Book Street in HCM City recorded sales of VNĐ19.07 billion (US$840,000) for the first six months, an increase of 27 per cent compared to the same period last year, the Street Book Co Ltd said on Monday.

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 The throne of Kings under the Nguyen Dynasty in Thai Hoa Palace will be moved to a safe place to make room for the restoration of the palace from now to August 10, according to a source from the Hue Monuments Conservation Center.

 The biennial concert titled “Autumn Melody” will be held at Ho Chi Minh City Opera House on August 19-27.

 The Central Highlands Province of Lam Dong of People’s Committee has planned for the 7th Da Lat Flower Festival 2017. As per the province's plan, the festival will take place from December 23 to 27, 2017.

The Performing Arts Department has permitted male model Nguyen Huu Long who won the Gold Prize at the ‘Vietnam Super Model 2012’ contest to partake in ‘Man of the world 2017’.

A selection of noteworthy artistic and cultural events will take place in in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from July 24 through 30.

 The “Going to the field” festival 2017 of Quang Yen town, Quang Ninh province, takes place in the sixth lunar month at Coc Temple by the Cua Dinh River. The culture, sports, and tourism event has attracted locals and visitors near and far.

 More than 10 art works by classic Vietnamese masters will be auctioned in Hanoi on July 30.

 French photographer Rehahn and a group of artists and entrepreneurs are pushing to turn Phan Boi Chau Street in Hoi An’s old French Quarter into Rue des Arts.

 Nguyen Thi Hai Yen from the An Giang Province was crowned Miss Southern Vietnam 2017 out of the 27 contestants at the final round of the pageant on July 22nd, in Can Tho City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The concert Vol. 102 will be organized at the Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien Street, Hanoi on August 4.

A Vietnamese - Korean cultural festival set for HCM City this autumn is gearing up for another extravaganza of free cultural delights, showcasing the diversity, multiculturalism and integration between the two countries peoples.

 The Vietnam Festival in Japan’s Kanagawa Prefecture (Vietnam Festa) is scheduled to take place in Yokohama city from September 15 to 17, as heard at a local press conference on July 19. 

 On July 19, Toyota announced the lineup for its annual Summer Scholarship Benefit Concert Series, giving fans the opportunity to see some of their favourite artists perform at venues across Vietnam.

Three Vietnamese youths are contestants at this year’s Prince& Princess 2017 beauty pageant in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

 Well-known K-pop band Block B will travel to Ho Chi Minh City for a performance in the Ho Chi Minh City-Gyeongju World Culture Expo 2017 in November.

 Apart from the current book street on Nguyen Van Binh road next to the Post Office and the Notre Dame Cathedral, HCMC is expected to open two more book streets by the end of this year to meet high demand of readers.

 Viet Nam National Drama Theatre’s artists will stage Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet. The global masterpiece will debut in October. 

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