Ho Chi Minh City is planning to apply for the title of UNESCO World Book Capital (WBC) in 2025, according to Lam Dinh Thang, director of the municipal Department of Information and Communications.

VOV.VN - Nearly 10,000 people converged on Kinh Bac Cultural Center Square in Bac Ninh province, northern Vietnam, on February 25 evening to attend the opening ceremony of a cultural festival honouring Quan Ho folk singing and other national art genres.

VOV.VN - An annual cultural festival honouring UNESCO-recognised Quan Ho (love duet singing) was kicked off in the northern province of Bac Ninh on February 25 evening.

VOV.VN - The northern province of Bac Ninh has completed final preparations ahead of the “Returning to the land of Quan ho 2023” festival which will open on the evening of February 25.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam – Japan Festival, the eighth of its kind, was officially launched on February 25 in Ho Chi Minh City as part of activities to celebrate 50 years of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

VOV.VN - 2023 marks the 100th year since the establishment of the Hue Royal Antiquities Museum, a site which is widely considered to be a treasure trove full of Nguyen Dynasty antiques.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese designer Tran Phuong Hoa is set to present her wedding dress collection on March 4 during Paris Fashion Week.

Foreign TV channels Paramount Network and Baby First have officially stopped broadcasting on Vietnam's pay-TV services.

VOV.VN - The ASEAN Women Circle in Hanoi (AWCH) recently took part in a tea party and experienced playing the Angklung, an Indonesian musical instrument in an event hosted by Kristien Abdi, the spouse of the Indonesian Ambassador to Vietnam.

The Australian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on February 23 held an art programme themed “Come Together” on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Australia (February 26, 1973 - 2023).