UK Festival, an event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the United Kingdom and Việt Nam and the 30th year of the British Council operating in the country, will be organised in HCM City on Saturday.

The 6th Golden Moment photo contest was launched on the 98th anniversary of Vietnamese Revolutionary Press Day (June 21).

The statue, about two metres long and around 250kg in weight, was recognised as a World Heritage by the United Nations' cultural organisation (UNESCO).

 "In The Forest", an exhibition presented by twin artists Lê Ngọc Thanh and Lê Đức Hải in a gallery in the capital reflects the authors' perspectives on nature and the environment.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Vĩnh Long is opening a cultural space called “Terracotta Road” to honour the art of terracotta pottery.

A new drama troupe offering drama and musical shows aimed at children and teenagers opened in HCM City this week.

The Việt Nam Publishers Association (VPA) and the People’s Committee of HCM City will host the annual conference of the Executive Committee of the ASEAN Book Publishers Association (ABPA) and sidelines activities from September 14-19. Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Communist Magazine, President of the VPA and rotating president of the ASEAN Book Publishers Association, Phạm Minh Tuấn, talks to the media about the event.

Some 94 works by journalists from across the country have been praised for outstanding contributions to the national development of culture, sports and tourism.

Ngo Thi Thanh Tam in HCM City is famous for her record-winning collection of valuable Yixing tea pots, which took her a great deal of time and effort to amass.