A painting exhibition by Vo Trinh Bien, a famous Vietnamese finger-painting artist opened at the exhibition hall in Hoa Binh Square in Da Lat City on July 5.

 The annual “Feel Japan in Viet Nam” festival will open at Gem Center on July 15 and 16.

 The Vincom Center for Contemporary Art (VCCA) will host an artist talk this afternoon, from 5-7pm about the historical and spiritual symbols in Ha Manh Thang's Circle of Time painting series.

 The Jagabams will treat audiences to African rhythms and dancing at Hanoi Rock City on Friday night.

 An electronic dance music festival “Land of Dreams” on July 14 and 15 will feature DJs and music producers from the US, Europe and Asia.

The exhibition “The Multiverse” featuring works from 23 finalists of Dogma Prize 2017 will be held at Heritage Space, 1st Floor, Dolphin Plaza, 6 Nguyen Hoang Street, Hanoi from July 8 through 28.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The “25th Hanoi Enthusiastic Music Festival” by the Hanoi Enthusiastic Music Club, is coming to O’Learys, 38 Ba Trieu Street, Hanoi on July 9.

VietNamNet Bridge – Four French films “Michael Kohlaas,” “Les Aventures d’Adèle Blanc-Sec,” “La Grande Illusion,” “Belle and Sébastien” and Vietnamese film “First Love” will be introduced in Hanoi in July.

A multi-million-dollar restoration of the Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica, a piece of Ho Chi Minh City history, has gotten underway.

A humble coastal village in Tam Ky city, Quang Nam province has received a makeover with vivid murals as part of an art exchange programme, helping to boost local tourism and improve residents’ lives.

 A Vietnamese opera titled “Story of the Red River” will be presented to music lovers at the Vietnam-Soviet Friendship Labor Culture Palace in Hanoi on July 22-23.

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) will hold a film week across the country from July 24-30 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of War Invalids' and Martyrs' Day (July 27, 1947 – 2017).

 The ASEAN Song Contest 2017 will take place in the north central province of Thanh Hoa from August 18-21.

 Luu Duc Anh of Vietnam outplayed nine of the world's most talented young pianists and won the 2017 prestigious piano contest that transpired in Collioure, France this past June 26-30.

 Vietnamese performers will attend a folk culture festival across Europe for the first time from July 5 to August 15.

25 years after it was set up, a Quan ho or love-duet singing club in Bac Ninh has become a familiar venue for local people of generations to practice, helping preserve the folk singing

Wood carving and painting is a profession with a long tradition in Vietnamese culture. In its long history of development, crimson and gilded objects reflect the aesthetics and skills of craftsmen and express historical values of Vietnamese culture.

 Television and film piracy is one of the most talked about issues and poses a persistent problem for the creative industry. A number of copyright measures have been taken, but many shows appear online just hours after being broadcast. 

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.