Cutural Exchange

A Vietnam-Japan Cultural Festival opened in the central beach city of Da Nang on March 29, as part of celebrations of the 51st anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries (1973-2024).

Indian artists delivered a Holi folk performance at Tam Chuc National Tourism Site in the northern province of Ha Nam on March 28 as the East Asian country is celebrating Holi, the festival of colour.

The World Youth Orchestra (WYO) is scheduled to perform alongside the Vietnam National Academy of Music Youth Orchestra (VNAMYO) in the “Sounds of brotherhood” music project which will take place in Hanoi in April.

The final round of the Reading Culture Ambassador Contest 2024 will take place this October in Viet Tri City, Phu Tho Province, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The Vietnamese language and culture summer camp for high school students officially opened in Nong Khai Province, Thailand, on March 25.

The Vietnamese Cultural Centre in France represented Vietnam at the Week-end de la Francophonie (Francophonie Weekend) on March 23-24, which was held in celebration of the Fifth International Francophonie Day 2024 (March 20) in Yèble (Seine et Marne province), 60km from Paris.

The northern province of Son La and Laos’ Houaphanh province jointly held a tourism and cultural festival in Houaphanh on March 21-23 to promote their popular destinations and the cultures of ethnic groups in the two provinces.

The Japan-Vietnam Support Association on March 22 organised a musical programme “Que Huong” (Homeland) Programme 2024 in Higashi Osaka city, Kansai region, attracting about 1,000 Vietnamese and Japanese people.

The Azerbaijan Embassy and the Kazakhstan Embassy in Vietnam cooperated with the Hanoi College of Commerce and Tourism to hold the Azerbaijani traditional holiday of Novruz on March 19.

Ho Chi Minh City will host its first-ever International Film Festival (HIFF 2024) from April 6 to 13, bringing together nearly 200 filmmakers, directors, and actors from around the world.

An event was held on March 20 to introduce Vietnam’s land and people and the Vietnam-Denmark relations to teachers and students of Slotshaven High School in Holbaek.

A music event was held on March 17 night at Greenwood Theatre of King's College London in the UK to introduce Vietnamese arts and culture to international friends.

Renowned violin concerto “To the Memory of an Angel” by composer Alban Berg will be performed for the first time in Vietnam by Rainer Honeck, Concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic, on March 23 evening at the Vietnam National Academy of Music.

A Vietnamese restaurant in Colombo, Sri Lanka on March 15 introduced Banh mi (Vietnamese sandwich) for the first time on the occasion of its 10th anniversary.

The Vietnamese Students’ Association in the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN) held an event called "Bamboo Legend” on March 16 to conclude the Vietnamese Culture Week 2024 at the university.

Singer Jisoo of Blackpink, one of the Republic of Korea’s most famous music bands, has recently donated all of the profits she has earned from her YouTube channel to charity organisation Save the Children that will use the money to develop mangrove forests in the Vietnamese southernmost province of Ca Mau, the Korean media reported.

“Can I take pictures with all of you?” “Can you sing more songs about Vietnam?” “Where and which time of the year should I visit in Vietnam?”. Those are some of the dozens of questions we received when participating in the World Youth Festival 2024, which is taking place in Sochi, Russia. The Vietnamese delegation at the festival received an enthusiastic welcome from international friends.

The Vietnamese pavilion left a strong impression on international visitors at an exhibition held within the framework of the World Youth Festival 2024, which is currently taking place in Sochi, Russia.

A 111-member delegation from the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) is currently attending the 2024 World Youth Festival, which is being held in Russia.

Obento – a restaurant in Johannesburg, South Africa on March 2 held an event named “Taste of Vietnam” to introduce popular Vietnamese food to local diners.

BRUZZ, a Begian multimedia media outlet, recently released a video to honour Vietnam’s cultural diversity.

Vietnamese contestants have triumphed over 1,000 counterparts from around the world to win five top prizes of the 18th ZhongSin International Music Competition 2024.

Many passengers felt surprised and excited when watching traditional music performances and being given calligraphy letters at Terminal T1 and Terminal T2 of Noi Bai International Airport.

A programme was held at the Paris Congress Centre in Lorient City, Morbihan Region, France, on February 11 (the second day of the first lunar month), attracting the participation of about 1,000 people.

An event called “Spring of Love” was organised by the General Union of Vietnamese in Brussels (UGVB) on February 11 (the second day of the first lunar month) on the occasion of the arrival of the Year of the Dragon, offering an opportunity for overseas Vietnamese in the country to get together and honour their common root.

More than 1,000 French citizens participated in exploring traditional Vietnamese games, calligraphy and cuisine on the Vietnamese Lunar New Year. The event, titled "Tet Thang Long" was organised at the National Conference Centre in Lorient city of Morbihan province, Bretagne region of France on February 11 — the second day of Lunar New Year 2024.

Cuban experts and doctors at Dong Hoi Vietnam-Cuba friendship hospital in the central province of Quang Binh and international students at Thai Nguyen University in the northern province of the same name have been celebrating the ongoing Lunar New Year Festival (called Tet in Vietnamese) – the longest and biggest traditional festival in Vietnam.

The Grupo R Multimedio newspaper of Uruguay on February 10 published an article introducing the traditional charms of Tet – Vietnam’s Lunar New Year festival, the most important of its kind in the country in a year.

“When in Vietnam, do as the Vietnamese do” — that saying is true for many foreigners who are working in the cultural sector in Vietnam. They have served as a “bridge” connecting Vietnam with other foreign countries, and have gradually immersed themselves in the traditional life and customs of the Vietnam people during Tet (Lunar New Year).

Assorted cultural events in various fields of perfoming arts, cuisine, exhibitions, fashion, and publishing, were held in Vietnam by foreign organisations and artists last year, contributing to tightening cultural links between Vietnam and the world.