The Japan-Danang 2012 cultural festival was jointly organized on April 21 by Danang University of Foreign Languages and the Japan International Exchange Fund.
A nearly 400 year-old cluster fig tree in the northern midland province of Phu Tho is the first to become a Vietnam Heritage Tree.
The two-day Book and Reading Culture Festival 2012 has drawn in a large number of book worms and lovers to Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam (the Temple of Literature), which is Vietnam’s first university, in Hanoi since its opening on April 21.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan has asked the Than Hoa People’s Committee to coordinate with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to make a national-level plan to preserve and promote the value of the world heritage site Ho Dynasty Citadel and surrounding relics in Vinh Loc district, Thanh Hoa province.
A seminar on training and developing traditional music during integration will be held in Hanoi on April 25th and 26th by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Ethnic minority groups from various part of Vietnam are taking part in a cultural market opened in the Vietnamese Ethnic Groups Culture and Tourism Village in Dong Mo tourist area, 40km from Hanoi, on April 19.
A rare set of wooden printing blocks has been found at Thien temple, in Dien Ngoc commune, Dien Chau district, Nghe An Province.
Artefacts from the city of Hoi An will be on show at an exhibition at the Kyushu Museum in Japan.
Experts from the Republic of Korea (RoK) have helped Vietnam to restore Hue ’s royal musical instruments from the early 20 th century.
Saigontourist will build a luxury resort at Ban Gioc Waterfall in Dam Thuy commune, Trung Khanh district, of the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang.
Raices Profundas (Deep Roots) is a famous Cuban Dance Company, which will perform its enthralling dances in Vietnam from April 19-22.
The ninth Ethnic Minorities Sports Festival officially kicked off on April 13 in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak.