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Six book publishers, including Tre (Young) Publishing House, Thai Ha Books, Nha Nam, Minh Long, Dinh Ti and Saigon Books, will participate in a Trans-Vietnamese Book Fair at Ho Chi Minh City book street from February 22 to 27.

Hanoi will install outdoor exercise equipment at 2,220 locations across the capital city, raising the total to 3,500 by 2025.

Five members of the U23 Vietnam team had suspected COVID-19 tests prior to its first match at the ongoing 2022 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Youth Championship, according to the Vietnam Football Federation.

The Thanh Hoa Cinema and Film Distribution Center has organized a popularization film about Uncle Ho in the whole province.

‘Po Koong’ (wedding), an important ceremony of the Bahnar people, has recently been introduced to visitors at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hanoi within the framework of ‘Colours of spring across the country’ in 2022.

The Management Board of President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum has launched a tree planting festival, an annual practice in Lunar New Year (Tet) festival initiated by President Ho Chi Minh, at K9 historical site in Ba Vi district, Hanoi.

Vietnamese cultural heritages and traditional musical instrument are being introduced to the French and the Vietnamese community in France at an exhibition at Arcueil City Hall in France.

The annual pilgrimage festival to Hương Pagoda, a great religious site as well as a scenic complex, some 65km to the west of central Hà Nội, has officially opened after closing due to COVID-19 pandemic.

The Japanese Film Festival 2022 in Vietnam is taking place online February 14 to 28 to introduce 20 feature films in different genres, including drama, live-action, anime, musical, comedy and romance.

A feature for blood donations in Vietnam will be launched on Facebook social network on February 16, enabling donors to easily connect with blood reception facilities.

On February 14, more than one million kindergarten, primary school and sixth grade students in Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City were back to school after nine months of COVID-19-induced online learning.

Vietnam remained the number one team in Southeast Asia, followed by Thailand and the Philippines, in the latest edition of the FIFA Men’s World Rankings, the first of this year.

On February 12, the Voice of Vietnam held a special art programme in celebration of the 92nd founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) (February 3, 1930 - February 3, 2022).

120 paintings by 90 Ukrainian painters which feature the land and people of Vietnam are on display at an exhibition in Kiev.

Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue on February 11 sent Tet (Lunar New Year) gifts to head coach Mai Duc Chung and the national women’s football team and congratulated the squad on winning a ticket to the FIFA Women’s World Cup for the first time.

Vietnam obtained 6.1 more points and maintained their 98th place in the latest edition of the FIFA Men’s World Rankings.

On February 10 (the 10th day of the first lunar month, the Yen Tu Spring Festival opens at Hoa Yen Pagoda, Uong Bi city, the northern province of Quang Ninh.

A photo capturing a flower street vendor by Vietnamese photographer Nguyen Phuc Thanh was among winners of the National Awards at the Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

(CPV) - The book "Some theoretical and practical issues about socialism and the path to socialism in Vietnam" presents 29 articles and speeches by General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, which give dialectical analysis and explanation of the big questions about socialism and the path to socialism in Vietnam.

A documentary about Vietnamese music by French filmmaker François Bibonne has been announced as one of the winners at the Los Angeles Film Awards (LAFA).

Ho Chi Minh City defines the goal of "Building Ho Chi Minh City into a Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space, where President Ho Chi Minh's thought, morality, style and career are always present, becoming the spiritual property and typical cultural values of the people, cadres and Party members.”

Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Chu Xuan Dung has signed document No. 345 on the reopening of cinemas, artistic facilities, and art performance venues in Hanoi from February 10 after nine-month closure to curb the surge in novel coronavirus infections.

A photo exhibition on Uncle Ho has opened at the complex of Rung Thong monuments and landscapes in Dong Son district, where Uncle Ho talked with Thanh Hoa officials for the first time when he visited the province on February 20, 1947.

The central province of Ha Tinh is striving to popularise its two Documentary Heritage in Asia and the Pacific under UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme – ‘Hoang Hoa su trinh do’ (The Envoy’s Journey to China) and Phuc Giang School woodblocks.

Vietnamese spring rolls are considered as one of the most favourite dishes of French people, along with Japanese sushi and American popcorn.

A variety of cultural activities related to ethnic minority groups will be introduced at the "Spring Colours in Every Region of the Nation" Festival from February 12-13 at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism, Hanoi.

The Asian media congratulated the feat of the Vietnamese women’s football team for the first time winning a ticket to attend the Women’s World Cup finals, and praised the outstanding efforts of the players.

On February 6 (the 6th day of the Lunar New Year), the Bai Dinh Pagoda Festival kicked off in Gia Sinh commune, Gia Vien district of the northern province of Ninh Binh, attracting a large number of buddhists and tourists.

The Vietnamese national women’s football team beat the Chinese Taipei 2-1 on February 6 at a play-off match of the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup to attend the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time.

A delegation of the Hanoi Party Committee led by its Secretary - Politburo member Dinh Tien Dung - on February 5 offered incense in respect of King Quang Trung at the Dong Da Mound, a special national relic site in the capital, on the occasion of the 233rd anniversary of the Dong Da-Ngoc Hoi victory (1789-2022).