The beauty of Vietnamese women in the silk paintings by the late artist Mai Trung Thu inspired young artist Nguyen Ngoc Vu (Rabbit Boy) to create a series of paintings with the theme of “Dep Contemporary”.

 A famous guitar concerto, a strikingly original French mass, and a ground-breaking piece of French orchestral music feature in HBSO’s concert in the Saigon Opera House on August 29.

A selection of noteworthy artistic and cultural events that will take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

 War veteran Nghiem Quy Dan rides around the city on his tricycle, designed and assembled in a garage many years ago. The engineer who first thought of the system for the two back wheels used to work for Honda in Hanoi and has passed away.

 Bao Ha Village in Dong Minh Commune, Vinh Bao District in Hai Ph0ng City, has been famous for the local craft of carving wooden statues for over 500 years. Local craftspeople have recently started also carving busts of people from portraits.

 Phuthotourist, an affiliate of Saigontourist Holding Company, in collaboration with White Lotus Culture and Arts Co Ltd. will organize a vegetarian food festival themed “Lotus Flower Season” at Dam Sen Cultural Park in HCM City from August 19 to 26.

 A traditional theatre programme offering tuồng and hát bội (classical drama) will be staged free on HCM City’s Bùi Viện Walking Street on Sunday to celebrate the 73rd anniversary of the 1945 August Revolution (August 19).

 This year will mark the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Việt Nam and Japan, and the 15th landmark of the relationship between the Land of the Rising Sun and the central province of Quảng Nam.

 Pictures that were popular in Vietnamese society during the 1975-86 post-war period are on display in the capital at an exhibition titled Nostalgia from the Subsidy Period.

 HCM City is seeing positive changes to the local puppetry scene, according to authorities.

 The lotus is the major theme of the “Tâm Linh” (Spiritus) art exhibition at the HCM City Exhibition Centre, which opens on August 18.

An experimental exhibition exploring art mixed with technology will open on August 25 in Hanoi.

 A Mother Goddess ritual worshipping festival started on August 18 at the Hon Chen Temple, a monument built by the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) kings hundreds of years ago in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

 The third cultural festival of ethnic minorities in the central region will take place in Tam Kỳ City, Quang Nam province from August 24-26

 Nghia Lo district in Yen Bai province is home to 17 ethnic minorities, with nearly half Thai people, who are renowned for various folk songs, dances and traditional customs. To preserve these diverse traits, the district has taken various measures. 

 Located right at the foot of Cua Dai Bridge in Hoi An city, Quang Nam province, Vo Tan Tan's bamboo shop ‘Taboo Bamboo’ attracts tourists to visit and shop with unique bamboo products. 

 The Hanoi municipal People’s Committee has instructed relevant sectors and agencies to organise a string of activities throughout the city in celebration of the 73rd anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2).

The show Hoi An Memories, the largest outdoor visual arts performance ever in Vietnam recalls the memories of Hoi An as a prosperous trading port over a 400-year period.

 Nguyen Nhat Anh, Director of Nha Nam Culture and Communications JSC, one of the most popular publishing houses in Vietnam, was named a Knight of France on August 16 for his contributions to introducing French ideology in the Asian country.

The first Vietnam Puppetry Festival opened on Nguyen Hue Pedestrian street, Ho Chi Minh City, on August 16 with the participation of six theatres.