Get your dancing shoes and eco-friendly glitter ready, because Quest Festival is back this weekend.

 Designer Do Trinh Hoai Nam has opened a fashion show at the Council of ASEAN Fashion Designers event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

 The HCMC Ballet and Symphony Orchestra (HBSO) is presenting a program on Thursday, November 29, featuring a world premiere by Spanish composer Iluminada Perez Troya.

 Hanoi-based artist Nguyen Minh Nam will hold an exhibition at Craig Thomas Gallery in District 1, HCMC from November 23 to December 10.

The pinpeat orchestra is considered a valuable asset of the Khmer people in Binh Phuoc in particular and the southern region in general. However, the piece of musical heritage is on the edge of falling into oblivion.

 Designer Do Trinh Hoai Nam has opened a fashion show at the Council of ASEAN Fashion Designers event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

 Events in Hanoi and HCMC on November 19-25

 “Balade en France”, the annual French food and wine festival, will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from December 1-2 as part of the activities marking the 45th founding anniversary of Vietnam-France diplomatic relations.

 Japanese designer Junko Koshino has introduced a fashion collection entitled “Spectrum” at a show to celebrate 45 years of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Japan.

 The Vietnam National Villages for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hanoi will host a series of cultural events, themed Colours of Flowers, next month to recreate the New Year atmosphere of ethnic minority villages in northern Vietnam.

 The event aims to honor tea industry professionals and aid their career growth and professional development.

 A photo exhibition has been opened at Hanoi’s Temple of Literature to introduce 200 photos from a contest on the theme of the homeland’s seas and islands.

 An exhibition on Vietnam’s cultural heritage will take place at the Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts in Hanoi between November 23 and 25.

From Street to Stage, a special programme of xam (blind buskers singing) performances has recently taken place in Hanoi to celebrate Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day which falls on November 23.

 The Chut are an ethnic group with a very small population living in Huong Khe district, Ha Tinh province. 

 The just-concluded week of Van Phuc Culture, Tourism, and Trading Handicraft Village featured the best of the 1,000 year-old silk weaving village. This was the largest ever event of the three times the festival has been held.

 “Parallel Worlds of Yin”, a joint exhibition by Le Thi Minh Tam and Nguyen Manh Hung, was opened at the VICAS Center for Assistance and Development of Contemporary Arts (VICAS ART STUDIO) in Hanoi’s Dong Da District on November 17.

 Well-known Korean star Kim Tae Hee will arrive in Hanoi on November 22-23, according to her management company.

 French photographer Nicolas Cornet is holding an exhibition at the French cultural center L'Espace in Hanoi to introduce a collection of nearly 50 photos featuring Vietnamese pagodas, Nhan Dan newspaper reports.

 Lying in Asia, Vietnam and Japan share similarities that bring them close together in terms of culture, style, and sentiment. These days, they have become even more integrated via bilateral cultural exchanges.