Vietnamese on Mrs America jury
Vietnamese on Mrs America jury

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.

Vietnamese on Mrs America jury
Ancient artefacts unearthed in Tang River alluvial plain
Ancient artefacts unearthed in Tang River alluvial plain

An exciting discovery of ancient tombs and artefacts that date from as long as 10,000 years ago has been announced in the Tang River Valley in the central province of Quang Ngai.

Ancient artefacts unearthed in Tang River alluvial plain
Tung Duong wins Devotional Music prize
Tung Duong wins Devotional Music prize

Singer Tung Duong was awarded the prize of Devotional Music 2010 at a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City Opera House on April 5.

Tung Duong wins Devotional Music prize
RoK boy band to perform in Binh Duong in May
RoK boy band to perform in Binh Duong in May

Top boy band from the Republic of Korea (RoK) Super Junior will end their tour of Asia with a performance at Go Dau Stadium in the southern province of Binh Duong on May 7.

RoK boy band to perform in Binh Duong in May
Vietnamese, foreign calligraphy works on display
Vietnamese, foreign calligraphy works on display

Eighty calligraphy works by Vietnamese, Chinese and Korean calligraphers are on display at an exhibition that opened in the northern province of Phu Tho on April 4.

Vietnamese, foreign calligraphy works on display
Three new species discovered in Quang Binh
Three new species discovered in Quang Binh

Three new species have been found at the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh, according to the park’s management board.

Three new species discovered in Quang Binh
Phu Tho hosts int’l calligraphy exhibition
Phu Tho hosts int’l calligraphy exhibition

An international exhibition on calligraphy and posters to mark the death of Vietnam’s legendary founders, the Hung Kings has been held in the northern province of Phu Tho.  

Phu Tho hosts int’l calligraphy exhibition
“My Fair Lady” entertains Vietnamese audience
“My Fair Lady” entertains Vietnamese audience

My Fair Lady, a classic British opera, has been performed in Hanoi from April 1-10 by 29 foreign amateur artists in Vietnam.

“My Fair Lady” entertains Vietnamese audience
First 3D movie dubbed in Vietnamese
First 3D movie dubbed in Vietnamese

Vietnamese audience will have the opportunity to enjoy the first Hollywood 3D cartoon dubbed in Vietnamese “Rio” as from April 8 – the day it is premiered throughout the world.

First 3D movie dubbed in Vietnamese
Vietnam, RoK cultural exchange
Vietnam, RoK cultural exchange

A cultural exchange between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) was held on April 3 in Tuy Hoa city in the south central province of Phu Yen as part of activities to celebrate the 2011 National Tourism Year.

Vietnam, RoK cultural exchange
First-ever Japanese singing festival opens in Hanoi
First-ever Japanese singing festival opens in Hanoi

The Hanoi Children’s Palace, the Japan Centre for Cultural Exchanges in Vietnam and the Vietnam-Japan Friendship Association co-held a Japanese singing festival in Hanoi on April 3.

First-ever Japanese singing festival opens in Hanoi
Phu Tho ready for Hung Kings’ worship ceremony
Phu Tho ready for Hung Kings’ worship ceremony

The northern province of Phu Tho is preparing facilities and activities for this year’s commemoration of the nation’s legendary founders, the Hung Kings.

Phu Tho ready for Hung Kings’ worship ceremony
Bronze drums offered to Hung Kings
Bronze drums offered to Hung Kings

Twenty three bronze drums, called “Bronze Drums – Resounding of the Ancestral Land”, have been presented to the Hung Temple National Historical Relic in Phu Tho province, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and President Ho Chi Minh relic site at the Presidential Palace.

Bronze drums offered to Hung Kings
Vietnamese films to be shown at International Film Festival 2011
Vietnamese films to be shown at International Film Festival 2011

The fifth Vietnamese International Film Festival (ViFF) will be held in Santa Ana, California in the US from April 7-10 and April 14-17.

Vietnamese films to be shown at International Film Festival 2011
Moscow concert commemorates Trinh Cong Son
Moscow concert commemorates Trinh Cong Son

Fans of the late musician Trinh Cong Son gathered at a concert in Moscow on April 1 to sing his masterpieces to mark the 10th anniversary of his death.  

