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.

The Voice of HCM City People (VOH) radio station plans to open a new opera house called Music One this month.

Ben Tre held a ceremony on July 1 to mark the 195th birth anniversary of poet Nguyen Dinh Chieu and receive a certificate recognising his tomb and monument as a special national historical relic site.

The winner of the third Global Taste of Korea Contest 2017 in Vietnam is Chu Ngoc Doanh, chef at Manna Bean Restaurant, who was chosen after a one-hour contest in Hanoi on June 30. 

 Bridget March, an English artist who has nurtured a deep love for Vietnam after nearly five years of living and working here, has opened a new European-style gallery in the World Heritage-listed ancient town of Hoi An in Quang Nam Province.

 Bai choi is a type of folk art and folk game popular in Central Vietnam, particularly in Quang Nam province. Bai choi has played an important role in Hoi An residents’ spiritual life for centuries.

 Vietnamese artists have triumphed at the Circuba international circus festival held in Cuba’s capital city Havana from June 25 – July 2.

 In today’s society, the most important duty of young writers is to offer quality works that expand people’s intellectual horizons, delegates said at a meeting for young writers held in Ho Chi Minh City last week.

 Vietnamese children now can add to their book collections with the recent release of three renowned Japanese picture books, or Ehon books, in Vietnam.

The water coconut tree is a great source of materials for people in Cam Thanh commune, Hoi An city to build their houses. Recently, a group of artists used the tree to produce a kind of paper. 

The conference “The New Adventures of the Little Prince” and the exhibition “Legacy of the Earth – Protecting Little Prince’s Planet” will take place at L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien Street, Hanoi this July.

 Thai girl Nuttanan Naree has been named Miss Friendship of ASEAN this year.

VietNamNet Bridge - Sungha Jung, known as a Korean guitar prodigy, will perform for two nights in Vietnam this August.

VietNamNet Bridge – The one-month exhibition entitled “Community • Co-design • Architecture” will be held at Nanoco Gallery, 83 Lang Street, Hanoi from July 6 through August 5.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Percussionist Tran Xuan Hoa’s show entitled “From the Wood” will take place at Heritage Space, 6 Nguyen Hoang Street, Hanoi on July 8.

 The Tai Nguyen Company plans to invest US$3 million to build a musical fountain system within its Kenton Node Hotel Complex in HCM City’s Nha Be District.

 An opera in Vietnamese composed by Czech-Vietnamese playwright Hoang Thi Kieu Anh was performed at the ongoing Festival Forfest 2017 in the Czech Republic.

Those wondering where to go this weekend are highly recommended to take a look at the following recreational sites in HCM City.

 French film Ciel Rouge (Red Sky), featuring Vietnamese landscapes, will hit Vietnamese cinemas in October 2017.

 Minh Tu, the first Vietnamese model has become the first runner-up at the Asia’s Next Top Model within the five years.