Manzi Art Space will present a series of new works entitled “The Age after Divinity” by Hanoi-based surrealist Nguyen Manh Hung, whose playful, irony-laden work has been turning heads in the contemporary art scene of Vietnam.

Luis Fonsi, whose hit track “Despacito” attracted more than 5 billion views on Youtube, arrived at Danang airport on July 3.

 The Japan Foundation Centre for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam will present a performance of traditional Japanese bunraku puppetry theatre in Ho Chi Minh City in mid-July to mark 45 years of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic ties.

Retired English teacher Nguyen Thanh Tam in Ho Chi Minh City spends hours every day making World Cup mascots from eggshells as a way to join in the tournament’s excitement worldwide.

 The annual Chem Temple Festival in Chem Village, Hanoi, was held on June 27-29 to remember Ly Ong Trong, a mythic warrior during legendary Hung Kings dynasty.

 An exhibition by sculptors Thai Nhat Minh and Tran An offers a chance to see artworks made from opposite materials – paper and iron.

Miss Vietnam 2010, Ngoc Han, now a fashion designer, recently introduced her new Ao dai collection entitled ‘Vietnamese Fairy Tales’ as a way to support a charity fund-raising program.

 Authorities in the central province of Thanh Hoa have approved a plan to excavate an ancient citadel with unique architecture in Southeast Asia.

Vietnamese representative Nguyen Thi Chi (Chi Nguyen) has successfully outperformed 23 other foreign contestants to win Miss Asia World 2018.

 Child model Nguyen Ngoc Trang Anh will represent Vietnam at the ‘Prince & Princess International 2018’beauty pageant scheduled for July 25-31 in Phuket, Thailand.

 Performances of Nha Nhac (Hue royal court music), a UNESCO intangible heritage, will begin on July 1 at Hue Imperial Citadel in the central city of Hue and then be held every evening thereafter.

A data digitisation project has been implemented in the Complex of Hue Monuments in the central province of Thue Thien-Hue to improve the management and preservation of Tu Duc Tomb and An Dinh Palace. 

 Seven-year-old Tran Bang Tam from Hanoi has recently won the first prize at the American Protégé Piano and Strings Competition 2018.

A selection of noteworthy artistic and cultural events that will take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from July 2 to 8.

 The Ho Chi Minh City Book Distribution Joint Stock Company (FAHASA) has opened the 2018 Summer Book Fair in Ho Chi Minh City.

Italy might not be playing in the World Cup but at the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival on Saturday they were champions.

 The central province of Thua Thien-Hue kicked off the Lotus Festival 2018 themed “Legend of a flower” on June 29, as part of a series of activities to promote Hue, a festival city of Vietnam. 

 Angel Miguel Bastidas Gonzalez, former second Secretary at the Venezuelan Embassy to Vietnam, has won second prize of the National External Information Service Awards 2017 with his book about Vietnam. 

 The Japan Foundation Centre for Cultural Exchange in Viet Nam will present a performance of traditional Japanese bunraku puppetry theatre in HCM City in mid-July to mark 45 years of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic ties.

 A newly established arts hub called A. Farm in Ho Chi Minh City is showcasing works by artists with diverse styles at its debut exhibition All Animals are Equal.