For Italian painter Laura Federici, the chance to visit Việt Nam and paint in the country was a long-held dream that has now come true.

The International Choir and Orchestra of HCM City will perform traditional Christmas carols at a charity concert “A Choral Christmas” on December 2 and 3.

As the shelves and storeroom at Bookworm are overflowing, the book cafe will host a huge Christmas book sale on Sunday.

The Friends of Vietnam Heritage (FVH) will host a city walk to discover the Thăng Long Imperial Citadel on Saturday, from 9.30am to 12 noon.

Voiski, one of the leading DJs in the French music scene, will host two music shows at the HCM City Conservatory of Music on November 23 and at The Lighthouse the next day.

Female legend from Jamaica, DJ Sister Nancey, will perform at Shaka Saigon on December 1.

Craft Link will hold a handicraft bazaar on the lawns of the Việt Nam Museum of Ethnology on Saturday, from 9am to 4.30pm.

Lectures and demonstrations about ninjas will be held by the Japan Foundation Centre for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam in collaboration with Japanese National University, Mie University on November 16 and 17.

Vince Grimm and Will Kratz of Cape May County, New Jersey in the United States, visited Việt Nam as tourists in 2000, and ended up making friends with their tour guide. The connection led to an educational foundation supporting fatherless and poor children.