Cambodia hosted the first International Youth Cultural Festival on April 15 with the aim to enhance cultural exchange among youth in ASEAN member nations and those from the group’s dialogue countries.

(VOV) -Almost 100 ancient bronze drums, dating back to around 2,000 -2500 years ago, have been showcased at the Museum of Thanh Hoa province to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Ham Rong Victory, as well as mark the 40th anniversary of the liberation of southern Vietnam and national reunification.

(VOV) -Vietnamese fashion model Ngoc Trinh is to receive a prize titled "The Asian Bikini Model Queen" presented during the Asia Model Awards 2015 in the Republic of Korea.

As many as 10,000 books and documents featuring the national struggle against the US and the 1975 Spring Offensive will be on display at the General Science Library of Ho Chi Minh City from April 27 to May 1. 

Veteran director Xuan Cuong's latest film on the Anti-American War in South Vietnam will be released next week, as part of the Department of Cinematography's film screening to mark the 40th anniversary of the country's Reunification Day on April 30.

The reunification of Vietnam following the liberation of the South on April 30, 1975, has been recounted to European audiences after a documentary film was shown on Belgian Arte media on April 14.

(VOV) -As many as 40 outstanding photos featuring the Vietnamese people’s resistance war against US aggression are being displayed at an exhibition at the French Cultural Centre L' Espace in Hanoi on April 14.

French jazz fusion trio The Drops will perform at the Saigon Ranger bar in Ho Chi Minh City on April 17 as part of a programme by the French Institute to present outstanding young talents coming out of Francophonie communities across the world to Vietnamese audiences.

(VOV) -Fashion designer, Duc Hung (with his latest Ao Dai (traditional long dress) collection) is taking part in a music and fashion exhibition, “Love and Memory,” in Europe from April 2-15.

The Military Cinema Studio produced a new documentary celebrating the nation's unification in 1975.

A O Show, a self-described circus-theatre performance that mixes acrobatics and mime, will make several European tours over the next two years and has tied up with a French theatre for the purpose, a press conference heard on April 14.

Vung Tau city in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau will host the sixth International Kite Festival 2015 from April 21-27. 

(VOV) - Phan Hai Bang, an art instructor at the Hue University of Art, has resurrected the ancient art of making bamboo paper that he hopes will weave a brighter future for Hue artisans.

(VOV) - Some Vietnamese origin actors/actresses are very well-known in the US and France.

(VOV) - The Vietnamese American Arts & Letters Association (VAALA) will hold its eighth annual Viet Film Fest on April 16-19, 2015 at the UltraLuxe Cinemas in Anaheim, California.  

Two Vietnamese artists who have both won prizes at an emerging photography competition held annually in Dubai, have shared with Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper their memorable trips to claim the awards in the lavish city of the United Arab Emirates.

Ho Chi Minh City-based photographer Pham Ty has won the Grand Prize at the world’s famous photo contest organised by US magazine Smithsonian.

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.