The weekend events calendar is packed with arts performances, live music, exhibitions and blockbuster theater shows and here are our recommendations.

The Vietnam Circus Federation will host a circus show re-enacting the Dien Bien Phu battlefield in Hanoi on May 5 to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the victory.

A festival that runs from April 26 to May 2 in Thua Thien-Hue province has honoured the essence of Vietnam’s craft villages and contributed to preserving and promoting traditional values.

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In the world of Vietnamese literature, ethnic minority poets occupy a special place. The Voice of Vietnam will introduce four Cham poets whose works in both Cham and Vietnamese have added richness to Vietnamese poetry.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed that Vietnam is ready to help Cuba build a cyber security supervision centre during a reception in Hanoi on May 2 for Cuban Minister of Communications Jorge Luis Perdomo Di-Lella.

Finance chiefs of the 10 ASEAN nations and Japan, China, and the Republic of Korea (ASEAN+3) met in Fiji on May 2 to discuss the enhancement of cooperation in times of financial crisis.

The surge in imports of several commodities limited the trade surplus in the past four months to 711 million USD, compared to the surplus of 3.7 billion USD during the same period last year.

There was an increase in production shifting from China to alternative locations in Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, in 2018, according to CBRE Vietnam.

Giang Quoc Co and Giang Quoc Nghiep performed their head-balancing act in minus 10 degrees in Canada.

An abandoned floating restaurant on Hanoi’s West Lake burnt down on Thursday morning.

HCM City is preparing for the state funeral of former State President Le Duc Anh who passed away on April 22 at the age of 99.

Ly Son island is well known, not just for its beautiful beaches, but also for its delicious cuisine.

Trumpeter Dominik Fuss and pianist Jorg Leichtfried from Austria will hold a jazz concert at Binh Minh Jazz Club in Hanoi on May 5 and another at Sax n’ Art Jazz Club in HCMC on May 7.

Photographer Viet Van from Labour newspaper has become the only representative of Vietnam to win a prize in the Street Food category of the Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year 2019 in the UK.

International delegates who travel to the upcoming 16th United Nations Day of Vesak in Ha Nam province will be able to enjoy free spiritual tours courtesy of domestic tour operator Vietravel.

The central coastal city of Da Nang has called for further investment in the city’s river and sea tourism services for the 2019 to 2021 period, with the aim of creating unique tourism products capable of serving visitors.

The HCM City Dragonfly Theatre will stage a new play The Best Laid Plans on May 17-18 and 23-24. Photo from the organiser’s Facebook page

Vietnamese actor and scriptwriter Le Bình, who made his fame with the role of a Southern farmer in the 1997 TV series Đất Phương Nam (The Southern Land), died on Wednesday morning at the age of 66.

The Prime Minister has released a directive to fight loan sharks who are targeting vulnerable people.