Danish ambassador in Vietnam Peter Lysolt Hansen inaugurated ceramic picture made by Michael Geertsen artist and Vietnamese artisans in April 16. It's a part of "Ceramic road along the banks of Red River" project
An exhibition entitled “Vietnam cultural space†opened in Paris on April 18 with the attendance of Vietnamese ambassador to UNESCO Van Nghia Dung and President of the Vietnamese Association in France, Vo Si Dan.
A 430m² relief carved from blue stone that recreates the historic Dien Bien Phu victory in 1954 received approval from an arts council of Dien Bien Province on April 20.
Thousands of people from different ethnic groups across the country gathered to join the Day of Vietnam’s Ethnic Cultures that was held for the first time in Hanoi’s Son Tay Town over the weekend.
A large number of people have booked domestic and foreign tours to take advantage of a long weekend spanning Liberation Day and Labour Day on April 30 and May 1, according to tourism companies.
The national flagship Vietnam Airlines will hold the 2009 Vietnam Sea Festival in Paris, France on April 28-29 to promote tourism and attract foreign visitors, especially from France and Europe, to tourist sites in Vietnam.
Traditional music and dances of the Cham, Khmer, Hoa and Kinh communities were performed on April 15 to celebrate the first ever Vietnamese Ethnic Groups’ Culture Day on April 19.
The Anh Binh Minh Traditional Art Troupe of Tra Vinh Province has lined up a range of shows to celebrate the Khmer New Year, Chol Chnam Thmay, from April 13-15.
A photo exhibition of photographer Sergio Sanz Egea, showcasing Vietnam’s people and landscapes, was held in Zaragoza, Spain, on April 1.
The Hue Theatre of Traditional and Royal Arts on April 7 began hosting traditional music and dance shows at Nghing Luong Temple.
Hundreds of thousands of Hanoians on April 12 flocked to the Quan Ngua Sports Palace to experience the sight and smell of 600 blossoming cherry branches flown in from Japan.
Students of four Southeast Asian countries including Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand joined a cultural exchange programme in HCMC on April 12.