NDO – The tickets for the concert ‘Around the World’, held in March, were sold out, which recognised the efforts made by the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet (VNOB) to bring academic arts to the music market. 

NDO – Vietnamese people’s glorious struggle for national independence and reunification was reproduced within an art programme held at the Hanoi Opera House on August 8. 

NDO – Fifteen short films about Hanoi will be broadcasted on the US’s Cable News Network (CNN) to promote the Vietnamese capital, according to Hanoi Tourism Department. 

NDO – The 5th Vietnam-International Silk and Brocade Festival opened in Hoi An ancient city, the central province of Quang Nam, on August 8, with many exchange activities and performances with a strong identity. 

NDO - The Vietnam News Agency's daily The Thao & Van Hoa (Culture & Sport) newspaper, on August 5, announced the list of nominations for the 12th Bui Xuan Phai - For Love of Hanoi Awards 2019. 

NDO/VNA – The Hanoi Ceramic Museum and The Gioi Publishers on July 31 introduced to the public a book on Dong Ho folk paintings. 

NDO/VNA – The Vietnamese community in Slovakia introduced the unique culture, tourism potential and gastronomy of Vietnam at the recent Asian Weekend 2019 in the host country. 

NDO – An exhibition, themed “The worship of Mother Goddesses in Hue" opened at the Hue Cultural Museum, in Hue city, on August 2. 

NDO – Inspired by the traditional craft of making ‘do’ (poonah) paper and applying technical principles of graphic arts and paper making for many years, painter and lecturer Phan Hai Bang, from the faculty of graphic arts at the Hue University of Art, along with his colleagues, has created the ‘Truc chi’ (bamboo pulp paper) as a new art form of Vietnam, promoting traditional values in contemporary context. 

NDO – Photographer Tran Quang Anh from Lam Dong province won the gold medal of the Southeast region photo contest for his picture entitled, ‘Lang Dang Suong Giang’(Indistinct Mist). 

NDO – A music show, entitled ‘The colours of love’, was jointly performed by Da Dang (Diversity) Choir and Australia’s Pacific Pride Choir at the Vietnam National Music Academy, receiving endless applause, lots of emotional tears and appreciation. 

NDO/VNA – The 2019 Autumn Melody will be held in Ho Chi Minh City from August 17 to 25. 

NDO/VNA – The Vietnam Association of Film Promotion and Development made its first public appearance in Hanoi on July 25. 

NDO – The ASEAN-Japan Music Festival 2019 will take place at the National Convention Centre, My Dinh, Hanoi, on July 28, with the participation of Vietnamese singers Noo Phuoc Thinh, Dong Nhi and Trong Hieu, as well as many international artistes.