Choreographer Chun Yoo-oh from the Republic of Korea (RoK) will stage a contemporary dance based on Truyen Kieu (The Tale of Kieu), a masterpiece by the great poet Nguyen Du, at the HCM City Opera House this weekend.

 Doctor Dinh Tuan Minh, an economic expert, speaks to the Nông thôn ngày nay (Countryside Today) newspaper on how to use to the environmental tax to protect the environment.

 Elegant ikebana flower arrangements, together with hundreds of multicoloured flowers from Japan, are on display at “The Beautiful Japanese” – a special event that aims to introduce to Hanoi’s people the fresh flowers from the Land of the Rising Sun.

An exhibition of paintings on 2018 Lunar New Year (the Year of the Dog) will open at Dong A Gallery in Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, Hanoi on February 25.

 Regular citizens have joined with activists in signing a petition and spreading the word about the damaging effects of pollution from thermal power plants.

 Famous young Vietnamese designer Valentines Van Nguyen has been invited to present her designs at the prestigious New York Fashion Week, which will be held in the US on February 9.

 A solar energy-based electricity supply system is set to be put into operation on February 9 at the An Hoi statue garden in Hoi An city, the central province of Quang Nam, after two years of construction.

The Xang Khan festival of Thai ethnic group in the central province of Nghe An has been recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage element.

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has asked the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to examine forest protection and forest land management in the Central Highlands provinces.

 Artists from the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet (VNOB) will perform classical and contemporary works at Hanoi Opera House on January 18.

 Despite historical ups and downs throughout the village’s 500-year history, Ma Chau villagers in Duy Xuyen district, Quang Nam province, have exerted every effort to keep their traditional silk weaving art alive.

 Vietnamese American film director Stephane Gauger of Yêu Đi, Đừng Sợ (Kiss and Spell) has died of a stroke at the age of 48, according to a representative from the production team behind the movie.

 This is the first time Soa and Mao from Simacai district, the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai participated in the Mong’s Tet celebration in Hanoi.

 An exhibition hosted by the Embassy of Indonesia in Vietnam opened at the Umah Indo exhibition house in Hanoi on December 13.

 Coastal areas in the central province of Thua Thien - Hue are facing worsen erosion, threatening inland life and infrastructure.

An exhibition entitled ‘French culture’s imprint through archives’ officially opened at the National Archives Centre 1 in Hanoi on December 7, aiming to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Vietnam – France diplomatic ties (2018). 

As part of the European Music Festival 2017, the jazz night “13 moons: Mezcal Unit & GrayHawk Perkins” will take place at the Youth Theatre, 11 Ngo Thi Nham, Hanoi on November 25.

 Many Vietnamese beauty contestants have exhibited poor English skills during the contests, which makes it next to impossible for them to win at international beauty pageants.

 A book about Donald Trump’s US presidential election campaign translated into Vietnamese was released in Hanoi on Wednesday

 A space imbued with the culture, tourism and products of Ha Giang ethnic minorities is being introduced in the capital city of Hanoi from October 27 to 29.