The ASEAN Military Music Exchange 2024 opened in Hanoi on December 19 under the theme “Music Connecting Friendship" as part of activities to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and 35 years of the All-People’s Defence Festival.

An art programme featuring performances of artists and students from the Nguyen Du Lao-Vietnamese bilingual school took place in the Lao capital of Vientiane on December 19, marking the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and 35th anniversary of the All-People Defence Festival.

The 12th Vietnam-India People's Friendship Festival, a jointly held by the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO), the Vietnam-India Friendship Association (VIFA) and the All India Peace and Solidarity Organisation (AIPSO), kicked off in the northern province of Vinh Phuc on December 18.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Italy and the Vietnamese Defence Attaché Office in Spain and Italy have jointly organised a ceremony in Rome to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and the 35th anniversary of the All-People Defence Festival (December 22).

To ensure best preparations for the upcoming Vietnam International Defence Expo 2024, the armed forces involved are intensifying their rehearsals for the opening ceremony, which promises an impressive and captivating spectacle.

The Vietnamese Embassy in China on December 16 hosted a ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and 35th anniversary of the All-People Defence Festival (December 22).

The Vietnamese War Veterans' Association in Berlin-Brandenburg of Germany held a ceremony on December 15 to mark the 80th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army, 35 years of the All People’s Defence Festival, and the 15th anniversary of the association.

The Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defence paid homage to and reported the army’s achievements to late President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on December 14, in celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and 35th anniversary of the All-People Defence Festival (December 22).

VOV.VN - The Korean Cultural Day kicked off in Da Lat city in the central highlands province of Lam Dong on December 13 as part of the 10th Da Lat Flower Festival.

VOV.VN - The annual “Xuân Quê hương” (Homeland Spring) event, the biggest external and cultural occasion of its kind for overseas Vietnamese (OVs) during the Lunar New Year festival, will be held in Ho Chi Minh City from January 18 to January 21, 2025.