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A special artistic performance will take place at Ho Chi Minh city Opera House at May 27th by French composer and conductor Fabien Tehericsen.

The Management Board of President Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum welcomed 92,167 visitors, including 10,167 foreigners, from May 12th to 20th.

(CPV) - From June 16th to July 6th, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Vietnam Journalists Association will bring the World Press Photo Exhibition 2018 to Hanoi at Vietnam Fine Arts University, No.42 Yet Kieu, Hoan Kiem district.

A sports and culture performance at Ly Thai To Monument in Hoan Kiem district on May 19th marked the 128th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s birth (May 19th).

More than 38,600 visitors arrived at Kim Lien relic site, Nam Dan district, the central province of Nghe An, from May 17th to 19th, on the occasion of the 128th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s birth (May 19th).

A delegation of Ho Chi Minh city on May 19th paid tribute and offered incense to President Ho Chi Minh at the city-based Ho Chi Minh Museum in district 1, on the occasion of the 128th anniversary of the President’s birth.

Ho Chi Minh city will host three continental taekwondo championships later this month.

An exhibition was opened at the Ho Chi Minh Museum in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on May 18th to give visitors an insight into late President Ho Chi Minh’s connections with European friends.

(CPV) - Some 13 beautifully decorated masks from Torres Strait in digital format are displaying at “Evolution: Torres Strait masks” exhibition that was opened on May 18th at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology.

20 paintings on Singaporean and Vietnamese landscapes are on display at an exhibition which opened in Hanoi on May 17th.

The opening ceremony of Sen Village Festival 2018 on May 17th took place at Sen Village Stadium, Kim Lien commune, Nam Dan district, central province of Nghe An.

(CPV) - The British Council in partnership with the Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Arts Studies (VICAS) on May 17th announced the Cultural and Creative Hubs (CCHs) Vietnam project which will be implemented from 2018 to 2021 with a total capital of EUR450,000.

250 photos on President Ho Chi Minh are on display at an exhibition in the northern province of Thai Nguyen.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Mexico Nguyen Hoai Duong and his spouse in pink Ao dai joined the street parade passing through historic streets of the Municipality of San Miguel de Allende in Mexico.

The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology will coordinate with the Australia Embassy in Vietnam and the National Museum of Australia to organize an exhibition on Torres Strait masks in Hanoi for the first time.

The Party Central Committee Commission of Popularization and Education on May 15th coordinated with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to open an exhibition to honour followers of President Ho Chi Minh’s example.

The Centre for Cultural and Scientific Activities of the Temple of Literature in Hanoi on May 15th introduced Summer activities for kids.

As many of 74 watercolour paintings by 55 painters are on display at an international exhibition which opened in Ho Chi Minh city on May 15th.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has allowed the Hue Monuments Conservation Center to coordinate with Vietnam National Museum of History to conduct archaeological excavations at Hai Van Quan (Hai Van Gate).

Some 200 photos, objects and documents on Uncle Ho’s stilt house were displayed at an exhibition in Hanoi.

The Khau Vai Love Market festival took place in Khau Vai commune, Meo Vac district of the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang on May 11th, spotlighting the unique cultures of ethnic groups in the locality.

The central province of Quang Nam, in cooperation with the Institute for Conservation of Monuments under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, will begin an urgent project to protect the B3 tower in the UNESCO-recognised My Son Sanctuary from collapse before the rainy season.

Those who have visited Tay, Nung and Thai ethnic people in the northern mountainous region of Vietnam are often astounded by traditional Then singing, which is accompanied by a handmade gourd lute called “Dan tinh” or “Tinh Tau”.

The management board of Great Poet Nguyen Du Special National Historical Relic Site has received a collection of nine books on Nguyen Du and the Tale of Kieu.

The Van and Chau Van Singing Festival 2018 will be held at many locations in Hanoi from May 15th to 19th as an activity to celebrate the 128th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s birth (May 19th).

More than 1,000 publications, books and newspapers related to President Ho Chi Minh are on display at an exhibition which opened in Hanoi on May 10th to celebrate the 128th anniversary of his birthday (May 19th).

Dieu Linh will introduce traditional clothing inspired by H’mong ethnic costumes at the Miss Tourism Queen International 2018, hosting by Thailand.

(CPV) - Seven best among the 40 football teams will go on to the final round with defending VTV championship team in the PressCup 2018.

The Department of Publication, Printing and Distribution under the Ministry of Information and Communications and the Cuban Book Institute on May 8th signed a publishing cooperation agreement.

As many of 24 works by five modern artists which are on display at an exhibition on northwestern Vietnam bring Hanoian lovers for arts the beauty of nature, life and people in the region.