The Centre for Preservation of Co Loa Relics, Thang Long Ancient Citadel has asked for permission to conduct research and compile a dossier for the Co Loa citadel to seek world cultural heritage status.

A photo exhibition entitled “Ha Long Bay - the world’s natural wonders” is taking place in Paris, France.  

G’Rai equip the tombs of their loved ones with personal assets so those who have departed can live just as comfortably as the living.

Ten Vietnamese and four Japanese dance troupes will be performing Yosakoi at the Genki Festival in Hanoi this weekend.

The first show of the second season of Buoc Nhay Hoan Vu, a Vietnamese version of the popular TV reality show Dancing with the Stars in the US will appear live on Vietnam Television (VTV) on April 17.

Italian Ambassador to Vietnam Lorenzo Angeloni has emphasised the need to strengthen the traditional ties of friendship between Italy and Vietnam.

A cultural exchange programme was jointly held by the Phu Yen Provincial People’s Committee and the India Embassy at the Sao Mai-Thuan Thao theater on April 13.  

The festival is a bridge for countries to promote their culture and introduce their images.

A video and photo contest entitled “Australia through your eyes” was launched in Hanoi on April 14.

An international seminar was held in Viet Tri City, Phu Tho province, on April 14 to discuss ancestor worshipping rituals as a religious practice in a modern society.

The 12th Music Festival will be held by the Vietnam Composers Association (VCA) in the northern province of Thai Nguyen from April 22-23 with the participation of music composers from northern Vietnam.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has recommended to the Government to earmark VND11 trillion (US$526 million) for conserving relics over the next five years to catch up with the backlog under a national culture programme.

US famous singer Bob Dylan’s first performance night in Vietnam took place at RMIT university in Ho Chi Minh City on April 10.  

After 3 days of competition, the third international kite festival came to an end in Vung Tau city on April 10.  

The first festival for young people from ethnic minorities will take place in the Culture-Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups in Dong Mo, Son Tay, Hanoi on April 17, with the participation of thousands of young people in ethnic minority.

The 8th “One Heart, One World” charity event was held at the Friendship Palace in Hanoi on April 9.

“Vietnam is always in my heart,” German journalist Hellmut Kapfenberger has told Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Do Hoa Binh before leaving for a working visit to Vietnam.

Khmer people in the southern region in general and the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long in particular, always consider pagodas their community’s religious, cultural and spiritual centre, holding a firm position in their social and spiritual life.

Fifty paintings by celebrated musician Trinh Cong Son are on display online, giving his fans all over the world the rare chance of discovering the world, people and love through their icon's paintings instead of music.

The famous French trademark, Chanel made its official debut in the Rex Hotel in HCM City on April 7 after operating in Vietnam for nearly three months.

Hanoi will join several big cities across the world to celebrate the first ever Malbec World Day on April 17 to honour the famous wine.

The seventh Hue Festival will be held next April in the central province of Thua Thien- Hue, local authorities said.

A prize-giving ceremony for the third “Vietnam Today” photo competition themed “Dynamic and friendly Vietnam” was held at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi on April 8.

Hoa Lu Festival, the largest and most spectacular in the northern province of Ninh Binh, openned on April 8.

The third international kite festival opened in Vung Tau city in the southern province of Ba Ria Vung Tau on April 8.

Rhythms of Jazz, performed by Vietnamese artists, broke through into an open space of the RoK Culture Centre on April 6 to open the first show of this year’s “Art Corner on Wednesday” programme.

Doan Thi Kim Hong will be the first Vietnamese jury member in the final show of the Mrs America Pageant 2011 to be held on April 14.

The Hanoi Sound Stuff Festival 2011, the fourth of its kind in a row, will be held on April 15-16.

The two-day kite festival of the Southeastern region officially opened in Vung Tau City on April 6.

Japanese pianist, Tamura Hibiki, will perform together with artists of the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra (VNSO) under the baton of conductor Honna Tetsuji, at the Hanoi Opera House on April 8-9.