The Embassy of France will coordinate with other French agencies in Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City to organise a French week in Viet Nam from April 6-12.
The Republic of Korea’s National Historical Museum is to host an exhibition entitled “Vietnam’s traditional hadicrafts and culture” from February 12, 2008 to January 2010.
A classical guitar concert entitled Villa Lobos Moment will take place at the Hanoi Opera House on January 13 to celebrate composer Villas Lobos’ 120th birthday.
The UK government has appointed British Museum director Neil MacGregor “Chairman of World Collections”, a new diplomatic post which will promote six national collections internationally and encourage links between these British institutions and the rest of the world, particularly Asia and Africa. In addition to the British Museum, the other collections which are part of the scheme are those of Tate, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the British Library, the Natural History Museum and Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew.