The Friends of Vietnam Heritage (FVH) will organise two city walks on October 8 and 12.

The Die Fledermaus operetta composed by Johann Strauss II will be staged on October 28 at the Opera House at 7 Lam Sơn Square in HCM City.

The "Việt Nam:: 25 Years of Documenting a Changing Country" photography exhibition and talk will be held at 5.30pm on October 3 at The American Center on 34 Lê Duẩn Street in HCM City’s District 1.

It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them, the American author Ernest Hemingway once said.

A concert featuring Baroque compositions will be presented by music company Maestoso on Saturday, at Cửa Bắc Church.

The Friends of Vietnam Heritage’s Book Club will host its monthly event with a review and discussion on the novel Catfish & Mandala by Andrew X Pham on October 4.

During ‘Black-and-White Movie Month’, the Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents (TPD) will present a screening of the Oscar-winning movie The Artist tomorrow.

 The first HBF Boxing Tournament also known as Pro Boxing Tournament will be held from 6pm on September 30 at Lan Anh Theatre, 291 Cách Mạng Tháng 8 Street, HCM City’s District 10.

Some of Hà Nội’s top hotels are teaming up to provide surgery for poor children.