Hanoi will be hosting its first Singapore Festival on March 23-24 with a wide range of cultural activities.

 The annual event aims to introduce the beauty of French cuisine, a culinary art has been declared a “world intangible heritage” by the UNESCO.

 The Da Nang International Fireworks Festival 2019, themed “Stories by the Rivers”, will take place in the central city of Da Nang from June 1 – July 6.

 German and Vietnamese experts from Karcher Company and the Hue Monuments Conservation Center (HMCC) are cleaning up the Noon Gate of Hue Imperial City as part of a series of cultural programs funded by Karcher.

A book fair, titled "The Hidden Book 2019”, took place in Hanoi on March 17, attracting thousands of book lovers in the city.

With over 5,000 gong sets, accounting for more than half of the gongs in the Central Highlands, Gia Lai is one of the localities which have made efforts in preserving traditional cultural values.

 A special market took place in Dien Bien province as part of the 6th Ban Flower Festival. Market-goers had a chance to experience the unique cultural beauty and customs of ethnic people in the northwest region.

The Cau Ngu festival, an annual festival where fisherman pray for a good haul of fish from their catch, took place in Khanh Hoa between March 16 to 18.

 A Vietnam-Japan Friendship Concert, themed ‘Spring of Music and Friendship’, will take place at the L’Espace Centre in Hanoi on March 20.

 Over 100,000 people participated in activities at the Ao dai (Vietnamese traditional long dress) festival, the sixth of its kind, which concluded in Ho Chi Minh City on March 17.

 A new dance Bleu Neon co-created by Vietnamese and French contemporary dance artists will be staged at the Factory Contemporary Arts Centre in District 2 on March 22.

 Singaporean culture highlighted in capital on March 23 and 24.

 Angoulême International Short Film Festival featuring movies from France and other movie industries of countries will take place at the Ho Chi Minh City College of Stage Performance and Cinematics on March 18.

Flower arrangements of two Vietnamese artists for the first time are on displayed at the Ikenobo Ikebana Flower Exhibition, which kicked off in Osaka city of Japan on March 15.

Undergoing hundreds of years of existence of development, scarf weaving in Dong Thap faced risks of falling into oblivion but it has now been revived thanks to the locals’ efforts.

 Overseas Vietnamese director Leon Le and his movie “Song Lang” have been honoured at the third edition of the Sharm El-Sheikh Asian Film Festival in Egypt.

 In the digital age, cai luong (reformed theatre) and many other traditional art forms have not received their due attention from the public, especially young people.

 Murals and 3D pictures on old walls to create new looks in living spaces has become a trend in many residential areas in Hanoi.

 Forty-nine restaurants across Vietnam will join Goût de France, or Good France, 2019, which aims to promote French cuisine in March 21, the Consulate General of France in HCMC has announced.

 A British woman has finally found a happy place to live with her family. The place is Hoi An in central Vietnam and the woman is Janie Lawson.