Over 500 members of Vespa Clubs from Australia, Thailand, Laos, the US and Vietnam will enjoy a two-day (April 28-29) rendezvous in central Da Nang and Hoi An cities.

The relationship between the capital city of Hanoi, Hue and HCM City has been spotlighted at a special programme, broadcast live over the three local television channels.

The Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association held a celebration in the northern province of Bac Ninh on April 12 for Cambodian students in Vietnam on the occasion of their traditional New Year festival. 

(VOV) - Born in the northern province of Hai Duong, musician Vu Huy Hoang has spent the last 10 years living with Co Tu ethnic minorities in the central province of Quang Nam to learn their language and folk songs. 

Two US architects, Tran Hoanh and Archie Pizzini, have recently introduced their PhD thesis which focuses on the architecture of Saigon since Emperor Gia Long’s reign until now.

Over 2,000 people, including many foreigners, were sprayed with colored powder all over their bodies during a fun-packed, India-inspired race in Ho Chi Minh City on April 11.

(VOV) - The translation of the 18th century epic poem – Tale of Kieu (Truyen Kieu) – by Nguyen Du (1766-1820) into the Russian language will be completed this summer in honour of what would have been the poet’s 250th birthday.

(VOV) - Hosting the 2015 National Tourism Year, Thanh Hoa province will organize a number of activities to further promote Vietnam tourism, including a festival of heritage, sports competitions and a culinary festival. 

Singer, composer and guitarist Marie Warnant from Wallonie-Bruxelles in Belgium will entrance audiences in four big Vietnamese cities with free concerts from May 1 to 7.

Vietnamese students in Russia hosted a cultural event, called “Hello Vietnam”, to promote their country’s landscapes and people among international friends at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO).

(VOV) -To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the end of the war with the US, the Art Vietnam Gallery in Hanoi is showing a photo exhibition of National Geographic photographer Catherine Karnow.

Renowned American actress Maggie Q said at a press conference on the “Stop Using Rhino Horn” campaign in Hanoi on April 10 that Vietnam can help save rhinos and become a leader by taking strong action and showing the world the country can end the trade in rhino horn.

(VOV) -The Vietnam embassy in Egypt along with hundreds of Overseas Vietnamese and students from the Vietnamese Student Association are participating in this year’s annual multicultural Zee festival in Sheikh Zayed, Cairo.

As many as 100 outstanding posters featuring Vietnam’s struggle against the US are being showcased at the exhibition held at the 23/9 Park in Ho Chi Minh City from April 10.

Craft workers from traditional villages nationwide will gather in the former imperial capital city of Hue to display their handiwork over five festive days at the Hue Traditional Craft Festival.

A Vietnam Spring Press Festival 2015 opened at a ceremony in Vientiane, Laos on April 10 on the occasion of the Lao traditional New Year Festival Bun Pi May. 

The 12th charitable art programme “One Heart-One World” will be held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 17 to draw the community’s attention to caring for disabled and orphaned children.

(VOV) -The Azerbaijani history and culture research center and the Azerbaijan Embassy in Vietnam on April 10 first co-hosted a seminar featuring parallels of Azerbaijani and Vietnamese culture.

The 2015 Sa Pa Culture and Tourism Week will take place from April 28 to May 3 in foggy Sa Pa town in northern Lao Cai province.

(VOV) -Well-known American actress Maggie Q and her husband, actor Dylan Mc Dermott were warmly welcomed at Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi on April 9.

(VOV) - Quang Binh provincial People’s Committee and the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) have agreed to broadcast live a programme on Son Doong and En caves on Good Morning America in May.

As one of the most typical products of ethnic minority people in the mountainous region, tho cam (brocade) now has entered daily lives of people in the lowlands who do not use the materials only for its original purpose, i.e. to make clothes, but have taken advantage of its colorful appearance and durable quality to make accessories, toys, and stuffs for home decoration.

“Luong is more than just an individual artist. He uses his artistic skills and his personality to create dynamism, a movement that inspires others, which has impact on the fabric of the surroundings. What would any society be without people like that?”, said Netherlands Ambassador to Vietnam, Ms Nienke Trooster.

The organizers of an upcoming major festival, which is scheduled for later this month to pay homage to the country’s founding kings, have said they will not allow visitors and journalists to use drone cameras during the event for safety reasons.

A private museum was inaugurated on April 9 in the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh to preserve and uphold Muong ethnic culture. 

(VOV) - There have been massive pillow fights in cities around the world, including Vietnam.

(VOV) -Nine Vietnamese and Norwegian artists will display their paintings at an art exhibition scheduled to take place at Engervannsveien 31 in Norway from April 11 through May 3.

A cultural extravaganza promoting the vibrant traditional customs of the Republic of Korea (RoK) will be featured at the first RoK-Vietnam Cultural Festival, taking place at the Quan Ngua Sports Palace in Hanoi on April 11.

The Hue Monuments Conservation Centre has just bought a rickshaw used by Queen Mother Tu Minh, mother of King Thanh Thai (1879-1954), at an auction held in Paris.

(VOV) - Sungha Jung, a highly talented guitarist from the Republic of Korea (RoK) is returning to Vietnam for two concerts on April 18 and 19 in Hanoi and HCM City respectively.