Two paintings by the late Vietnamese artist Nguyen Huyen have been sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong auction house for almost US$22,000.

The Quan The Am (the Goddess of Mercy) festival kicked off at Ngu Hanh Son (the Marble Mountain) in the central coastal city of Da Nang on April 2 (the 17th day of the second lunar month).

Vietnam’s world-renowned concert pianist Dang Thai Son has confirmed that he will join the piano faculty at Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio, United States this fall.

VOV.VN - Hundreds of local and foreign culinary delights were introduced to Hanoians at the International Street Food Festival (ISFF 2018) from March 29-April 1.

VOV.VN - The top 3 of Miss Vietnam 2016, My Linh, Thanh Tu, and Thuy Dung, showed off their regal glamour in a new photoshoot for a collection of Joli Poli evening gowns.

April each year marks some important occasions in Thailand. The National Culture Committee, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam, during its meeting on March 22, acknowledged the organizing of major cultural events, to be held in April 2018.

Ticket prices for the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival 2018 will range from VND300,000 (US$13.3) to VND2 million (US$88.5) for each night’s performance on Han River banks between April 30 and June 30.

Carved woodblocks bearing the Sutras of Zen Buddhism at Bo Da Pagoda in Viet Yen district, the northern province of Bac Giang were named national treasures at a ceremony held in the locality on March 31.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Cambodia and Vietnamese students in the country on April 1 participated in the third ASEAN+3 festival in Phnom Penh.

The Embassy and Consulate General of Australia in Vietnam will host the third Taste of Australia programme in April.

VOV.VN - Third runner-up of Miss International 2015 Thuy Van captured the spotlight in a bright and sophisticated costume by local designer Le Thanh Hoa at the Women Leaders Forum 2018.

VOV.VN - The Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (Beluxcham) held the fifth Belgian Beer Festival 2018 on March 30 in Hanoi with the support from the Belgian embassy.

A photo exhibition featuring the 25-year cooperation of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) was opened at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi on March 30 as part of the sixth GMS Summit (GMS-6) and the 10th Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Summit on Development Triangle Area (CLV-10).

VOV.VN - Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 H'Hen Nie has joined up with the Ho Chi Minh Television Cycling Tournament - Ton Dong A Cup 2018 for a range of activities and to cheer on the cyclists.

VOV.VN - Thanh Tu, first runner-up of Miss Vietnam 2016 pageant, performed her emcee role in a recent press conference in Hanoi to introduce the Health News Service on air and online. The news bulletin Health 24h is jointly launched by TV’s News Center VTV24 and VTV News.

A play about money and love adapted from Honoré de Balzac’s novel Eugénie Grandet by director Viet Linh will be staged in HCM City on March 30.

VOV.VN -Miss Vietnam 2016 My Linh, first runner-up Thanh Tu, and second runner-up Thuy Dung have shown off the results of their latest photoshoot for a collection of spectacular ivory Ao dai designed by Ngo Nhat Huy.

The fourth edition of the Belgian Beer Festival, will take place from 6pm until 11pm on March 30 at the American Club, 19-21 Hai Ba Trung street, Hanoi, announced by BeluxCham, the Belgian/Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce.

Holi Festival, also known as the “Festival of Colours”, will take place in Hanoi’s Kinder Park on April 1.

An exhibition featuring humorous drawings and lithographs of Czech graphic artist Jiří Slíva is taking place at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - The best 30 contestants of the Vietnam Top Fashion Models contest put their fabulous figures on show for a swimsuit competition in Vung Tau City on March 27.

A ceremony was held in Tuyen Quang city of the northern mountainous province of the same name on March 28 to receive a certificate recognizing the festival of Ha, Thuong and Y La Temples as national intangible cultural heritage.

VOV.VN - First runner-up of Miss Tiffany's Universe 2017 Kwalanda "Rock" Rungrojampha and Izabele Coimbra, winner of Miss T Brazil 2017 transgender beauty pageant have met with members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community in Ho Chi Minh City.

A silk painting by Nguyen Nam Son (1890-1973), one of the leading artists in modern Vietnamese fine art, was auctioned at 205,000 Euros.

Vietnamese director Nguyen Quang Dung is planning to do a film to remake the 2004 Hollywood romantic comedy “50 First Dates”.

A royal ritual Le Te Xa Tac (Worshipping the Genies of Rice and Soil) was held in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on March 27 to pray for bumper crops and prosperity, attracting a large crowd of tourists and local people.

VOV.VN - Kairinjuku group from Japan presented 100 cherry trees to the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) on March 27 as part of activities for the promotion of Japanese culture and to mark the 45th anniversary of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic ties.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese celebrities gathered in Ho Chi Minh City to attend the closing ceremony of the 2018 Ao dai festival on March 26.

The fifth Vietnam Book Day is slated for April 18-22, 2018 at Thong Nhat Park in Hanoi, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC).

VOV.VN -First runner-up Miss Tiffany's Universe 2017 Kwanlada "Rock" Rungrojampha arrived at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport on March 26.