The International Francophone Day (March 20) offers an opportunity for the Francophone community to honour its common values and the desire shared by French-speaking people to live and cooperate in cultural diversity.

A music event was held on March 17 night at Greenwood Theatre of King's College London in the UK to introduce Vietnamese arts and culture to international friends.

Archeological exploration and excavation on the eastern part of tower K in the My Son Sanctuary - a UNESCO-recognised World Cultural Heritage Site in the central province of Quang Nam, started on March 15 by the Institute of Archaeology in coordination with the Management Board of the site.

A ceremony marking the anniversary of Hung Kings - the legendary founders of the nation - and the Culture and Tourism Week of Ancestral Land will be held from April 9-18 in the northern province of Phu Tho with various activities.

VOV.VN - Representatives of the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the US Department of State signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cultural cooperation and public affairs in Washington DC on March 13 (local time).

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City food culture festival, which was voted as Asia's Best Culinary Festival by the World Culinary Awards in 2022, is scheduled to return to the southern city from March 26 to March 31.

VOV.VN - Google Arts & Culture recently released an article introducing Vietnamese Hat Boi, a type of classical opera.

VOV.VN - As many as 465 artists from 60 countries and territories worldwide will participate in an international watercolour painting exhibition, the largest of its kind, due to open at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi on March 16.

VOV.VN - A programme with the theme of “Get on Hanoi 2024” will take place from March 9 to March 10 at the creative space of Tay Ho district in Hanoi, with the event set to draw crowds of visitors.

The northern border province of Quang Ninh, home to UNESCO-recognised World Natural Heritage Site Ha Long Bay, plans to promote traditional cultural tourism in order to attract more tourists.