Portraits of flowers and daily life, and the beauty of HCM City are the themes of a painting exhibition that opened at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum on Saturday.

The role of archaeological research in the preservation of the Trang An Landscape Complex, a World Heritage site in the northern province of Ninh Binh, was highlighted at a conference held in the province on March 18.

Participants to the class get to prepare all the cooking ingredients themselves, from the most basic of tasks such as peeling and cutting vegetables to making caramelised sauce and even finishing their own dish presentation.

For generations, weaving has been important heritage of Thai people of Quỳ Châu District in northern Nghệ An Province. Developed as the ancient people’s traditional art to make clothing, modern weaving has taken a new form as a collective production method to fight poverty and preserve cultural identity.

The central city will host “Sunshine of March”, the first installation of umbrellas and paintings on umbrella, from March 24-26.

Vietnamese people and Hội An resident will never forget great contribution made by Polish archaeologist and architect Kazimierz Kwiatkowski, known as ‘Kazik’, in restoration of Hội An ancient town, Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary and Complex of Huế Monuments as UNESCO-recognised heritages.

A talkshow with the theme “Vietnamese people’s conception on happiness” discussing the building of  happy family and happy community was held on Friday in Hà Nội.

Several Buddhist rituals will be held within the framework of the second Indian Buddhist Culture Day, which began on Thursday.

A traditional music and song programme featuring áo dài (Vietnamese traditional dress) will be held at HCM City’s Gem Centre to close the Áo Dài Festival 2017 tonight.