa Ma, Hanoi from December 17 to 21.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two comedians from Australia and the UK will perform in Hanoi and HCM City on December 13-14.

The exhibition “Aspiration” by Nguyen Trong Tai, Nguy Dinh Ha and Nguyen Trong Minh, which showcases 30 selected oil paintings by the three artists, will take place at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum from December 11 to 16.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The first solo exhibition by Phan Thao Nguyen entitled “Poetic Amnesia” will be held at Nha San Collective, 15th floor, Hanoi Creative City Building, 01 Luong Yen, Hanoi from December 14 to 24. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Four Vietnamese and 22 foreign films will be screened at local cinemas in December 2017, including Beyond Skyline, Murder on the Orient Express and Daddy's Home 2.

 A concert performance by French conductor Nathalie Marin and the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra will take place at the Hanoi Opera House on December 15.

 Hanoi City’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has proposed that the city government preserve Vuon Chuoi’s archeological relics where the first inhabitants are believed to have settled down there in the capital. 

 An exhibition featuring Vietnamese contemporary fine arts opened at China Art Museum in Shanghai.

 A German-style Christmas Market will open for the first time from December 14 to 16 at Cua Bac Church in Phan Dinh Phung Street, Hanoi.

 Since the early days of December, scores of five-star hotels in Ho Chi Minh City have rolled out special events to mark the start of the 2017 Christmas season and give a helping hand to disadvantaged children at local shelters and orphanages.

 An exhibition of archival materials capturing the influence of French culture on the capital city is now open at No 18 Vu Pham Ham Street, Hanoi.

 Two Vietnamese photographers, Than Nguyen from the central city of Da Nang and Do Thanh Nhan from southern province of Tay Ninh, have picked up awards at the 13th Orhan Holding International Photography Contest.

 People have gathered in the central province of Bac Lieu to attend the 9th Southern Folk Music and Songs Festival of the Provinces of Soc Trang, Bac Lieu and Ca Mau.

 Vuong Ngoc Loan has been invited to represent Vietnam at Mrs World Noble Queen International 2017.

Vietnamese representative Phuong Le has been crowned Mrs World Peace 2017 at the grand finale of the pageant in the Philippines.

 Hanoi’s Culture and Sports Department has sent a letter urging the municipal People’s Committee to preserve an archaeological site dating back to 1,000 BC in the city’s western outskirts.

 The show Khat Vong Tre (Young Aspiration), an annual entertainment programme, will be held at Quan Ngua Sports Centre, 30 Van Cao street, Ba Dinh district on December 12.

 Signature foods from different localities nationwide will be featured during a celebration for New Year 2018 at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Son Tay town, the outskirts of Hanoi.

 The Vietnam Museum of Fine Arts and the Hanoi-based Goethe Institute on December 11 launched a training programme on preserving and restoring documents and items made of paper with the assistance of German conservator Monika Schneidereit-Gast.