The HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will host a chamber music concert at the Opera House in District 1 on April 19, with local and foreign artists taking part.

A music concert in commemoration of the late musician Trinh Cong Son will take place at the Crescent Lake in Phu My Hung town in District 7, HCMC on April 22.

VOV.VN - Creative centers such as Hanoi Creative City, Heritage Space, Hanoi Rock City, and Nha San Collective and Station 3A in HCM city are places where artists can exchange ideas and introduce their new works to the public.

VOV.VN - The death anniversary of the Hung Kings, the founders of the Vietnamese nation, is of great significance for every Vietnamese.

VOV.VN - The Ha Nhi consider water the source of life and fire the source of power. The woodstove space is the key spot in their house.

State President Tran Dai Quang beat a drum to open the Truong Yen Festival 2016 at the Hoa Lu ancient capital historic site in the northern province of Ninh Binh on April 15.

Bai choi performances (a traditional Vietnamese game combining folklore singing and picks from a deck of card) will be organised for locals and tourists in Da Nang on a pilot basis between April and June.

The Hue International Food Festival will take place in Hue city’s Phu Xuan Park from April 28-May 2, the event’s organising board said at a press briefing on April 15.

VOV.VN - The seventh season of Vietnam Next Top Model will kick off with casting rounds in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi in May, according to an April 14 announcement by the producers.

VOV.VN - The northern midland province of Phu Tho is to host the 2016 Hung Kings Temple Festival in commemoration of the Hung Kings’ death anniversary on the 10th day of the 3rd lunar month (April 16th).

VOV.VN -We now have the top finalists for the Miss ‘The Beauty 2016,’ pageant ongoing at the Hanoi University of Culture. Here they are, in no particular order.

VOV.VN - A benefit concert will take place on April 23 at the Trung Vuong Theatre in Danang City to raise funds to provide treatment and other support services for child burn survivors and their families throughout the nation.  

An art performance was organised in Tokyo, Japan on April 14, with a message of how Vietnamese youths and people are peace-loving told through stories about their thoughts, aspirations and responsibility during the period of national construction and defence. 

The echoes of ancient Dong Son bronze drums will be heard at the 2016 Hung Kings Temple Festival in Phu Tho province, which falls on April 16 this year. 

VOV.VN - Shanghai Fashion Week raised it curtains on April 14, as Vietnamese designer Kelly Bui showcased her 2016 autumn/winter collection.   

VOV.VN -Vietnam’s well-known fashion designer LanHuong is putting finishing touches to preparations for the opening ceremony of LanHuong Fashion House which is expected to take place at 18 Au Co Str. on April 19.

VOV.VN - Miss Ao Dai Vietnam 1989 Kieu Khanh recently came back to Vietnam and joined her friends – other Vietnamese celebrities in a get-together.

VOV.VN - Sixty special photos on Vietnam’s beauty and Vietnam- Japan friendly relations are going on display at a photo exhibition themed “Peaceful Vietnam” opened on April 14 in Tokyo.

The Nam Dinh Museum on April 14 received 62 antiques donated by Nguyen Thanh Nam, a cultural official in Thanh Tri district, Hanoi. 

A fashion show for disabled women will be staged at 31 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street in the ancient city of Hoi An on April 17.

VOV.VN - ‘Just Pho You’ is a very common play on words used in connection with Vietnamese pho. Here’s a clip using it from a Vietnamese Food Promotion Week, April 11 - 18, at the Le Meridien Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Nearly a hundred photos capturing the miserable lives of Indochinese workers in the French Toulouse Region during world wars in 1914-1918 and 1939-1945 are being exhibited in Toulouse city, from April 2-23.

VOV.VN - The bronze statue Huyen Thien Tran Vu in the Tran Vu Temple in Thach Ban ward, Long Bien district, Hanoi has been recognized as a national treasure by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

VOV.VN - Miss Hung Temple Giang My has become a highlight of a ceremony in Palau to assume the post of Honourable Goodwill Ambassador to promote tourism between the Republic of Palau and South East Asian nations.

A contemporary art show entitled “Memories-Things to remember” featuring the Creative Group Noni from the Republic of Korea will be held from April 14 to 16.

Ho Chi Minh City will organise the first-ever cherry blossom festival on April 22-23, according to the municipal People’s Committee.

A French film programme in Da Nang will screen at Le Do Cinema, 46 Tran Phu Street, on April 15.

 A photo contest will be launched by the Hanoi Association of Photographic Artists in co-ordination with the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA).

The Carnaval Ha Long 2016 is slated to take place on April 30 at the October 30 Square in Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh, according to the municipal authorities.

Home to the largest number of Khmer people in the Mekong Delta, Soc Trang province has recently been celebrating the traditional Chol Chnam Thmay New Year festival.