The 7th Hue Trade Village Festival 2017 kicked off on April 28 in Hue city of central Thua Thien-Hue province, drawing 327 artisans from 40 craft villages and establishments across the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge - “Biophilic Design – The Architecture of Life” by Dr. Stephen R. Kellert will be screened in Hanoi, HCM City and Da Nang this May. 

 Scientists recently unearthed various traces of human beings at three caves in the central province of Nghe An, dating back to 3,000-8,000 years ago.

 The 4th Young Fine Arts Festival, featuring creative works of art by young Vietnamese artists, will be organised in Hanoi this October.

Traditional cultural features of various ethnic groups residing in northern plateau of Moc Chau in Son La Province will be on show at the National Village for Vietnam’s Ethnic Culture and Tourism between April 29 and May 1.

 Viet Nam Tuoi Dep (Beautiful Viet Nam, a new music video praising the beauty of Viet Nam, with 40 Vietnamese artists, has been released to celebrate the 42nd anniversary of Reunification Day (April 30).

 The most modern water park in the Southeast Asia Typhoon Water Park will be opened in the Sun World Halong Complex in the northern province of Quang Ninh on April 29.

 The Sa Pa Summer Tourism Festival 2017 will take place at Sapa town in northern Lao Cai province from April 29 to June 30.

The Secretary of the Communist Party’s Central Committee has turned down a request by the HCM City People’s Committee to hold a fireworks show to celebrate the 42nd Reunification Day (April 30) and Labour Day (May 1).

Since the beginning of April, visitors to Ngoc Son Temple in Hanoi have been required to dress modestly. In case they wear inappropriate clothes, they can borrow coats at the entrance. 

 Four designs of local attire for APEC economic leaders to wear during their meeting in Vietnam later this year have been submitted to the APEC 2017 National Committee for selection.

 Vietnamese and foreign youngsters have joined Vietnamese Culture Day 2017 held by the La Trobe Vietnamese Students Association (LAVISA) in Melbourne, Australia.

 Vietnamese currencies through history has been featured at an exhibition that opened in Ho Chi Minh City on April 27 on the occasion of 42nd anniversary of the Southern Liberation Day (April 30) and International Museum Day (May 18).

VietNamNet Bridge – A special musical night called “Let’s Be Broadway!” will take place at the Institut Français de Hanoi – L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien Street, Hanoi on May 4 and 10.

 The English version of historical-document novel “A War Account 1-2-3-4.75” by journalist-writer Tran Mai Hanh was officially introduced to readers at an event in Hanoi on April 27.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The movie by Lee Jae-han will be shown at the Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents, 51 Tran Hung Dao Street, Hanoi on April 28.

 Vietnam’s new tourism ambassador Kong: Skull Island director Jordan Charles Vogt-Roberts has revealed that he's going to make a film to promote Vietnam's landscapes.

 The Grand Ho Tram Strip, an integrated resort in the southern coast province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, will hold an exclusive music event called the Grand Remix at 8 p.m. on April 29.

 The organising committee of the 2017 Da Nang International Fireworks Festival has reserved a cuisine space on an area of 4,000sqm as a rendezvous point for gastronomer and tourists visiting the city.

 The Prime Minister has recently approved a plan on preserving and promoting the value of the Hung Kings temple relic site in the northern province of Phu Tho by 2025.