The “Hanoi - A Living Space†photo contest closed on May 29 with one first prize going to “Urbanisation†taken by Nguyen Anh Tuan.
On May 29, the People’s Committee of Hoan Kiem District has opened an exhibition to promote traditional Vietnamese pottery products made in handicraft villages nationwide.
Hanoi’s People Committee on May 27 presented to the public a collection of encyclopedic books depicting the thousand-year culture of Thang Long, Hanoi today.
Archaeologists have affirmed that the two newly-found sets of stone percussion instrument in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong date back between 2,500-3,000 years.
Around 100 unique flute kites are taking off to the sky at a traditional kite festival to be held in Dong Anh District, Hanoi, on May 28.
An embroidery picture named Uoc nguyen ngan nam Thang Long for the 1000th birthday of Hanoi will set a record for being the largest embroidery picture ever produced in Vietnam.
UNESCO’s International Coordination Council of Man and the Biosphere Programme (MBA) on May 26 officially recognised the Cham Islands and Ca Mau Cape as global biosphere reserves.
Halong Bay - one of Vietnam’s two UNESCO natural world heritage sites - had by May 25 risen to the first place in Group G in the voting for the New 7 Wonders of Nature.
Vietnam has sent its artists to the 51st Tong Tong Festival that opened in the Hague, the Netherlands, on May 21.
A list of 14 more Vietnamese Buddhist records was announced by the Vietnam Guinness Book Centre (Vietbooks) and the Giac Ngo (Enlightenment) newspaper in Ho Chi Minh City on May 24.
Central Quang Nam Province is racing to preserve Hoi An City to ensure the historic city’s tourism potential and aim luring more tourists to the UNESCO-listed site in the future.
Students from 15 countries and territories in the Asia Pacific and beyond brought their cultures to Global Village, a camp held in Vung Tau on May 20.