If you’re interested in Japanese language and culture, sign up for two sessions on “Ikebana” that will be held on October 8 at the Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam, 27 Quang Trung Street, Hanoi.

VietNamNet Bridge - Charity concert “Loving Autumn” is a journey of the kind souls, where artists use their music to connect hearts and spread love to children in the harsh mountainous regions.

Ninth Thai Festival to take place on September 30 and October 1 at Thong Nhat Park in Hanoi.

 Director of the Kong: Skull Island movie, Jordan Vogt-Roberts, has just confirmed that he will continue his plans as a tourism ambassador in Vietnam despite the recent attack he suffered in a local bar.

 The German Ministry of Foreign Affairs has provided VND3.6 billion (EUR143,300) to restore a palace in the central city of Hue.

Model Luong Gia Huy has left for Indonesia to take part in Mister Universal Ambassador 2017 which is taking place in September 26 - October 6.

A special exhibition of works by four young graphic designers, newly graduates of the London College for Design and Fashion (LCDF), opens in Hanoi today.

 Four hundred disadvantaged children from HCM City’s districts Binh Thanh, Binh Tan, Go Vap and 8 will get gifts and enjoy an entertainment programme during the upcoming Mid-autumn Festival.

 The annual Nghinh Ong Festival, in which fishermen show respect for the whale, as a symbol for the spirit of the sea, and gratitude for bumper catch, is to take place in HCM City’s Can Gio District on October 3-5.

 Hao village in Lieu Xa commune, Yen My district, Hung Yen province has the time-honoured history of making traditional toys for Mid-autumn Festival.

 Study ballet at the age of four, Meritorious Artist Ngo Thuy To Nhu has had up to 40 years experience keeping balance on her toes with ballet slippers. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The 9th Thai Festival in Hanoi will be organized at the Thong Nhat Park on September 30 – October 1.

 Those not having enough time on the weekend for a long trip could take note of the following destinations in HCMC.  

 The Ho Chi Minh City Ballet is presenting A Night of Ballet in the Saigon Opera House on Saturday, September 30. It contains a very varied program.

 More than 100 artists across the country has come together to sing a song giving a blessing to the stage’s ancestor by musician Nguyen Minh Anh.

 The first-ever German book stall was inaugurated at Fahasa bookstore at 42 Nguyen Hue Boulevard in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1 on September 29.

The Mid-Autumn Festival programme officially opened at the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, in Hanoi on September 28, as part of the activities to promote the world heritage values of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long.

 Hanoi Temple of Literature has been decorated with colourful lights in preparation for a three-day cultural event celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival starting from September 29.

 The Korean band T-Ara has unveiled that they will perform on November 4 at Phu Tho Indoor Sport Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City.

 Colourful lanterns will light up Thang Long Imperial Citadel and the gates will open for the public to celebrate mid-autumn festival, beginning now and running until October 4 - the full moon day of the eighth lunar month.