(VOV) - Cha Ca La Vong (fried fish), Bun Cha Hang Manh (rice noodle with grilled pork), Banh Duc Le Ngoc Han (cake made from ground rice and peanuts) and Banh Cuon Hang Ga (steamed rice pancakes rolled with pork and mushroom) are just a few of the well-known dishes in Hanoi’s Old Quarter district.

An arts programme on legend of monetary road was held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 17 to honour the Vietnamese banking sector for its great contributions to the development of the country.

(VOV) - An exhibition recapturing images of Hanoi’s old quarter – past and present – opened on April 17 at the Hanoi Old Quarter Culture Exchange Centre at 50 Dao Duy Tu Street in the Hoan Kiem District.

Publishing is an industry full of mysteries. Authors conceal themselves behind what they write, with the exception of memoirs and other personal narratives. Books are usually perfect hideaways for untold secrets.

(VOV) -The capital city’s largest book fair kicked off at the Thong Nhat Park in Hanoi on April 17, attracting a wide range of book-lovers, especially youth.

The annual Vietnamese Book Day will open on April 18 in Ho Chi Minh City, featuring a book fair and exhibition as well as talk shows.

(VOV) - An estimated 6-7 million people are expected to turn out for this year’s Hung Kings’ Festival, which will be held April 23-28 at Hung Vuong square in Viet Tri city in Phu Tho province.

(VOV) -A professional break-dance contest, entitled “R16 Vietnam 2015” will be held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 25 within the framework of the first RoK-Vietnam Cultural Festival.

(VOV) - Two winners of Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2012 and 2013 contest, Kha My Van and Mau Thuy will participate in a fashion week in Singapore on May 13-17.

(VOV) -Well-known Israeli DJs Daniel Mariuma and MotiSaadia will entertain music-lovers in the ‘Israel Party’ in Ho Chi Minh City.

A recent trip by a Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper reporter has offered a fascinating glimpse of an age-old relic complex on the outskirts of Hanoi which is home to a legendary young hero and a UNESCO-recognized festival held to pay tribute to him.

To celebrate the annual cultural day of Vietnam's ethnic groups, representatives of their communities met in Hanoi to launch of a seminar and exhibition titled I Believe I Can – Changes from the Community.

Vietnamese women who contributed to the resistance wars against the French and the Americans have long inspired 55-year-old sculptor Lai Thi Kim Thanh, a native of Long An province who now lives in Ho Chi Minh City.

Cambodia hosted the first International Youth Cultural Festival on April 15 with the aim to enhance cultural exchange among youth in ASEAN member nations and those from the group’s dialogue countries.

(VOV) -Almost 100 ancient bronze drums, dating back to around 2,000 -2500 years ago, have been showcased at the Museum of Thanh Hoa province to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Ham Rong Victory, as well as mark the 40th anniversary of the liberation of southern Vietnam and national reunification.

(VOV) -Vietnamese fashion model Ngoc Trinh is to receive a prize titled "The Asian Bikini Model Queen" presented during the Asia Model Awards 2015 in the Republic of Korea.

As many as 10,000 books and documents featuring the national struggle against the US and the 1975 Spring Offensive will be on display at the General Science Library of Ho Chi Minh City from April 27 to May 1. 

Veteran director Xuan Cuong's latest film on the Anti-American War in South Vietnam will be released next week, as part of the Department of Cinematography's film screening to mark the 40th anniversary of the country's Reunification Day on April 30.

The reunification of Vietnam following the liberation of the South on April 30, 1975, has been recounted to European audiences after a documentary film was shown on Belgian Arte media on April 14.

(VOV) -As many as 40 outstanding photos featuring the Vietnamese people’s resistance war against US aggression are being displayed at an exhibition at the French Cultural Centre L' Espace in Hanoi on April 14.

French jazz fusion trio The Drops will perform at the Saigon Ranger bar in Ho Chi Minh City on April 17 as part of a programme by the French Institute to present outstanding young talents coming out of Francophonie communities across the world to Vietnamese audiences.

(VOV) -Fashion designer, Duc Hung (with his latest Ao Dai (traditional long dress) collection) is taking part in a music and fashion exhibition, “Love and Memory,” in Europe from April 2-15.

The Military Cinema Studio produced a new documentary celebrating the nation's unification in 1975.

A O Show, a self-described circus-theatre performance that mixes acrobatics and mime, will make several European tours over the next two years and has tied up with a French theatre for the purpose, a press conference heard on April 14.

Vung Tau city in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau will host the sixth International Kite Festival 2015 from April 21-27. 

(VOV) - Phan Hai Bang, an art instructor at the Hue University of Art, has resurrected the ancient art of making bamboo paper that he hopes will weave a brighter future for Hue artisans.

(VOV) - Some Vietnamese origin actors/actresses are very well-known in the US and France.

(VOV) - The Vietnamese American Arts & Letters Association (VAALA) will hold its eighth annual Viet Film Fest on April 16-19, 2015 at the UltraLuxe Cinemas in Anaheim, California.  

Two Vietnamese artists who have both won prizes at an emerging photography competition held annually in Dubai, have shared with Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper their memorable trips to claim the awards in the lavish city of the United Arab Emirates.

Ho Chi Minh City-based photographer Pham Ty has won the Grand Prize at the world’s famous photo contest organised by US magazine Smithsonian.