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Diverse activities will take place at the Vietnam National Villages for Ethnic Culture and Tourism from April 1st to May 2nd to mark the Vietnam Ethnic Cultural Day (April 19th).

The 6th southern folklore cake festival 2017 took place in Can Tho city on April 6th.

Luu Thi Chuc My of Vietnam came third in the women’s 48kg snatch event at the ongoing IWF Youth World Weightlifting Championships in Bangkok, Thailand.

(CPV) - The Hang Dau water tower in Hanoi is being lit orange for the 3rd consecutive year from April 6th-27th, 2017.

Secretary of the Ha Tinh provincial Party Committee Le Dinh Son in late March asked that activities marking the 60th anniversary of Uncle Ho visiting Ha Tinh province be held in association with studying and following Ho Chi Minh’s thought, ethics and style, and emphasized the results of Ha Tinh province implementing Uncle Ho’s teaching over the past 60 years.

As many of 19 Golden Kite Award-nominated films has been screened for free at cinemas in Ho Chi Minh City from April 3rd to 7th.

In the framework of the death anniversary of the Hung Kings and the Hung Kings Temple Festival 2017, the folklore culture delegation from Hanoi City and Cam Khe district, Phu Tho province, have offered 18 pairs of Chung and Giay cake to the Hung Kings.

On April 3rd, Viet Tri City People’s Committee held the 4th Xoan singing performance for teenagers.

At the age of 90, Mr. That has been collecting documents and pictures about President Ho Chi Minh, forming a precious trove of documents about Uncle Ho, which is enough for him to create a library about Uncle Ho at his home.

As many of 100 photos on Phu Tho provincial tourism are on display at an exhibition which has opened in the province, among events marking the death anniversary of the Hung Kings and the Hung Kings Temple Festival 2017.

The fourth Vietnam Book Day 2017 will take place from April 6th-10th at the Thong Nhat Park in Hanoi, introducing 40,000 book titles of various genres to readers.

Tran Quyet Chien suffered a surprise early exit March 31st in the second round of the 3-cusion billiards World Cup in Luxor, Egypt as Cho Myung-woo from the Republic of Korea defeated him 37-40.

The Army Cheo Theatre on March 28th marked the 50th anniversary of the implementation of President Ho Chi Minh’s teachings about “Soldiers’ Cheo mat” and praised advanced models in implementing the campaign "Promoting tradition, dedicating talents, worthy to be Uncle Ho’s soldiers".

Khau Vai love market festival 2017 will take place in Khau Vai commune, Meo Vac district, the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang, from April 21st to 23rd.

On March 29th, Da Nang Museum opened the second exhibition on Co Tu ethnic traditional culture at Da Nang Museum with the participation of Co Tu people in Da Nang, Thua Thien – Hue and Quang Nam.

Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan has met Indian Minister of Information and Broadcasting Venkaiah Naidu in New Delhi.

On March 28th, an exhibition of documents and items related to Xoan singing opened in the northern province of Phu Tho, as an activity to celebrate the Hung Kings’ Temple Festival 2017.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Mexico Le Linh Lan and Ambassadors from Thailand and the Philippines cut the ribbon to inaugurate a photo exhibition on ASEAN member states’ people and culture during the Naucalpan 2017 international cultural week, which was held in Mexico from March 24th-26th.

The second National “Don Ca Tai Tu” Festival will be held in the southern province of Binh Duong from April 8th-12th, aiming to honour and promote the unique folk musical art that was recognised by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of the humanity in 2013.

Gymnast Le Thanh Tung snatched a gold medal with a perfect landing in the men’s vault finals with a score of 14,733 at the 10th edition of FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Doha, Qatar on March 25th.

The 2017 Phan Chau Trinh Culture and Education Award was presented to Vietnamese-French Professor Cao Huy Thuan at a ceremony in HCM City on March 24th night.

On March 23rd, the National Consultation Council on Post Stamps said that three post stamp sets will be issued in 2017, including one set on Thang Long Imperical Citadel.

On March 23rd, in Tam Ky city, the central Quang Nam provincial People’s Committee held an exhibition on the provincial socio-economic achievements over the past 20 years of its reestablishment.

A Xam singing performance will be performed at le Thai To street under pedestrian street zone by Hoan Kiem lake in Hanoi at 8:15 pm on March 24th.

Hoi An ancient town has coordinated with relevant agencies to inaugurate an embankment project to protect the UNESCO-recognised ancient town against erosion.

The 2nd National Olympiad on Marxism-Leninism philosophy and Ho Chi Minh thought 2017 themed “Light illuminates road” (Anh sang soi duong) was launched at the Vietnam National University (VNU), Hanoi, in early March.

On March 22nd, at a seminar promoting the new programme to visit Hue Imperial Citadel at night, director of Hue Relics Preservation Centre Phan Thanh Hai said local people will get free tickets from April 22nd to 29th, and 50% off the ticket price from April 29th.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports and the People's Committee of District 1 will jointly organize an Olympic Day 2017 on the Nguyen Hue Walking Street on March 26th.

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Huynh Cach Mang received the Donia Gorjului traditional art troupe from Gorj province, Romania, to visit and perform in Vietnam on March 20th.

(CPV) - In celebration of Le Mois de la Francophonie and Canada’s 150th anniversary of confederation, the Canadian Embassy in Vietnam hosted the recital for Canadian soprano Melanie Gall, an internationally acclaimed vocalist.