Đà Nẵng International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2017 will have eight international teams from Australia, Switzerland, Japan, United Kingdom, Austria, Italy, China and the host Việt Nam. The festival was first held in 2008 with the participation of four international teams. This year for the first time a series of unique events including street festival, food festival and so on promise to bring tourists a meaningful experiences. 

The festival will be held from April 30 to June 24 in central city of Đà Nẵng. 

About 100 reporters in Hà Nội and HCM City voted for the Devotion Music Awards on Tuesday at Vietnam News Agency’s offices in the two cities.

The Thủ Thiêm New Urban Area in HCM City will feature a light show and cultural performances to celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the country’s Reunification Day (April 30) and international Labour Day (May 1).

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The annual street carnival in the northern province of Quảng Ninh will not be part of the upcoming Hạ Long-Quảng Ninh Tourism Week, but will be held mid-July this year.

Various cultural activities will be organised between April 19 and 23 on the western outskirts of Hà Nội to celebrate Việt Nam Ethnic Groups’ Culture Day.

Street food stalls will be banned from all of Bangkok’s main roads under a clean-up crusade, a city hall official said on Tuesday, prompting outcry and anguish in a food-obsessed capital famed for its spicy roadside cuisine.

We were in the mood for good southern food last week when we stumbled on to Món Ngon Sài Thành (Saigon Cuisine), a newly-opened restaurant in Hà Nội.