Formed in Paris in 2011, the rock band Grand Blanc, whose music is heavily influenced by the 80s new wave sound from bands like Joy Division and The Cure, will perform on December 3 at the Youth Theatre in Hanoi.

 The countdown for the 2016 Vietnam-Korea Giant Lantern Festival - Hanoi that transpires December 3, 2016-January 22, 2017 at the Lepare Trade Centre in the Gaduma City Urban Area has started.

Multi-platinum selling band, Michael Learns to Rock, will be making their way to Ho Chi Minh City on December 21 giving fans the ultimate experience with songs off their greatest hits album, 25 at the Quan Khu 7 Stadium. 

 King Minh Mạng’s various administrative and royal documents under the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) are on display at an exhibition that opened yesterday in Hanoi.

 Along with other painters from G39, Greek ambassador to Vietnam Nicolas D. Kanellos will introduce his paintings about Hanoi at an exhibition at the Ho Guom Cultural Information Centre on November 24.

 As many as 11 heritages, among 1,793 intangible cultural heritages in Hanoi require urgent protection. 

 South Korean author Hwang Sun-mi, whose works are loved by Vietnamese readers, will meet with fans in Hanoi and HCM City.

The art programme The love for Hanoi, which is aimed at honouring three capital revolutionary music writers Nguyen Tai Tue, The Song and Ngo Quoc Tinh will be held at the Hanoi Opera House on November 26.

 A new book featuring Vietnamese emerging artists has been released worldwide as a celebration of Vietnam’s vibrant contemporary art scene.

The Japan Foundation’s travelling pottery exhibition entitled – The Rising Generation from Traditional Japanese Kilns – has opened at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum in Hanoi.

Hau dong, or "going into trance" ceremony, is a ritual of spirit mediumship practiced among followers of Dao Mau. Captured by its artistic elements, New York based photographer Tewfic El-Sawy spent 2 years to do a photo project about this.

 The Egyptian Nile TV Channel featured Vietnam’s world heritage sites and cultural celebrities recognised by UNESCO in its 30-minute live coverage on November 19. 

 Vietnamese film director Dang Nhat Minh recently received an award from France, where cinema was born, at the 36th Amiens International Film Festival (FIFAM) 2016.

 One thousand colorful wheels will decorate Dao Duy Tu Street of Hanoi’s Old Quarter on November 23, part of a festival celebrating Vietnamese heritage that begins today.

Eleven artists are showing a collection of more than 100 watercolour paintings at the exhibition Homogeneit) at the HCM City Museum of Fine Arts.   

 A Japan-Vietnam festival, themed “Joining hands together”, kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on November 18, attracting 85 Vietnamese and Japanese exhibitors with nearly 140 stalls.

 A Jazz concert featuring the French quartet Samy Thiébault will take place at Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music on November 25.

 Vietnam’s traditional Mother Goddess worship was performed in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on November 17, drawing crowds of international and local viewers. 

The film “A land imagined” by Chris Yeo from Singapore won the“Autumn Meeting Grand Prix” worth US$5,000 at the “Autumn Meeting 2016" which took place in Da Nang and Hoi An from November 8-16.

 Hue City will move abandoned sculptures at local public places to parks along the Huong River, according to the director of the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Phan Tien Dung.