A series of activities marking Vietnamese Ethnic Groups’ Culture Day are taking place at the Việt Nam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hà Nội’s suburban of Sơn Tây until May 3.

From around February to June every year, when the wind is just right, kite lovers in HCM City spend their afternoons flying colourful kites. Parents especially enjoy teaching kids about their favourite childhood hobby.

Internationally recognised movie director Đặng Nhật Minh has received many prestigious awards for his work. Now he has been honoured in France for his contributions to film making. But Minh fears that the type of movie genre he specialised in throughout his career could be fading away.

HCM City has many more things to offer beside its lavish appearance. And there is no better way to dicover the many old-world charm it retains than by bicycle. Pedalling around lets you see the fast and furious metropolis from a whole different perspective.

The French Cultural Centre (L'Espace) will move its office from Tràng Tiền Street to Thiền Quang Street in Hà Nội on May 6. 

Lục Ngạn District in the northern province of Bắc Giang is known as the land of lychee with over 22,000 hectares of orchards. Together with a mild climate all year round, the locality has favourable conditions to produce one of the best honey types in Việt Nam – lychee honey.

Preparations are underway in Phú Thọ for the province's biggest event of the year, the Hùng Kings' Festival. Already streets leading to Hùng Kings Temple are lined with national and festival flags as well as colourful banners to welcome the thousands of tourists and pilgrims expected to visit.