World Blood Donor Day has been held annually since 2004 on June 14. It was launched in Johannesburg, South Africa, following the success of World Health Day 2000, which was devoted to the theme “Blood Saves Lives. Safe Blood Starts With Me”. The enthusiasm and energy with which this day was marked was a powerful and positive response to the opportunity to thank the millions of people who give the precious gift of life through their donation of blood every year.

Community-based tourism, unique lifestyles and traditional cultural values offer major potential for development in the centre of Viet Nam and its Central Highlands, Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam said at a tourism forum in Tam Kỳ city on Saturday.

Monsoon Music Festival (MMF), Việt Nam’s biggest music event, will now be celebrated annually as part of an ambitious plan to develop culture in the capital through 2020, with a vision to 2030. The plan was recently approved by the Hà Nội’s People’s Committee head, Nguyễn Đức Chung.

A quality script is one of the most important elements in capturing audiences for TV dramas, experts said at a recent workshop, which discussed trends and challenges of televised dramas.

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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.