The EU Ambassador to Viet Nam has praised the government initiative to keep cars off the roads around Hoan Kiem Lake, saying it brings communities together and gives Hanoi a European feel. 

 Nearly 1,300 domestic and foreign artists are brought together at the Hue Festival 2018, which is taking place in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from April 27 to May 2.

 A grand ceremony heralded the National Tourism Year 2018 and the Carnaval Ha Long programme in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh on April 28, with the presence of several Party, National Assembly and Government leaders. 

 A forum on Vietnam – China tertiary education took place in Hanoi on April 27, gathering representatives from 30 Chinese universities with high global ranking.   

 Families from all over are invited to visit the art exhibition called "Together", which will kick off on Saturday in Hanoi.

 Vietnamese painter Nguyen Thu Thuy has won the silver trophy of the International A’Design Awards & Competitions for her ceramic designs for Mirror House in Hanoi’s Thong Nhat Park.

 As many as 50,0000 book titles of various genres will be introduced to readers at the fifth Vietnam Book Day 2018 which is scheduled in Thong Nhat Park in Hanoi from April 18-22.

 Eight international teams, including three first-timers, will compete at the Danang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2018.

 A high school teacher in HCM City has been suspended for not talking or giving lectures to pupils for weeks.

 Tourists will be spoiled for choice with a wide selection of cultural and tourism events in the country’s popular destinations this April. Following are a couple of festivals worth being included in summer travel plans.

 Thousands of customers are complaining about VTVCab suddenly cutting many popular channels including HBO, BBC World, Discovery and Fox Sport starting from April.

 Forty-one people have been removed from the list of newly-appointed professors and associate professors that was announced in early February.

 The Danang International Fireworks Festival has announced ticket prices and sale locations for the event.

 A young man in the northern province of Nam Dinh has been admitted by Chicago University for his excellent maths achievements.

 Vietnam’s world-renowned concert pianist Dang Thai Son has confirmed that he will join the piano faculty at Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio, United States this fall.

 Vietnam Book Day 2018 will be held in Hanoi on April 18-22 to celebrate the culture’s love for the written word.

An art exhibition by seven female painters work on the theme of feminity is underway in Ha Noi. 

 Japan’s Wanokai International Culture Association presented Nguyen Du Secondary School in downtown Hanoi a set of Smart Education solutions, worth 12 billion VND (528,000 USD), during an event on March 22.

A competition for the traditional costume performances of ethnic minority groups was held in Dien Bien Phu City on March 18 as part of the 2018 Bauhinia Festival.

 Cloth weaving has long been a proud traditional craft of the Mong ethnic people in Vietnam’s mountainous areas. The Mong’s traditional textile patterns have been recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage.