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The S20 Vietnam Songkran Music Festival, one of Asia’s biggest music festivals, will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from May 11 to May 12.

A majestic light and sound performance supported by 2,024 unmanned aerial vehicles in the sky on Lunar New Year's Eve will take place between 11:00 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. on February 9 night ahead of a spectacular fireworks display let off in 32 venues throughout Hanoi. It will be live broadcast via media platforms.

The floating flower fair will open at Binh Dong Wharf in District 8, Ho Chi Minh City, from January 25 to February 9 (or the 15th day – 30th day of the last lunar month) as one of the city’s most-visited attractions in Tet (Lunar New Year).

On January 18, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha signed a decision to recognize an additional 29 artifacts as national treasures.

(CPV) - Pho is a traditional dish and the pride of Vietnamese cuisine, continuously topping lists of the world’s most delicious dishes. Pho gradually has its own position after Vietnamese people’s tireless journey to bring their homeland’s cuisine to the world.

A Vietnamese 'ao dai' (traditional long dress) fashion week kicked off in Fukuoka prefecture on January 18 as part of the Homeland Spring Festival 2024 of the Vietnamese community in the Kyushu region of Japan.

On January 25, "Spring on Truong Sa" 2024 exchange programme took place in Hanoi to express gratitude for the great contributions of officials and soldiers of the Vietnam People's Navy in the cause of protecting the sacred sovereignty of the sea and islands of the Fatherland.

“Cu li không bao giờ khóc” (Cu li never cries) by Vietnamese director Pham Ngoc Lan has been nominated in the Panorama category at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) to take place in Germany from February 15 to 25.

The French Institute in Vietnam (L'Espace) will coordinate with BHD Company to organize 20 French films free of charge via online movie platform DANET and FPT Play during “CINE-TET 2024!” from January 19 to February 29.

Hanoi will organize fireworks displays at 32 different locations on February 10, 2024 (Lunar New Year’s Eve), including 9 locations for high-range fireworks combined with low-range shows.

Studying and following Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and style has become a tradition of the entire political system of the city.

The two books affirm the importance of creative application of Ho Chi Minh’s revolutionary method and style in the current innovation cause, in order to build a truly transparent and strong Party.

Diverse cultural activities will take place from February 24 to 25 as part of celebrations for the upcoming Lunar New Year festival, known locally as Tet, at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hanoi.

Hanoi ranked first in the 2024 Culinary Destination rankings voted by TripAdvisor users.

A Tet (Lunar New Year) festival will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from January 18-21 with a range of special activities honouring Vietnamese culture and food.

Despite facing Asian powerhouse Japan in their opening match of the 2023 Asian Cup on January 14, head coach Philippe Troussier believed his side can cause an upset.

The Vietnamese team on January 13 won a silver medal in the men's 25m rapid fire pistol event of the Asian Rifle/Pistol Championship 2024 which is being held in Indonesia.

Vietnamese racers will compete in the Formula 1 powerboat race F1H20 Grand Prix and Aquabike Grand Prix 2024, which are scheduled to be held in the south-central province of Binh Dinh in late March, said Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Pham Anh Tuan.

To kick off the Lunar New Year, hundreds of books will be distributed to visitors for free at the 2024 New Year book street festival which will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from February 7 to 14.

As the upcoming Lunar New Year – the Year of the Dragon – is drawing near, dragon images, all of which symbolise happiness, peace, and luck, have been chosen to be featured in a new stamp collection.

A concert entitled “Spanish and Italian pop opera night” will take place at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House on January 6, as an event to kick start the New Year 2024 for the Ho Chi Minh City Ballet and Orchestra (HBSO).

The first ever peach blossom and kumquat tree festival will take place at at Trinh Cong Son pedestrian zone in Tay Ho district from January 26 to February 1 ahead of the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

As many of 69 outstanding literature and artworks of 2023 have been honoured at an award ceremony for Vietnam Literature and Art Awards 2023 which was held in Hanoi on January 4.

As many of 70 international beauties has been invited to the upcoming fashion show "Dreams Come True" of well-known Vietnamese designer Nguyen minh Tuan which will take place on January 5 in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

A spring fair 2024 will take place at the Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts in Hanoi from January 26 to February 1 to welcome the upcoming the Year of Dragon.

Speaker of the Bulgarian National Assembly Rosen Dimitrov Jeliazkov will pay an official visit to Vietnam from January 5-9, the National Assembly’s Committee for External Relations announced on January 2.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on January 2 inspected the implementation of the component project No. 3 of the Bien Hoa - Vung Tau expressway project in Phu My township, and the Southern Petrochemical Complex Project in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau.

Activities of the festival themed “Cultural heritage with international integration and development” will be held throughout 2024 in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue in the framework of the Hue Festival 2024, said the provincial People’s Committee said on January 1.

Three Vietnamese football players, including No1 goalkeeper Dang Van Lam, will not be able to play at the coming AFC Asian Cup 2023 in Qatar early next year due to their injuries.

Surpassing more than 1.6 million students across the country, student Ngo Sy Quoc Khanh, from the central province of Nghe An, took home third prize at the contest on the youth learning and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, ethics and life style.