Fourteen winners of the annual Good Books Awards were announced at a ceremony held by the Institute of Education (IRED), Phan Chau Trinh Fund and OpenEdu Initiative in Ho Chi Minh City on September 10.

 Five films from Belgium’s Mons International Love Film Festival (FIFA Mons) will be screened free of charge in Hanoi from September 21-24.  

 The Hanoi Museum has received 1,017 documents and items donated by 37 individuals and organisations for its permanent display, raising its total listed exhibits to just short of its targeted figure.

 A Vietnam-Japan Festival was held in Ho Chi Minh City on September 16 to mark the 45th anniversary of the Vietnam-Japan diplomatic relations.

 Hanoi’s first lantern road will be opened along the pedestrian street around Hoan Kiem Lake for the Mid-autumn Festival.

 Vietnam’s world-renowned concert pianist People’s Artist Dang Thai Son has been awarded the highest distinction – the Golden Medal for Merit to Culture “Gloria Artis” from Poland.

Ninh Thuan on Tuesday plans to cancel its Grape and Wine Festival 2018, which was planned to take place from October 5-10 in Phan Rang–Thap Cham City.

 In a series of cultural events to mark the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and France, a play that was lauded at the Avignon Festival in France will be performed in Ho Chi Minh City from September 21-22. 

 The National Cải Lương (reformed opera) Festival 2018 is underway in Long An province, attracting the participation of 25 theatres and troupes nationwide.  

 Teams from China, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam will compete in the International Kylin and Lion Dance competition at Da Nang’s Helio entertainment centre on September 14-16.

 Vietnam has announced eight additional national intangible cultural heritages under the Decision No.3325/DD-BVHTTDL, recently signed by Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien. 

 “Duong Kach Menh” (Revolutionary Path), a book written by late President Ho Chi Minh, has been translated into Italian and published in the European country.

A programme entitled ‘Experimenting the arts of ‘Cheo’ was recently held at Hao Nam Temple in Hanoi, allowing the capital city’s students to learn more about the charm of ‘cheo’

 Water-puppetry artist Phan Thanh Liem will bring a performance of miniature water puppets to the 39th Orient Festival held from September 14 to 16 in Napoli, Italy.

 Ravolution Music Festival – one of the most anticipated EDM (Electronic Dance Music) festivals – will be held in Bach Khoa Stadium, Hanoi on September 29.

The deaths of Luu Quang Vu and Xuan Quynh in 1988 was something of a national tragedy, but their legacy lives on in their body of literary work.

 Thirty-three teams will compete at the first International Lion, Dragon and Unicorn Dance Competition which will take place at the Helio Night Market in the central city of Da Nang from September 14-16.  

 The festival introducing national intangible heritage will be held in Tuyen Quang Province from September 20 to 23 for the first time.

 The Embassy of the Republic of Korea (RoK) and the Korea Chamber of Business in Vietnam will host a ‘Korea Night’ on the evening of September 11 at the JW Marriott Hotel Hanoi.

 Stilt houses are a distinctive, culturally-rich feature of ethnic minority communities that have stood the test of time. However, as they stand now, many houses have become seriously degraded.