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.

American DJ and music producer Mackswell will perform at the “People’s Party” electronic music show at The Lighthouse on July 8.

 Two local books “Nhung nga tu va cot den”(Crossroads and Lampposts) written by Tran Dan and “Nhung dua tre chet gia” (The Young Die Old) by Nguyen Binh Phuong have been chosen to be translated from Vietnamese into English.

 A full-day music and arts event called Thien Rinh Rap: Arts and Awareness will be held on July 1 at Mix & Paint in District 2.

Every visitor to the ancient city of Hoi An is impressed by the rows of ancient houses with their roofs covered by moss, as well as the beautiful pottery and terra-cotta zodiac animals on the streets. 

Open-air bar Sky36 in Da Nang City will organise a big party on the night of June 30 to celebrate three years of its establishment.

 Oil on canvas painting Ha Long, 55cm by 69cm, created by Vietnamese artist Nguyễn Mai Thu in 1951, has fetched US$35,000 at the 4th session of the Chọn Auction House in the capital city.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam International Finger-Style Guitar Festival 2017 will take place in Hanoi and HCM City on July 18-19.