A 2,500-year-old bronze dagger believed to belong to the Dong Son culture has been discovered in a household in central Ha Tinh province. 

(VOV) -Three Korean stars Kim Hyun Joong, Eunhyuk and Yoon Si Yoon will come with MC Kang Ho Dong to Hanoi on April 4.

(VOV) -The 2013 Cherry Blossom Festival will be held in Ha Long city of northern Quang Ninh province from April 11-13.

(VOV) - 2013 Culture Day of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups will take place at the Culture-Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups on April 19.

(VOV) - The 14th football tournament organized by the Vietnamese Students' Association in France (UEVF) closed in Paris on April 1. 

(VOV) - A contemporary dance called “Entomo” performed by Spanish choreographers Elias Aguirre and Alvaro Esteban (EA&AE) will take place at Hanoi Youth Theatre on April 8.

An exhibition exploring exotic inner-city gardens by Jamie Maxtone-Graham, an American photographer based in Hanoi, is currently on display at the Manzi Art Space.

Belgian experts from the Wallon region and Brussels began giving lessons in European food, chocolate and cream, as well as the art of arranging flowers, to employees of the Government Guest House and various famous hotels in Hanoi on April 1.

The biennial Sea Festival in Nha Trang, in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa, will begin on June 8 and run for four days.

(VOV) - Diverse activities will be held in Phu Tho from April 13-19 to commemorate the death anniversary of Hung Kings – the founders of the Vietnamese nation. 

(VOV) -A cultural exchange programme was jointly held by the France-Vietnam Friendship Association and the French Language Centre under the French Embassy in the central city of Danang on March 31.

(VOV) -Well-known National Geographic photographer Gabby Salazar shared her great passion for photography to help preserve wildlife with a large number of young Vietnamese people at a meeting in Hanoi on March 30.

(VOV) -As many as 14 musicians from eight countries will entertain audiences with an exciting combination of electronic sound and light at the 2013 Hanoi Sound Stuff Festival from March 30-April 13.

Top musicians from ASEAN countries, art groups and the Hanoi community around will gather at a much-anticipated music festival on May 11. 

The final round of the 2013 Buffalo Fighting Festival took place in Phu Ninh district, northern Phu Tho province, on March 28 (February 17 on lunar calendar).

The UNESCO office in Vietnam, in conjunction with the Danang Museum of Cham Sculpture, opened an exhibition on the World Heritage Sites of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam in the central city of Danang on March 28.

(VOV) - Vietnamese gymnast Phan Thi Ha Thanh won a gold medal at the Challenge Cup in Doha, Qatar on March 29.

(VOV) - The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has selected caretaker coach Hoang Van Phuc to train the national squad despite the team’s recent defeats at the 2015 Asian Cup qualifiers.  

(VOV) - The World Badminton Federation (WBF) announced on March 28 that Vietnamese player Nguyen Tien Minh was placed ninth in the latest men’s rankings.

Discussion about wildlife photography will be held in Hanoi and HCM City this weekend with the participation of American photographer Gabby Salazar.

The Asian Athletics Association has invited six Vietnamese athletes to compete at the upcoming Asian Grand Prix.

Five significant relics of the Cham culture being kept at the Danang Museum of Cham Sculpture will be showcased in the US to serve international researchers of this culture.

An opera entitled “Yuzuru” will be performed at the Hanoi Opera House on March 29-30 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic relations. 

A meeting was held in Hanoi on March 27 to discuss how to boost cooperation in culture and fine arts between Vietnam and Cambodia in 2013 and beyond.

The Vietnam women's national football team retained their 30th position in the latest FIFA rankings for the first quarter of the year. 

(VOV) - After winning the HDBank International Chess Championships, Vietnam’s No.1 chess player Le Quang Liem has added 7.8 points to his Elo and moved back up to 30th place in world rankings. 

(VOV) - Vietnam will work closely with Niger on a cultural cooperation agreement to be signed in the near future.

(VOV) - The 2013 Danang International Fireworks Competition (DIFC) will open on the banks of Danang City’s Han River on April 29.

French singer and songwriter Jesers will give his debut performance in Hanoi on March 27. 

Gymnast Nguyen Ha Thanh has won a gold medal in the men’s parallel bars event at the Challenge Cup in Germany.