A traditional fire dance of the Red Dao ethnic minority group in the northern province of Điện Biên has been restored after 20 years thanks to efforts made by the provincial museum, local authorities, elders and researchers.

The HCM City Department of Culture and Sports will launch a month-long programme featuring traditional Vietnamese performing arts to celebrate 100 years of cải lương (reformed opera).

The HCM City-based Trẻ (Youth) Publishing House opens the Old Book Fair on December 15.  

Hauting moments of the wartime, peaceful landscape of Hà Nội in the past and portraits of famous people who passed away are depicted in the photos displayed at an exhibition opened in Hà Nội yesterday.

South Korean A-list actor Ahn Sung-ki will attend the South Korea - Việt Nam Film Festival’s opening ceremony on December 15 in Hà Nội.

A duet concert by pianists Lise de la Salle and Thomas Enhco will take place at L’Espace in Hà Nội on Saturday.

Berlin inaugurated a new addition to its UNESCO-listed Museum Island on Thursday, after a construction delay lasting several years and at costs that were twice the budgeted sum.

The Tây Nguyên’s (Central Highlands) province of Kon Tum’s Culture Tourism Week opens today in Kon Tum City.

A series of activities honouring French cuisine and culture will be held during the ‘Balade en France’ (Walk in France), which will begin tonight in Hà Nội.