The Nha Trang Sea Festival will take place in central coastal Khanh Hoa province from June 10-13 this year, expected to lure about 150,000 visitors to participate in a host of activities.

 Professor Phan Huy Le has been honoured by the Academie des Inscriptions et Belles-Letres (AIBL) (Academy of Inscriptions and Bells-Letres) for his contribution to historical and cultural conservation of Vietnam.

 Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Huynh Cach Mang on March 20 hosted a reception for representatives from the Romanian art troupe Doina Gorjului.

 Under the plan, 80% students, pupils and learners at educational establishment will have access to information and academic resources in libraries.

 The Miss Grand International 2017 pageant is slated to be held in the three Vietnamese provinces of Quang Binh, Thua Thien-Hue and Kien Giang from October 5-26.

 Vietnamese pop idols Son Tung M-TP and Toc Tien have been invited to participate in Seoul Fashion Week which begins on March 27.

 More than 400 children and teenagers will catwalk on Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street to open the 2nd Vietnam Junior Fashion Week 2017 (VJFW 2017 ) in HCM City this week.   

 Vietnam boasts a diverse, rich culture of 54 ethnic groups. As Vietnam integrates internationally, preservation of its cultural heritage should be part of its sustainable development strategy.

 An exhibition featuring a “3D World” themed “Discovering 3D, Passion for Creativity” opened in Hanoi on March 18.

 The fourth Ao Dai (traditional long tunic) festival in Ho Chi Minh City, which attracted 70,000 visitors during its two-week course, was rounded off with a concert on the evening of March 17.

 The Vietnamese Embassy in India and Hyatt Regency Hotel co-organised an event in New Delhi on March 18 to promote Vietnamese cuisine.

 Covering 4,000 square meters in a new residential area in District 2, HCMC, Snow Town is seen becoming an attractive venue for people who want to entertain themselves from a different perspective.

 For generations, weaving has been important heritage of Thai people of Quy Chau District in northern Nghe An Province. 

 The central city will host “Sunshine of March”, the first installation of umbrellas and paintings on umbrella, from March 24-26.

Hoi An residents in particular will never forget the priceless contributions made by Polish archaeologist and architect Kazimierz Kwiatkowsk to restoring the ancient town, My Son Sanctuary and Complex of Hue Monuments.

After two weeks of fashion, glamour and glitz, Ao Dai Festival 2017 closed out in style on March 17 in HCM City with many of the country’s most prominent names in the fashion world in attendance.

 The Gie Trieng have a population of 33,000 people living mainly in the northern part of the Central Highlands.

 The Industrial Fine Arts University in Hanoi has announced an art appreciation workshop will open on March 21 and run through March 24 at its campus located on 360 La Thanh Street.

 Myriads of activities featuring the unique culture of ethnic minority groups will be included in the Khau Vai love market festival, which is scheduled in Khau Vai commune, Meo Vac district, Ha Giang from March 25-27.

 Water puppetry, a distinctive Vietnamese art and an intangible cultural heritage of Vietnamese people, has come closer to international friends thanks to efforts made by water puppet artist Phan Thanh Liem.