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The Japan Foundation Centre for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam on April 21 held an event to help Vietnamese people learn more about sushi - a Japanese typical dish and how to make it.

The Nhan Dan (People) Newspaper in collaboration with IB Group Vietnam debuted a music video titled “Going Home”, a special musical production aimed at popularising Vietnamese tourism.

The 2024 Cua Lo Tourism Season officially kicked off with an art programme held at Binh Minh Square in Cua Lo Town, in the central province of Nghe An, on April 18.

The first International Jazz Programme will be held in Nha Trang City, in the south-central coastal province of Khanh Hoa, introducing Vietnamese audiences and visitors to a panoramic view of the richness, diversity and appeal of Jazz music from around the world and the flow of Jazz in Vietnam.

The 2024 Hanoi Tourism Festival will take place at the Tran Nhan Tong pedestrian street area and Thong Nhat Park in Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi, from April 25-28.

The 2024 Book and Reading Culture Day in Ho Chi Minh City features more than 300 practical activities from April 15 to May 1.

A ceremony was held in Dien Bien Phu City, the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien, on April 15 to attach the sign of “SPECIAL PRIZE” under the third Vietnam Urban Planning Award (VUPA) 2022 for the project of Martyrs’ Temple at Dien Bien Phu Battlefield.

Launched on April 14, the Da Lat - Trai Mat railway night services promise a new experience for passengers to gain a better sense of the enchanting beauty of Da Lat at night - a popular mountain resort town in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.

The 10th Public Art Festival for Armed Forces, Young People and Students 2024 – Region I concluded on April 14, featuring the participation of nearly 1,000 artists from 24 art troupes of the military, the public security force, and various universities.

The Consulate General of Vietnam in Fukuoka organised a ceremony to launch the day for honouring the Vietnamese language and a contest to seek ambassadors of the language on April 13.

Amidst the explosion of modern audio-visual entertainment methods, many traditional art forms seem to be somewhat overshadowed. Is there any way to help the nation's unique traditional cultural values continue to spread and find a foothold in today's life?

A group of students majoring in Communications and Event Organisation from FPT Polytechnic College planned, staged, and implemented a programme following the "living museum" model, recreating many folk Vietnamese singing forms such as ca tru, xam, ancient cheo, and dien xuong (singing and talking).

Among the activities under the framework of the 3rd Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day 2024, an Online Book Fair and Exhibition will open on the vietnam.vn website for domestic and foreign readers, especially overseas Vietnamese.

Phu Tho Provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has officially launched a special tour named “Visiting the land of UNESCO-recognised heritage”, aiming to welcome visitors to the locality during the upcoming Hung King Temples Festival and the Ancient Land’s Culture and Tourism Week 2024.

The 10th Public art festival for Armed Forces, Young People and Students 2024 features the participation of 80 public art troupes across the country.

This year, Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day, which is associated with boosting digital transformation to bring books to more readers, will take place nationwide from April 15 to May 1.

The “Four Season Concert” by artists from the Orchestra of the Royal Opera of Versailles, France, at Ho Guom Theatre in Hanoi on April 21-22, is expected to delight Vietnamese artists and audiences.

An exhibition featuring 70 propaganda posters on the Dien Bien Phu Victory officially opened at the May 7 Square in Dien Bien Phu City in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien on April 2.

Vietnamese music piece Tieng Rung (The Sounds of the Jungle) will be performed at the 2024 ISCM World New Music Days festival in Faroe Islands, Denmark.

A Vietnamese delegation took part in a francophone cultural festival held by the Maison de la Francophonie association in France’s Bussy-Saint-Georges on March 31, impressing attendants by a large number of performances.

The Phu Yen Culture-Tourism Week 2024 is taking place in commemoration of the 49th anniversary of the liberation of the south central province (April 1, 1975 -2024).

An art programme "Tay Ninh - Proud Song" was held at the Square of Ba Den Mountain National Tourist Area, Tay Ninh province, on the evening of March 30, to celebrate the 49th anniversary of the Southern Liberation and National Reunification Day (April 30, 1975 – 2023).

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has agreed on the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST)’s proposal on the submission of dossiers on Mo Muong folk rites and the art of ‘Cheo’ folk singing to seek UNESCO recognition.

The Heritage Journey 2024, an annual photography contest held by Vietnam Airlines inflight Heritage Magazine, will receive entries from April 1 until July 7, 2024, according to the organising board.

On March 28, the Festival of Culinary Culture, Delicacies Saigontourist Group 2024 opened at the Van Thanh tourism site in Ho Chi Minh City.

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 winners of the 18th Devotion Awards 2024 were officially announced and honoured at a ceremony held in Hanoi on March 27.

According to Vietnam Animation Joint Stock Company, two cartoons, including “Loi Hua Dien Bien” (Promise in Dien Bien) and “Chiec xe tho Dien Bien” (The Cart in Dien Bien), will be screened on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954-2024).

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) Central Committee held a ceremony on March 23 to honour ten outstanding young faces of Vietnam.

The 2024 Van Mieu (Temple of Literature) Festival was held on March 23 at the Ha Tinh Temple of Literature relic site in Thach Linh Ward, Ha Tinh City, with the participation of Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha.