The concert “The Four Seasons”by the HCM City Ballet and Symphony Orchestra (HSBO) will take place at the HCM City Opera House, No. 7 Lam Son Square, District 1, on July 19.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The photo exhibition entitled “Prejudice against Professions” will open at MAM Art, 36 Ly Thuong Kiet Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi from July 19 to 23. 

 VietNamNet Bridge - A presentation by sound designer Morinaga Yasuhiro will be held at 2pm, July 21 in Hanoi by the Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange as part of its cultural exchange activities in 2017.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A photo exhibition on Buddhist sites/heritage will be held at the Indian Cultural Center, 63 Tran Hung Dao Street, Hanoi, from July 17 through 28.

 Muscle Contest Viet Nam will be held for the first time at Military Zone 7 Competition Centre in HCM City on August 19.

 Israel Book Day, the first of its kind, opened on Hanoi book street on July 16 as part of celebrations for the 25th anniversary of Vietnam-Israel diplomatic ties (July 12). 

 Artisan Hoang Anh Suong shares with Pham Oanh his experience of enjoying tea in Vietnam as well as the art of tea in Vietnamese culture.

 A red-haired Italian priest who wrote over 40 operas and a Latvian musician with strong environmentalist feelings – Saigon plays host to the music of both of these on July 19 in its magnificent Opera House.

 Concerns about losing Thai ethnic culture have motivated Ca Van Chung, Deputy Head of the Science and Technology Center in Son La province, to apply new technology in the preservation work.

 Just like rice, fish sauce is a staple of almost every dish in Vietnam. “For Vietnamese people, a meal without fish sauce is considered incomplete,” culture expert Tran Ngoc Them once wrote in his book Vietnam Culture Foundation.

Firmly establishing its place as Vietnam’s premiermulti-day festival, Quest will return from November 10 -12 at Dong Mo, Hanoi for an unforgettable weekend of music, art, discovery and magic. 

 VietNamNet Bridge - French pianist Jean-Louis Haguenauer and his musician friends will perform at L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien Street, Hanoi on August 19. 

 Israel Book Day will be held for the first time at Vietnamese Women’s Museum and in Hanoi Book Street on July 16.

 The drama troupe, Buffalo will perform the Vietnamese version of the American musical, Chicago, at the Army Theater in Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Binh District starting on August 19.

 14 artists from Hai Phong City have opened a nude painting and sculpture exhibition entitled Phuong at Vietnam Fine Arts Museum in Hanoi.

 Those bored with hanging out with friends at traditional coffee shops and restaurants at weekend should check out the following destinations for shopping, entertainment and relaxation.

 An exhibition on Buddhism by photographer Shri Benoy K.Behl will be held at the Indian Cultural Centre from July 17 to 28. 

 A photo exhibition on the architectural styles in Hanoi from old times to now has opened in downtown.

The Tuong Binh Hiep craft village in Phu Dau Mot city, the southern province of Binh Duong has produced lacquer products over nearly 100 years.

On display at the event are charts showing the establishment and development of ASEAN over the past 50 years, postal stamps about the community, photos and documentaries about the land and people.