An exhibition, entitled “The Silent World”, is underway at Laguna Lang Co in central Thua Thien-Hue province's Lang Co town.

(VOV) - Mrs Asia USA International 2014 Sonya Suong Dang recently appeared as elegant as usual for a photo op in a meadow near Danang.

Over-600-year-old diospyros persimmon trees in the central province of Thanh Hoa have been recognised as the national heritage tree. 

As many as 150 outstanding carved and ceramic products are being showcased at the bronze book and engraved wood exhibition, which opens in the Central province of Thua Thien-Hue on April 24 as part of the Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2015. 

(VOV) -The Vietnam War has left a deep and lasting impression on not just the soldiers who fought but the whole of the world.

Two ancient Buddhist pagodas in the west of Hanoi – Tay Phuong and Thay – received certificates recognising them as special national relic sites on April 23.

A workshop on “Vietnamese Novels in Globalisation” was convened at the French Cultural Centre –L’Espace in Hanoi on April 23.

Nearly 100 products from 76 Vietnamese food businesses received the golden brand title at a ceremony held in Hanoi on April 23. 

A photo exhibition presenting Hung King worship rituals and the story of it becoming an intangible heritage of humanity began in northern Phu Tho province on April 23. 

(VOV) -Top 5 finalists from three countries including Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia have been selected to compete in the final round of “Drink Big Cola - Join Asia's Got Talent (AJE)" contest.

(VOV) -Dinh Hang, a Vietnamese reporter, had spent 6 months traveling the US alone, from April to October 2013.

(VOV) -The British Council on April 23 announced Shakespeare Lives, an unprecedented global programme of events and activities celebrating Shakespeare’s life on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of his death in 2016.

Exhibitions of historical and legal evidence of Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracels) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos are being held across the country on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification. 

A set of three stamps featuring the Hung Kings worship belief was issued on April 23 to mark the 2015 Hung Kings Temple Festival.

(VOV) -Miss Korea 2006 Honey Lee has arrived in Hoi An Ancient Town for a photoshoot of a fashion magazine.

An exhibition featuring models of modern Vietnamese houses designed by architects in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City and pictures of houses by well-known photographers like Japan's Hiroyuki Oki will open in HCM City on April 24.

(VOV) -Renowned American magazine The Atlantic has revealed a touching photo collection on the Vietnam War of US photographer Eddie Adams.

Nearly 100 Vietnamese and foreigners will participate in a journalism and press workshop focused on the work of journalists during the Anti-American war in Vietnam on April 24 at the National Information Centre.

An estimated 6-7 million people are expected to turn out for this year's Hung Kings' Festival, which will run from April 23-28 at Hung Vuong Square in Viet Tri City, Phu Tho Province.

A webpage, a part of the hanoidep.vn website, collecting reviews and information on restaurants in Hanoi was unveiled on April 22 in Hanoi by the Hanoi Culture Fund.

The People’s Public Security Publishing House introduced two documentary books in Hanoi on April 22 on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of South Vietnam liberation and national re-unification.

An ancient lithophone was recently discovered in the central province of Quang Binh, the first of its kind ever found in the province, confirmed the provincial museum on April 22. 

European cinema-lovers have been gathering in Italy since March 31 to enjoy a festival of 31 films made by foreign film-makers featuring Vietnam in both war and peace time.

(VOV) - In the US, Vietnamese cuisine is all banh mi and pho, which alone would make HCM City a must-eat destination says Thrillist, a leading US food, drink and travel website, in a post.

A Vietnamese delegation has attended the 18 th international bonsai and tea festival in Nitra, Slovakia.

(VOV) - US pop-singer, Katy Perry, will take part in the “Under 30 Summit Vietnam” organized by Forbes Vietnam magazine on May 12. 

(VOV) - Vietnam’s Next Top Model contest is set to begin its 6th season in May 2015.

(VOV) -A hot air balloon festival will take place at an urban township development Ecopark in Hanoi from April 30- May 2 during the National Reunification Day and May Day holidays.

Youths from many villages in Yang Bac Commune, Dak Po District in Gia Lai Province, are raising funds to preserve and promote gong culture.

(VOV) - The countdown is on until five prestigious pyrotechnic companies light up the Danang skies as part of the annual International Fireworks Competition.