The Huoi Cang-Huoi Dap cave complex in Pa Ham commune of Muong Cha district, the northwestern province of Dien Bien, has been recognised as a national relic site by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

 Vietnamese film “Infill and Full set” by Dao Duc Hai won the Best UK Drama award of the recent 2019 Oxford International Short Film Festival (OXISFF).

 The family of artisan Pham Khac Ha of Van Phuc village in Hanoi, has been involved in silk weaving for 5 generations. Ha himself has been instrumented in reviving a silk craft which was once thought to be dying out.

 Some 20,000 cherry blossom branches and 100 cherry trees of Japan, along with hundreds of local flowers are showing off their beauty in Hanoi during a festival that kicked off on March 29 night. 

 A series of dance performances, film screenings and workshops will be held during the third Krossing Over Arts Festival in HCM City from April 5-11.

 Viet Nam National Drama Theatre will perform Nghêu Sò Ốc Hến (The Stories of the Clam, Oyster, Snail, and Mussel) in a tour around European countries from March 31.

 Tran Dieu Anh, a student from the Vietnam-Japan University has been selected as the first goodwill ambassador for Japanese cherry blossom in 2019 after a competition held in the framework of the Japan cherry blossom festival - Hanoi 2019. 

 Three artists from Germany, Antye Greie-Ripatti, Gil Delindro, and Julius Holtz, will hold a concert of sound installations and live-acts called “Berlin Signals” at the Goethe Institut Hanoi on April 22.

 Events in Hanoi during the weekend

 A program with theme “True Italian Taste – Mediterranean Diet” will be held on April 5 at Casa Italia No.18, Le Phung Hieu street, Hoan Kiem district, downtown Hanoi, and is expected to welcome around 300 - 400 visitors.

 A press conference was held in Hanoi on March 29 to introduce European Capitals of Culture program, bringing European cultures closer to travel lovers in Vietnam.

 Japan’s electronic music festival FFKT will be held at The Observatory on Friday.

 Vietnamese 15-year-old contestant Bui Thao Huong has won the special prize at the 21st Kyushu International Music Contest, in Kumamoto, Japan.

The Vietnam Fashion Week Autumn-Winter 2019, which was recently held at Hanoi Bach Thao (Botanical) Park, featured an array of modern, dynamic, and charming designs.

 The 3rd Vietnam International Flora Expo 2019 is being held from March 26-29 at Adora Centre on 431 Hoang Van Thu Street in HCM City’s Tan Binh District.

 The Vibe Nation Beach Fest, a music festival, will be held at Hodota Resort and Camping in Binh Thuan Province on April 5-8.

 Award-winning Canadian actor, comedian and musician Phil Nichol will perform at an international comedy show at Caravelle Saigon Hotel on April 9.

 An international festival dedicated to Latin dances will begin today and last until March 31.   

 Come rain or shine, stamp lovers gather at 160 Trieu Viet Vuong Street, Hai Ba Trung district, Hanoi, at around 9 am every Sunday, where they share their common interest and exchange talks on Vietnamese and foreign postage stamps.

 “Hai Phuong” (Furie), an action movie by director Le Van Kiet starring actress Ngo Thanh Van, has become the highest-grossing film in Vietnam so far as it has earned more than VND200 billion after its premier four weeks ago.