The 2017 Nha Trang Sea Festival, themed "Extending the Circle of Friendship", opened Saturday night in the central province of Khánh Hòa, with a wide array of artistic, cultural and sporting activities.

Rural Vietnamese landscapes are portrayed in original lacquered paintings at a new exhibition in Hà Nội that started yesterday.

During Việt Nam’s imperial era, the country’s old capital, Huế, became home to many lotus ponds grown to fit the needs of the royal family. Dynasties crumbled and were replaced, but the lotus flavor remains beloved by Huế residents. These days, lotus can be found in abundance in the watery system around and inside the citadel.

Bùi Viện Street in HCM City’s District 1 will be open to pedestrians between 7pm and 2am every day beginning July 15, according to the city’s Department of Tourism.

Korean artists will perform in the historic city of Hội An as part of the 6th Quảng Nam Heritage Festival on June 11 and 12.

The central province has been building it as one of the most favourite tourism destination in Viet Nam from difficulties and disadvantages, deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam said in the opening ceremony of the sixth Quảng Nam Heritage Festival in Tam Thanh Commune yesterday.

The world famous Ural State Folk Choir from Russia will perform at the Vietnam National Academy of Music on June 12 as part of activities to celebrate Russia’s National Day.