The first Vietnam-US Cultural Festival took place at the Vietnam Centre for Exhibition of Cultural and Arts in Hanoi on June 25.

VOV.VN - France will play Italy in a final night of the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2023 due to take place on July 8, organisers announced on June 25.

VOV.VN - The Hue Lotus Festival in 2023 was launched in Hue city by the Department of Tourism of Thua Thien-Hue province, introducing its specialties to visitors.

VOV.VN - Local students left a positive impression on visitors after putting on a fashion event showcasing the costumes of ASEAN member states at the southern fruit festival 2023 which closed on June 22 at Suoi Tien Theme Park in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Dozens of Vietnamese and French artists gathered together at a music gala which took place at Trung Vuong Theatre in the central city of Da Nang on June 22.

VOV.VN - Traditional markets in the capital were bustling on June 22 as many locals prepared trays in order to worship their ancestors on the occasion of the Doan Ngo Festival, which falls on the fifth day of May according to the lunar calendar.

VOV.VN - The Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) is scheduled to take place from June 26 to 30 in Hanoi, aiming to introduce the African cinema industry to Vietnamese cinemagoers.

VOV.VN - “Once upon a bridge in Vietnam”, a documentary detailing the classical music genre in Vietnam, kick-started Festival of Music (La Fête de la Musique) 2023 in Forum des Images cinema in Paris, France, on June 19.

With emerging technologies such as AI and blockchain, Vietnam has the ability to leverage data connectivity to create ‘an integrated payment ecosystem’ to promote cashless payments, experts said at a recent meeting in HCM City.

A troupe from the Thang Long Puppet Theater performed folk music and traditional water puppet shows in Moscow and Voronezh from June 2-18 at the invitation of the organisation committee of the 16th Chekhov International Theater Festival.