A colourful mural painting designed by world-famous Chilean mural artist Alejandro Mono Gonzalez was unveiled this morning in Hanoi to celebrate Chile’s National Day on September 18.

 The Vietnam Publishing Association has proposed to raise the discount limit on books to 80 per cent instead of the current maximum rate of 50 per cent.

 A solo exhibition by Indian artist Ruchika Wason Singh in Hanoi introduced her new approach to accommodation and migration - one of the biggest problems in the world today. 

 The northern mountainous province of Dien Bien has two more heritages named in the list of national intangible cultural heritages, raising its total to six.

After a quiet time, theatres in the northern area have been revitalised with well-loved plays. From August, artists from Hanoi’s top five theatres have performed their typical plays at the city’s Opera House.

Despite being busy with teaching and performing, Bui Cong Duy successfully organised the 2017 Vietnam Connection Music Festival. He granted an interview to Nhan Dan to share about how to bring classical music closer to audiences.

The solo exhibition “Linh tinh lang tang” (Sundries) by painter Luu Vu Long will take place from September 18 to 22 at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum, 66 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, Hanoi.

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

The preliminary round and semi-finals for Miss Vietnam Ocean 2017 will be held in Hanoi on September 18 and in Ho Chi Minh City on 21.

 Photographer Truong Thanh Nha won gold medal at Photo Club Arizona (PCA) Salon 2017 in Serbia for his black & white photo.

 The Phu Binh Lantern Village in HCM City's District 11 have been busy again as the Mid-Autumn Festival nears.

Nearly 400 archaeological treasures from Vietnam are being displayed at the Reiss Engelhorn Museum, Germany’s Mannheim city, in an exhibition that opened on September 15. 

 Spanish conductor David Goméz Ramiréz and leading violinist Bui Cong Duy will present an all-Beethoven concert in HCM City on September 19.

 Nguyen Quoc Dung photos of women in ao dai

 Do Van Binh’s wedding gown workshop in Giao Lac commune, Giao Thuy district, Nam Dinh province is usually bustling to catch up with orders. 

 The International Dance Festival 2017 kicked off in the northern province of Ninh Binh on September 16, drawing the participation of about 300 domestic and foreign artists.

 The play “Northern quintessence” directed by Hoang Nhat Nam will be staged in Hanoi in October. 

 The first national festival of Dao ethnic culture will take place in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang on September 29 and 30.

 Impressive street art performances by international artists with splendid and brightly coloured costumes have stirred up the pedestrianised streets of Hanoi on September 16.

 The Hanoi 1010 Cultural Exchange Space and MyHanoi organised a workshop on Vietnamese traditional Mid-Autumn toys on September 9th.