The latest releases of Kim Dong, Women and Youth Publishing House will be introduced to readers at Spring Book Festival 2017 at Viet Nam’s Women Museum on March 15.

 Over 400 years ago, the Lao migrants got help from the Thai ethnic people in Muong Va commune, the Laos-bordered province of Son La, to build a tower that became a national ancient architectural relic of Vietnam in 1995. 

 The 2nd India Buddhism culture day in Vietnam will be organised at Thien An Pagoda in Tam Dao district, the northern province of Vinh Phuc, on March 16 and 19.

Thousands of visitors attended an elephant race on March 12 in Lak District, Dak Lak Province as part of the ongoing Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival March 8-13.

 Ngoc Van, former first runner-up at Miss Ha Long 2014, has jetted off to southwest China to strut her stuff on the catwalk at Miss Oriental Tourism 2017.

On March 12, film director of the much-anticipated movie ‘Kong: Skull Island’ Jordan Vogt-Roberts met with Vietnamese locals, who join the film as extras.

 On accepting the invitation by the World Wood Day Foundation (WWDF), Vietnamese water puppet artist Phan Thanh Liem will attend World Wood Day 2017 as a guest of honour.

 A model from Dong Nai province, Do Tran Khanh Ngan, was crowned Miss Tourism Vietnam 2017 at the grand finale in HCM City on March 10 night.

 A shocking statistic in 2013 showed that each Vietnamese person read only 0.8 book per year on average. Since then, concerted efforts have been exerted to revive reading culture. 

 A lacquer painting exhibition featuring the Vietnamese practices related to belief in Mother Goddesses is taking place in Hanoi’s Fine Arts Museum.

 American blockbuster “Kong: Skull Island” has set a new record in box office revenues in Vietnam after snagging 18.2 billion VND (798,200 USD) from the opening day on March 10 and early screenings on March 9 night.

 The Republic of Korea (RoK) has offered Vietnamese people an insight into its traditional and modern culture at a two-day event in Hoi An Ancient Town, the central province of Quang Nam.

 The cherry – Yen Tu yellow apricot blossom festival, themed “Cooperation and Development”, was opened in Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh on March 11.

 The Bac Giang provincial People’s Committee received a certificate recognising Bo Da Pagoda, an ancient Buddhist temple in Tien Son commune of Viet Yen district, as a special national relic site on March 12.

 A special performance titled “All Female Guitar Night 2017” featuring female artists from USA, Japan, and South Korea will be held at the Youth Theater in Hanoi on March 22.

 A concert featuring masterpieces of classical music by composer Ludwig van Beethoven will be held at Hanoi Opera House on March 23.

 The Hindu festival of colours – commonly referred to as the festival of love – celebrates the coming of spring and the triumph of good over evil.

 German pianist Boris Schönleber will perform best pieces by the German composers Richard Wagner, Robert Schumann and Austrian Hugo Wolf at the Goethe Institute in Hanoi on March 12.

 An art exhibition with the theme of Meeting 2017 will feature 120 works by eight artists at the HCMC Museum of Fine Arts in HCMC’s District 1 on March 18.

 The organizers of Miss Ocean Vietnam 2017 beauty contest has announced to host the event from June 1 to October 30 with its key target to promote environmental protection in the country.