Moscow concert commemorates Trinh Cong Son
Cultural preservation discussed at international conference
Cultural preservation discussed at international conference

An international conference was held in Phu Yen province on April 2 to discuss the preservation of cultural heritage in the south-central region to develop tourism in the process of international integration.

Cultural preservation discussed at international conference
2011 National Tourism Year opens in south central coastal Phu Yen province
2011 National Tourism Year opens in south central coastal Phu Yen province

An opening ceremony for the 2011 National Tourism Year was held on April 1 in Tuy Hoa City in the south central coastal province of Phu Yen.

2011 National Tourism Year opens in south central coastal Phu Yen province
Portrait exhibition on Hanoi
Portrait exhibition on Hanoi

An exhibition, entitled “Hanoi Portrait”, opened at 31A Van Mieu, Hanoi, on April 1 displaying 131 works by 58 Vietnamese and four American artists.

Portrait exhibition on Hanoi
A glimpse of Japan in Hanoi
A glimpse of Japan in Hanoi

Japan’s Genki festival in Vietnam 2011, an entertainment and arts event, will take place in Hanoi on April 16-17, aiming at bringing Japanese culture closer to Vietnamese and enhancing the friendship between the two countries.

A glimpse of Japan in Hanoi
Festivities set to boost Ha Long image
Festivities set to boost Ha Long image

The Week of Ha Long Tourism 2011 will be the biggest ever, with a series of festivities in support of the superb bay’s bid for the New7Wonders title this year.

Festivities set to boost Ha Long image
RoK’s tourism and cultural branch makes debut in Hanoi
RoK’s tourism and cultural branch makes debut in Hanoi

The Official Korea Tourism Organization inaugurated a tourism and cultural branch in Hanoi on April 1 under the management of the Republic of Korea’s embassy in Vietnam.

RoK’s tourism and cultural branch makes debut in Hanoi
French TV channel broadcasts with Vietnamese subtitles
French TV channel broadcasts with Vietnamese subtitles

French TV5MONDE Asie channel will be broadcast in Vietnam with Vietnamese subtitles starting on April 2 from its third MeaSat-3 satellite feed for the Asia-Pacific Region.

French TV channel broadcasts with Vietnamese subtitles
Film-makers to create climate change shorts
Film-makers to create climate change shorts

Young documentary film-makers in Vietnam have been invited by the German cultural Goethe Institute Vietnam to submit short films on climate change for a competition named Vietdocs.

Film-makers to create climate change shorts
Vietnamese film festival for the US
Vietnamese film festival for the US

About 67 contemporary feature and short films by Vietnamese directors and overseas Vietnamese will be screened throughout the United States between April 7 and 17 as part of the Vietnam International Film Festival.

Vietnamese film festival for the US
Vietnamese snap up photo awards
Vietnamese snap up photo awards

Vietnamese photographers have won three awards from the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP) for works displayed at an international exhibition in Singapore.

Vietnamese snap up photo awards
Vietnam seeks UNESCO recognition for intangible heritage
Vietnam seeks UNESCO recognition for intangible heritage

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan has agreed to let the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism submit two dossiers on two of the country’s cultural practices to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Vietnam seeks UNESCO recognition for intangible heritage
Indian artists to perform in Vietnam
Indian artists to perform in Vietnam

A delegation of 15 Indian artists will perform at the Hanoi Opera House from April 4-7, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Indian artists to perform in Vietnam
Central highlanders greet spring with jugs of wine
Central highlanders greet spring with jugs of wine

Ethnic minority people in the Central Highlands possess a unique culture, which is highlighted by their springtime festivals and cuisine when people set aside their field work to enjoy the season.

Central highlanders greet spring with jugs of wine
US directors to make film about Vietnam
US directors to make film about Vietnam

Ken Burns, a famous US director, plans to cooperate with the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) to produce a multi-episode documentary on the Vietnamese resistant war against the US aggressors.  

US directors to make film about Vietnam
World bubble maker comes to Vietnam
World bubble maker comes to Vietnam

Canadian-based bubble artist Fan Yang will perform in HCM City on April 29 and Hanoi on May 28 after targeting his 17th Guinness record in the US with a bubble surrounding 150 people.

World bubble maker comes to Vietnam
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