The HCM City Dragonfly Theatre will stage a new play The Best Laid Plans on May 17-18 and 23-24. Photo from the organiser’s Facebook page

Vietnamese actor and scriptwriter Le Bình, who made his fame with the role of a Southern farmer in the 1997 TV series Đất Phương Nam (The Southern Land), died on Wednesday morning at the age of 66.

Firework displays took place in Ho Chi Minh City on the evening of April 30 to mark the 44th anniversary of Southern Liberation and National Reunification.

The ongoing Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2019 has become a popular attraction among both local people and tourists. The festival features a wide range of cultural activities that are perfect for all ages.

The annual kite flying festival of Ba Duong Noi village in Hanoi’s outlying district of Dan Phuong is held on the fifteenth day of the third lunar month.

As Norway’s modern artist that has mastered a modern and flexible language of painting, drawing and prints, Henrik Placht has an extremely strong connection with Vietnam and is dreaming big for this beautiful country.

Readers can join over 50 activities which include book presentations, readings, workshops, exhibitions, films, among others.

Vietnamese dishes were served to people from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members during an event held in Malaysia on April 29.

A festival on ao dai (Vietnam’s national dress) took place in the former imperial city of Hue, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, on April 28.

A bronze drum casting contest using traditional crafting methods was launched in Yen Dinh district on April 29 in celebration of the 990th founding anniversary of the north-central province of Thanh Hoa (1029-2019).

HCM City’s drama and cải lương (reformed opera) troupes are offering new shows about Vietnamese history during the Reunification Day and Labour Day holidays, which begin on April 27 and end on May 1.

A Vietnamese cultural event took place in the southern Czech city, Ceske Velenice, on April 26, as a highlight of the ‘Vietnam Culture Month’ programme that runs throughout April in the city.

The first HCM City Orchid Festival this morning (April 27) has officially kicked off in District 1’s Tao Dan Park, attracting many local and international visitors.

Hãy Thức Tỉnh và Sẵn Sàng (Stay Awake, Be Ready) by Phạm Thiên Ân will premiere in the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs (Directors' Fortnight), an independent section held in parallel with the Cannes Film Festival in France in May.

An exhibition of paintings by artists from the central city of Đà Nẵng and neighbouring Quảng Nam Province will open to the public at Đà Nẵng’s Fine Art Museum from Friday (April 26) to May 6.

First Orchid Festival opened at Tao Dan park in District 1, Ho Chi Minh, on April 27, drawing the participation of many gardeners, flower farmers and plant firms from the city and surrounding localities.

An exhibition entitled "who made my clothes" is underway at the Hanoi-based Vietnamese Women's Museum to celebrate local makers and designers who are revolutionising the fashion industry in Vietnam.

Vietnam's first glass suspension bridge opened to visitors in Sơn La Province on April 25, contributing to diversifying tourism products in the locality.

The third Hue International Hot Air Balloon Festival 2019 opened on April 27 with the participation of hot air balloons from Thailand, the Republic of Korea, Japan, the Netherlands, and host Vietnam.

A ceremony was held in Hue city to hand over a project to clean the Noon Gate - the southern main gateway of Hue former imperial city, which is sponsored by Germany’s Karcher Group, to the Hue Monument Conservation Centre.