VOV.VN - A contest of making Banh Chung (square glutinous rice cake), and Banh Giay (round glutinous rice cake) was launched in the northern province of Phu Tho on April 16 ahead of the Hung Kings Temple Festival 2024.

Vietnam will prioritise the protection of intangible cultural heritage at risk of fading away or being lost, and those of ethnic communities living in far-flung areas, according a newly-issued Government decree.

VOV.VN - More than 100 domestic and foreign artists are set to take part in the first international jazz festival to be held in the southcentral province of Khanh Hoa later this month.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on April 15 approved the logo to be used in all communications activities for the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory.

Overseas Vietnamese communities all over the world are holding events on the occasion of the Hung Kings Commemoration Day, which is observed annually on the 10th day of the third lunar month, and falls on April 18 this year.

VOV.VN - Villagers of localities in the northern midland province of Phu Tho held a kiệu (palanquin) procession on April 15 to commemorate the nation’s ancestors – Hung Kings - as part of the 2024 Hung Kings Temple Festival.

More than 300 students enjoyed a taste of Sweden on April 13 thanks to renowned Swedish chef Erik Videgård.

The Party organisation, authorities and people of the northern midland province of Phu Tho, on behalf of Vietnamese people at home and abroad, on April 14 organised a ceremony to commemorate Father Lac Long Quan and Mother Au Co, said to be the legendary ancestors of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Following Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang will become the third Vietnamese city to be scouted by the Michelin Guide Inspectors.

Numerous activities have so far been carried out to spread and develop reading culture within the community, according to the Library Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.