The ancient imperial city of Hue in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue has completed preparations for the 10th edition of the biennial Hue Festival, which is slated to open on April 27. 

A show in the upcoming Hue Festival, which starts on April 28, will feature performances on Vietnam’s island sovereignty.

VOV.VN - Japanese guitarist Yuki Matsui will perform in Ho Chi Minh City on April 27, in Da Nang on April 28 and in Hanoi on April 29 within the “Yuki Matsui - Live in Vietnam 2018” program.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese representative Thu Dung left to Egypt on April 10 to vie for the title of Miss Eco International 2018.

VOV.VN - Tran Minh Trung has been allowed by the Department of Performing Arts to represent Vietnam at the Mister International 2018 held in Yangon, Myanmar from April 30.

A trade and culture exchange programme among ASEAN member states will take place in Ho Chi Minh City’s September 23 Park from April 18-24.

Vietnam joined nine other ASEAN countries and the bloc’s partners in an ASEAN food festival on April 10 to enhance cultural exchanges and mobilise funds for impoverished children in the Southeast Asian region.

A seminar was held in Dak Lak on April 10 to discuss ways to preserve traditional music genres of ethnic minorities in the central and Central Highlands regions.

VOV.VN - Following are several contestants seen as potential winners of Miss Sea Vietnam Global 2018 as predicted by Thanh Nien (Youth) Newspaper.

A play featuring 50 artists of two leading theatres in Hanoi and HCM City will be staged later this month to celebrate 100 years of cai luong (reformed opera).

VOV.VN - Miss Vietnam 2014 Ky Duyen and a large number of celebrities took to the runway for the Ivy moda fashion show spring/summer 2018 in Hanoi on April 7.

VOV.VN - Thanh Tu, first runner-up of Miss Vietnam 2016, served on the panel of judges for the semi-final night of the Miss DAV 2018 pageant in Hanoi on April 7.

VOV.VN - The Czech Republic will organise Mrs Ao Dai Vietnam Europe 2018 this June to honour the graceful and delicate beauty of Vietnam’s Ao Dai costume (traditional long dress). 

VOV.VN - A ‘Vietnam Festival in Aichi 2018 – Ho Chi Minh City Integration and Development’ program has been held in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, attracting thousands of participants and particularly highlighting the twinned relations between HCM City and Aichi Prefecture, and between the two countries.

VOV.VN - The fifth Vietnam Junior Fashion Week was held in Hanoi on April 7, with nearly 500 young models taking to the stage.

VOV.VN - Young Hanoians who are members of the Vietnamese traditional and ancient costumes club gathered in Hanoi’s Old Quarter on April 8 for a talk about Ao Dai (Vietnamese traditional long dress). 

More than 500 Lao students, who are studying in Vietnam’s central province of Thua Thien – Hue, were brought together on April 8 to celebrate Laos’ traditional New Year festival of Bunpimay.

The legendary chef Pierre Gagnaire will give a cooking demonstration for gourmands at the award-winning La Maison 1888 at InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort on April 10.

The ASEAN Family Day 2018 was held in Mexico on April 7 with a view to fortifying the traditional friendship and cooperation between nations in the bloc as well as with the host country.

The “Korean Cultural Day in Ha Nam” programme was held on April 7 evening in the Red River Delta province of Ha Nam which is home to 111 businesses from the Republic of Korea (RoK). 

VOV.VN - Tay ethnic minority women in Ta Chai commune, Lao Cai province, are using their culture to improve their lives by promoting local tourism.

Vietnamese photographer Tran Tuan Viet defeated 4,800 other rivals to claim the first prize in the travel category of an annual photo contest organized by the US-based Smithsonian magazine.

VOV.VN - Ha Giang is one of 13 provinces in Vietnam preserving and promoting the pan-pipes of the Mong ethnic people. Artisans like Ma Khai So are leading the effort to preserve pan-pipe music, the soul of the Mong people.

A ceremony was held in Ngu Loc commune, Hau Loc district, the central province of Thanh Hoa, on April 6 to kick off the Cau Ngu (Whale worshipping) festival and receive a certificate recognising it a national intangible cultural heritage.

The French Cultural Centre (L'Espace) in Hanoi has opened a new branch on the campus of the Hanoi University of Architecture in Ha Dong district, as part of activities to celebrate the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and France.

VOV.VN - World Miss Tourism Ambassador 2017 Aibedullina Talliya has posed for an Ao dai (Vietnamese traditional dress) photoshoot during her stay in Vietnam.

The 2nd EuroSphere - European Art of Living exhibition will open on May 18 at the White Palace Convention Center in HCM City’s Phu Nhuan District.

VOV.VN - Teenagers in M’Duk hamlet in Buon Ma Thuot City are encouraged to learn and perform their traditional musical instrument: the gong. This is part of the local government’s efforts to preserve and promote the gong culture.

A festival of traditional then singing, featuring art troupes from 16 provinces and cities in the country, will be held in the mountainous province of Ha Giang on May 13-14.

VOV.VN - Seventy contestants delivered stellar performances for the semi-final night of the Miss Sea Vietnam Global 2018 pageant in Rach Gia City, Kien Giang Province on April 5.