The local tourism sector has fully recovered, thus entering a new stage of development, said Nguyen Van Tuan, head of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

Nearly 150 cinematic works have registered to compete for the 2015 Golden Kite Awards, announced President of the Vietnam Cinematography Association Dang Xuan Hai on March 31.

 A 20-year-old talented Korean guitarist Sungha Jung will perform two concerts at Vietnam’s Youth Theatre in Hanoi on April 16 and at HCMC Conservatory of Music in Ho Chi Minh City on April 17.

 An exhibition displaying children’s paintings on Vietnam and Russia opened at Hoan Kiem Cultural Centre in Hanoi on March 30, the Quan Doi Nhan Dan (People’s Army) newspaper reported.

 National Gallery Singapore today launched its first international special exhibition, Reframing Modernism, co-curated and co-presented with Centre Pompidou, Paris.

 Gold books and other royal gold objects of the Nguyen Dynasty are on display at the Vietnam National Museum of History in Hanoi from March 31.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Duong Nguyen Kha Trang, Vietnam's representative at Miss Eco Universe 2016 pageant, performed a Vietnamese ao dai at the national costume competition on March 30.

Before leaving Vietnam, the “Kong: Skull Island” crew has to pay taxes to the Vietnamese government, said Mr. Tran Nhat Hoang, Deputy Director of the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

 A special art programme themed ‘Sac 16’ (Beauty 16) will be held on April 2 on Dao Duy Tu Street, one of Hanoi’s Old Quarter pedestrian streets. 

 Violist Nguyet Thu and her Apaixonado String Quartet band will hold a concert for children with autism on Saturday at the Vietnam National Academy of Music’s Grand Concert Hall.

 The Hung Kings Temple festival will see no visitors being overcharged, nor illegal dishes of endangered wildlife on sale this year , the organising board said at a press conference in Hanoi on March 30.

Vietnamese and Japanese artists performed the drama "Vịt trời trúng độc" (Poisoned Wild Duck) at Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre in Japan on March 19-26. 

 French photographer Réhahn Croquevielle travelled to 32 countries but then settled in Vietnam because, he says, this place has brought him endless inspiration.

Relatives of composer Trinh Cong Son are hosting a one-week festival which kicked off on Monday at Nguyen Van Binh Book Street in downtown HCM City, honouring a collection of ao dai designs inspired by songs of the composer.

 The Miss Beach Vietnam pageant kicked off in Hanoi on March 28, aiming to honour the beauty of Vietnamese women.

 Piano lecturers, students and invited foreign artists, in collaboration with the Saigon Philharmonic Orchestra, will join three concerts hosted by the HCM City Conservatory of Music this week.

 Noted American photographer Debbie Rasiel is sharing her view of the world of people with autism at a photo exhibition in downtown Hanoi.

 A photo exhibition week introducing Vietnam’s achievements since its three-decade renewal is underway in Port Said city, Egypt, opening a series of events popularising the Southeast Asian nation and its people beyond the capital city of Cairo.

 Vietnam International Fashion Week 2016 will be held at Gem Center in Ho Chi Minh City on April 23-26.

 A fashion show presenting Vietnamese and Indian traditional dresses, called Ao dai and Saree, will take place at Ao Dai Museum in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 9 on April 1.