The 2018 National Drama Festival is scheduled to be held at the Army's Theatre in Tan Binh district, Ho Chi Minh City, from April 11-25.

L'Espace in Hanoi has opened a new branch on the campus of the Hanoi University of Architecture in Ha Dong district, as part of activities to celebrate the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and France.

 A ceremony was held in Ngu Loc commune, Hau Loc district, Thanh Hoa province, on April 6 to kick off the Whale worshipping festival and receive a certificate recognising it a national intangible cultural heritage.

 The 2017 Golden Kite Awards’ organisation board received 117 cinematographic submissions in various categories, including featured film, TV series, documentary film, cartoon, scientific films and short films.

Bo Da Pagoda, sitting at the north foot of Phuong Hoang mountain in Tien Son commune, Bac Giang's Viet Yen district is among the few pagodas preserving intact its Vietnamese ancient architecture.

 It seems that the flea market has become an attractive destination for both collectors and antique lovers.

Seventy Vietnamese contestants, selected in preliminary rounds in Vietnam, Poland, the US and Australia, competed at the Miss Sea Vietnam Global 2018’s semi-final in Kien Giang province on April 5.

 Mexican sculptor Paloma Torres will meet with local sculptors and discuss her art at Da Nang’s Fine Arts Museum on April 7.

 About 30 ethnic minority groups from across Vietnam will show off their distinctive culture at Vietnam’s Ethnic Culture Day which is slated for April 19-22 in Hanoi, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

 Spring is the season of festivals across Vietnam. For ethnic groups in mountain regions, spring festivals are opportunities to relax and pray for a good new year.

 Tourists will be spoiled for choice with a wide selection of cultural and tourism events in the country’s popular destinations this April. Following are a couple of festivals worth being included in summer travel plans.

 Vietnamese remakes of foreign films and scripts will not be considered for the Kite Awards – the most prestigious cinematographic awards in the country.

 Model Xuan Lan has unveiled the list of eight brands and designers who will be taking part in the Vietnam Junior Fashion Week (VJFW) 2018.

 The fifth volume of the six-volume Czech-Vietnamese encyclopedia made debut in Prague, the Czech Republic on April 4.

Vietnamese photographers Nguyen Huu Thong and Tran Tuan Viet have emerged triumphant at the 15th annual Smithsonian Photo Contest.

 The northern province of Ninh Binh will host various events this year to mark the 1,050th anniversary of the establishment of Dai Co Viet, the first feudal state of Vietnam.

 Ancient houses of Hoa ethnic people in B​ang V​an and Th​uong An communes, Ng​an Son district, Bac Kan province have stood for half a century and became a destination in the northeastern mountainous province.

 Canh Duong commune in Quang Binh province has attracted more tourists recently thanks to its unique and beautiful murals and 3D paintings.

For the first time in Vietnam, specialists have discovered a cemetery of fossilised coral reef more than 5,000 years old on Quang Ngai province’s Ly Son Island. 

The grand finale of the Vietnam Top Fashion Models contest has closed in Vung Tau City with the top prizes going to Nguyen Thi Le Nam (No. 017) and Nguyen Sy Hung (No. 054).