Vietnam and the US have made several efforts to strengthen friendship through cultural exchanges but it isn’t enough for mutual understanding, according the president of the Vietnam-US Association.

 The sixth Southern Land Cuisine Festival 2016 will take place from May 28 to June 1 at Dam Sen Park in District 11, HCMC, featuring a wide variety of specialties of the country’s southern region.

 Pham Thuy Trang from northern Hoa Binh province was crowned Miss Sea Vietnam 2016 on the final night of the pageant held in Ha Long city, in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh on May 21.

 Vietnam has gained two more UNESCO world heritage items following a consensus at the 7th Memory of the World Committee for Asia and Pacific summit.

Leg and arm rings, earrings and rings made from many materials of the ancient Vietnamese in the Dong Son civilization 2500-2000 years ago are beings exhibited for the first time in Nghe An province.

The 4th Ao Dai Festival took place in California, USA, with the presence of a large number of overseas Vietnamese and international friends. Designer Duc Hung from Vietnam brought his latest ao dai collection to the festival.

Flora Coquerel, Miss France 2015, who is a strong advocate of promoting women’s literacy and the integration of women in the workplace, has announced she will attend a press conference on May 24 in HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge - Actress and former Tourism Ambassador Ly Nha Ky and actress Angela Phuong Trinh made their stunning appearance at the Cannes Film Festival 2016.

 Archaeological objects discovered under the National Assembly (NA) House are on display at an exhibition that opened in the NA’s two basement levels on May 19.

 The “Royal Literature on Hue Royal Architecture” and “Phuc Giang School Woodblocks” were named as documentary heritages by the Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific yesterday.

Eight domestic film producers and distributors have sent a complaint to the Vietnam Cinema Association, saying that they were being hampered by the CGV cinema system.

 The 6th Southern Cuisine Festival will take place in Dam Sen Culture Park in Ho Chi Minh City from May 28-June 1 to promote Vietnamese and particularly southern cuisine to both domestic and international visitors.

 A film week featuring Vietnamese movies will be held in cinemas by the CJ CGV Cinemas Vietnam nationwide from May 20-31.

House No 48 on Hang Ngang Street in Hanoi, where President Ho Chi Minh wrote the Declaration of Independence that gave birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam has been listed among the nation’s special historical and cultural sites.

 The HCM City Ballet and Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will grace the city with a concert to celebrate the 126th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh on May 19.        

Vietnam’s first artwork auction will be held in Hanoi on May 28, which expects to attract up to 40 bidders.

 The French School of the Far East (EFEO), an institute dedicated to studying Asian societies, gave an Honourary Doctorate degree to Historical Professor Phan Huy Le.

Saigon, Hanoi and Hue are lively featured through the lens of French photographer Michel Blanchard at an on-going exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City.

 A concert of classical music performed by French pianist Jean-Louis Haguenauer will take place at the Vietnam National Academy of Music in Hanoi on May 21.

 The performance of two magicians is proving why magic has become so popular in the Republic of Korea (RoK), say the organizers of a magic show scheduled for this coming June 1 in Hanoi.