Events in Vietnam's major cities from April 15-30. Daily updated

Giang My, a beauty queen and businesswoman of Vietnam, has been appointed by the President of the Republic of Palau as the Honourable Goodwill Ambassador to promote tourism between the Republic of Palau and South East Asian nations.

  A contemporary art show entitled “Memories-Things to remember” featuring the Creative Group Noni from the Republic of Korea will be held from April 14 to 16.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Built in the Ly Dynasty, the Thuong Bridge in Kenh Village in Truc Ninh district, Nam Dinh province is the only leaf-roofed bridge left in Vietnam today.

  The Saigon Philharmonic Orchestra will hold “With strings attached” concert to mark the 60th anniversary of the HCMC Conservatory of Music at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

  On Saturday, April 16, the Friends of Vietnam Heritage group will organise an excursion to Thành Chương’s Việt Palace, in Sóc Sơn suburban, about 30km from city’s centre.

  Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has agreed in principle to allow the People’s Committee of An Giang province to make an overall planning for the Oc Eo-Ba The Special National Relic Site.

  Ho Chi Minh City will organise the first-ever cherry blossom festival on April 22-23, according to the municipal People’s Committee.

  Vietnamese French artist Trang Subyone has put on his latest exhibition of oil paintings combined with installation art to express his concern about local youth’s useless pleasures.

 An opera, classical music and dance performance will be held at Ben Thanh Theater in Ho Chi Minh City on April 23rd by the city’s Dance School and Hong Hac Entertainment Company.

 Numerous activities featuring traditional Xoan singing will be organised during the upcoming 2016 Hung Kings Temple festival, said Nguyen Dac Thuy, Deputy Director of the Phu Tho provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

 An ancient semicircular musical stone has been unearthed at Phu Lam pagoda, Yen Son district, the northern province of Tuyen Quang, according to Ly Manh Thang, deputy director of the provincial museum.

The Thanh Oai district People’s Committee in Hanoi held a ceremony on April 12 to receive the Prime Minister’s decision recognising the bas-relief of the nation’s Legendary Father Lac Long Quan as a national treasure.

 The Vietnam Writers' Association has decided to translate the war novel 'Bien Ban ChienTranh 1-2-3-4.75' (War Minutes January-April, 1975) written by veteran journalist Tran Mai Hanh into English.

The international exhibition on the theme "Echoes from Nature" brings together more than 30 works by 30 artists from Vietnam and other Asian countries. The exhibition is held at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum, 66 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, Hanoi.

Antony Nguyen, a Vietnamese American director, and his S45 team pocketed double prizes of VND3.06 billion (over US$137,000) for their sci-fi movie Rin at EVO8 – Hack The TV, a TV drama making contest to search for talent in the film industry.

A contemporary arts exhibition is being held at the launch of a new contemporary arts centre, The Factory, in HCM City.

 Four hundred objects collected from French Indochina will be auctioned in Paris in May.  

 A backstage video of Hollywood movie "Kong: Skull Island” has been revealed at the MTV Movie Awards 2016. Accordingly, all of the scenes in the video were filmed in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 4-ton bronze statue named Huyen Thien Tran Vu at Tran Vu Temple, Thach Ban Ward, Long Bien District in Hanoi has been recognized as a national treasure.