The northern province of Quang Ninh held a ceremony in Ha Long city on April 22 to introduce two newly-recognised national treasures – the Dau Ram pottery jar and the Ngoa Van-Yen Tu golden lotus-flower-shaped box.

Tac Xinh dance of the San Chay ethnic minority people in the northern province of Thai Nguyen was declared national intangible cultural heritage in 2014.

Hundreds of artisans, artists, and village elders from many regions across the country gathered in Hanoi in a special programme aiming to promote the cultural identities of ethnic communities. 

Po Thi, the Jarai custom of building a larger charnel house for a deceased person before seeing them off to the world of Gods, takes place between January and April each year.

After 18 days of hard work, 40 young people completed a set of murals in Dong Ngac ward, Bac Tu Liem district, Hanoi. 

Five Vietnamese films will be screened for free at cinemas across the country from April 24 to May 20 to mark the major public holidays, according to the Cinema Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

A cultural festival entitled ‘We are together’ will take place in Suwon city, the Republic of Korea (RoK), on April 27-28, as an event to celebrate the 27th anniversary of Vietnam-RoK diplomatic relations.

An exhibition of Belgian comic books is being held on Nguyen Van Binh Book Street in District 1, HCMC from today until April 26.

An exhibition is being held at the Russian Museum of Military Medicine in Saint Petersburg to give visitors an insight into the assistance of the former Soviet Union’s army for Vietnam.

The Vietnam International Junior Fashion Week (VIJFW) 2019 will take place in Hanoi this November, featuring dozens of fashion brands from Vietnam and abroad.

Vietnamese architect Ho Thieu Tri said that he will apply for joining an international architectural competition to redesign the roofline of Notre Dame Cathedral after the building was damaged by the recent huge fire.

Quang Binh, which served as the setting for American blockbuster film Kong: Skull Island, is once again in use as a natural studio. 

An exhibition is being held at the Russian Museum of Military Medicine in Saint Petersburg to give visitors an insight into the assistance of the former Soviet Union’s army for Vietnam.

The Sap Still Runs, an exhibition that will immerse visitors into an art space full of poetic works created by two artists, Freddy Nadolny Poustochkine and Truong Cong Tung, is slated for opening at 7 p.m. on April 24 at San Art in HCMC.

Vietnam Airlines (VNA) and the government of Hanoi City will jointly hold a “Vietnam Airlines Festa – Summer in Europe” event from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on April 20-21 in Hanoi, gathering many artists from France and Germany.

Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2019 is scheduled to take place from April 26 to May 2 in the central city of Hue.

The launch of the Vietnam Book Day has contributed greatly to restoring and developing the reading culture. 

Various activities were held from April 19-21 at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hanoi to celebrate Vietnamese Ethnic Groups’ Culture Day (April 19).

Two large murals by painter Nguyen Thu Thuy at the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi have been awarded a gold medal in the Public Arts Design for Society at A’Design Awards & Competition in Italy.

A selection of noteworthy artistic and cultural events to take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on April 22-29.