VOV.VN - Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 H’Hen Nie and two runners-up, Hoang Thuy and Mau Thuy took to the catwalk to model Cong Tri’s latest fashion collection for the Vietnam International Fashion Week (VIFW) 2018 in Ho Chi Minh City on April 19.

Artists from Asian countries and territories will have a chance to get to know more about the German culture through the Crossing Borders programme, the Goethe Institute Vietnam has announced.

Two more companies have agreed to provide funding for the Hue Festival in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

Five major cultural and tourism events will take place in April, offering tourists a number of special activities.

An exhibition on the culture of S’tieng ethnic group opened at the Museum of Vietnamese History in Ho Chi Minh City on April 19.

VOV.VN - Mau Thuy, second runner-up of Miss Universe Vietnam 2017, joined a group of other celebrities to attend an environment event in Ho Chi Minh City in the aim of popularising the use of recycled fashion.

VOV.VN - A sit-down tug-of-war game was held as part of the Tran Vu Temple Festival in Thach Ban Commune, Long Bien District, Hanoi on April 18, attracting many local people.

Krossing Over Arts Festival (KOAF) in its second edition, with an exciting week-long program, features a series of interdisciplinary and collaborative performances along with a plethora of artist talks, dance workshops, and international film screenings from April 16 to 22, 2018 at nine different locations around HCMC.

VOV.VN - Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 Pham Huong looked stunning in a velvety red dress as she has attended an event in Ho Chi Minh City.

Tower B3, one of the rare architectures remaining in the complex of temples at My Son sanctuary is in danger of collapse and needs urgent reinforcement and restoration, according to head of the management board of the sanctuary Phan Ho.

A trade and culture exchange programme among ASEAN nations opened at Ho Chi Minh City’s September 23 Park on April 18.

Many traces of former building and artefacts found during the 2017 excavation of the Kinh Thien Place in centre of the Thang Long Royal Citadel have been announced at a scientific seminar in Hanoi on April 17.

The northern province of Phu Tho launched a daily tour from Hanoi to the land of Hung Kings in early April, allowing tourists to explore traditional Xoan singing. The tour is designed to boost tourism and preserve the local intangible heritage, according to a local official.

VOV.VN - Thousands of Vietnamese readers gathered at Thong Nhat Park in Hanoi on April 19 to attend the opening ceremony of the fifth Vietnam Book Day.

VOV.VN -After the stellar performances for the semi-final night of the Miss Sea Vietnam Global 2018 pageant in Rach Gia City, Kien Giang Province, 40 contestants have attended a bikini rehearsal to prepare for the final round on April 21.

VOV.VN -Second runner-up of Miss Vietnam 2014 Diem Trang and representatives from the organising board of Miss Vietnam 2018 visited Van Hien University to promote the pageant and recruit contestants for it.

VOV.VN - A Taste of Australia culinary competition was held in Hanoi on April 17 as part of activities to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Australia-Vietnam diplomatic relations.

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue is appealing for more financial resources to organise the 10th Hue Festival, which is scheduled to take place from April 27 to May 2.

Vietnamese painter Nguyen Thu Thuy has won the silver trophy of the International A’Design Awards & Competitions, the world’s largest and most internationally dispersed design awards event, for her ceramic designs for Mirror House in Hanoi’s Thong Nhat Park.

VOV.VN - A large number of celebrities met up for a styling session on April 16 to try on outfits and prepare for a show of Cong Tri’s designs at the Vietnam International Fashion Week.

VOV.VN - Nguyen Hoai Phuong Anh, 19, was announced as the winner of the Press Beauty contest at the grand finale held in Hanoi on April 16.

VOV.VN - The Uzbekistan Culture Days in Vietnam 2018 program will take place in the capital city of Hanoi and Thanh Hoa province on April 17-22, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

VOV.VN - German singer Benjamin Appl will enthrall Ho Chi Minh City music lovers at a "From Europe with love" show on April 21.

France is one of the main partners of the Hue Festival, which is set to take place in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from April 27 to May 2.

The annual Hung Kings Temple festival hosted by the northern midlands province of Phu Tho will be held from April 21-25 (6th to 10th day of the third lunar month) with an array of cultural festivities.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese representative Thu Dung has posed in the national costume she will wear for the Miss Eco International 2018 pageant in Egypt.

Classics by Mozart and Tchaikovsky will be presented by Vietnamese violinist Tran Huu Quoc, who will play alongside his guests from the Republic of Korea, conductor Kim Joon Cha and pianist Cho Eun Young, in Ho Chi Minh City on April 19.

The Lao ethnic minority group in Na Sang 1 village, Dien Bien district, the northern province of Dien Bien, organised the water splashing festival (Bun Huot Nam) from April 14-16.

The relic complex of Bo Luy-Kompong Thmo pagoda, also known as Lo Gach (Brick-kiln) pagoda, in Chau Thanh district of the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh, has been recognised as a national archaeological site. 

The time-honoured relations and age-old educational and cultural exchange have allowed many Vietnamese and French researchers to explore long and short-term cooperation in the fields.