A handful of world-leading female sand sculptors are showcasing their flair at an international championship taking place for the first time in Vietnam.

The Khau Vai Love Market festival has taken place in Khau Vai commune of Meo Vac district, giving visitors an insight into the unique market in the northernmost province of Ha Giang.

The Deutschland Fest 2017 took place at the HCM City’s Labour Cultural Palace on April 22. 

An exchange programme was held in Hanoi on April 22 to celebrate traditional new year festivals of several Asian countries.

People can watch two valuable documentaries on television soon – one on the last days of the America War in Vietnam in 1975, and the other on late President Ho Chi Minh.

Two students from Hanoi have won the Taste of Australia culinary competition after beating three other teams at the final of the first nationwide culinary contest.

The movie “Ice and the Sky” (La Glace et le Ciel) (France, 2013, 113’) by director Bertrand Tavernier will be screened at the L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien Street, Hanoi on April 28. 

VOV.VN - At the age of 76, People’s Artist Chu Thuy Quynh still has a passion for dancing, and still inspires young dancers. Quynh received the Ho Chi Minh Award of Literature and Art for her contribution to Vietnamese dance.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has a rich treasure of traditional musical instruments, of which bamboo instruments are the oldest. 

Hue Monuments Conservation Centre, on April 22, kicked off a promotion programme, "Golden Tourism Week at Hue Heritage Site", phase 1 (April 22-28) at various relics under the Hue Heritage Site system.

The ‘sac bua’ (Tet greeting) folk singing in Phu Le commune, Ba Tri district, Ben Tre province has recently been recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. 

VOV.VN - A papoose is a carrying container used by a number of ethnic groups in Vietnam’s Central Highlands, including the Churu. The papoose reflects the Churu people’s culture and view of nature and life. 

Designer Xuan Thu will introduce her latest collection inspired by traditional lacquer art at a fashion show at the National Museum of Vietnamese History on April 23.

If March marks the end of traditional festivals of the Vietnamese, April is when people from Laos are preparing to welcome their annual traditional festival, Bunpimay.

VOV.VN - A festival celebrating traditional cultural values of the Dong Van ethnic minority people got underway on the evening of April 21 at the Khau Vai Village in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang.

VOV.VN -In her capacity as judge, Nguyen Tran Huyen My appeared stylish on April 22 on the final night of talent competition ‘Insight Out’.

VOV.VN -Lucky young students at the School of Theatre and Cinema in Ho Chi Minh City got to meet on April 21 with famous Hong Kong stars – Grace Chan, Raymond Wong and Mandy Wong.

VOV.VN -Thuy Dung stole the show in simple but elegant award winning designs of Phuong My at a fashion event in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Reigning Miss Vietnam 2016 Do My Linh recently introduced the 2017 summer business fashion Elise M collection.

VOV.VN - On the evenings of April 26-27 aficionados of the music of Franz Peter Schubert will be able to hear the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra all-stars play his chamber music masterworks at L’Espace.

Nearly 100 Vietnamese movies and documentaries will be screened from April 25 to May 23 to celebrate Liberation and National Reunification Day (April 30), Labour Day (May 1), Dien Bien Phu Victory Day (May 7), and late President Ho Chi Minh’s birthday (May 19).

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s leading haute-lacquerware Hanoia has launched the Hanoia Design Contest to inspire students of applied arts to tea culture. 

VOV.VN - Greek-born Swedish DJ Steve Angello, a member of Swedish House Mafia, will perform at Ravolution Music Festival in Ho Chi Minh City on May 12-13.

VOV.VN - Three Hong Kong TVB (Television Broadcasts Limited) stars had an interesting exchange with more than 300 fans in Ho Chi Minh City on April 20.

Deutschland-Fest 2017 will take place at the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden on Nguyen Binh Khiem Street in HCMC’s District 1 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 22.

The Indian Embassy in Vietnam inaugurated an Indian cultural centre in Hanoi on the evening of April 20, as part of activities marking the two countries’ 45-year diplomatic ties (January 7, 1972-2017) and 10-year strategic partnership (2007-2017).

Noted late poet Nguyen Thi Xuan Quynh (1942-1988) has been posthumously given the Ho Chi Minh Prize in Literature and Arts, the highest ranking award of its kind in the country.

The 2017 Book Festival officially opened at the National Library of Vietnam in Hanoi on April 20 as part of activities to mark the Vietnam Book Day (April 21) and the World Book and Copyright Day (April 23).

VOV.VN -Fans appeared at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City today (Apr. 20) as part of a public relations stunt to welcome the stars and promote the film Hong Kong.

VOV.VN - Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 Pham Huong met on April 19 with contestants of Miss Universe 2017 at an interesting talk show "FUTURISTA" in Hanoi.