The Ba Bể - Bắc Kạn Tourism Week 2017 kicked off on Saturday at Ba Bể Lake in the northern province of Bắc Kạn, opening a series of cultural events that aim to strengthen tourism cooperation between the six participating provinces of Bắc Kạn, Cao Bằng, Lạng Sơn, Thái Nguyên, Tuyên Quang and Hà Giang.

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Ceramic mosaics portraying leaders from APEC and Việt Nam, President Hồ Chí Minh and General Võ Nguyên Giáp will be displayed in Hà Nội.

The seventh Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival of the Khmer in 12 southern provinces kicked off in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bạc Liêu on Nov 17.

The Khmer people in southern An Giang Province of Việt Nam take pride in their age-old tradition of brocade weaving. Local artisans in the province produce products including scarves, tablecloths, dresses and even murals depicting folklore stories and legends.

American historian Larry Berman, author of a book on Vietnamese spy Phạm Xuân Ẩn, spoke about the famous spy with students from the HCM City University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH) yesterday (Nov 17).

A series of cultural and art activities will take place in the pedestrian streets around Sword Lake this weekend to kick off the first Italian - ASEAN Week launched by the Italian embassy.

Various cultural activities featuring the Mekong Delta region will take place from today at the Culture and Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups, in Sơn Tây Town.

Two works by Vietnamese architect Võ Trọng Nghĩa won awards at the World Architecture Festival (WAF) 2017, held at Arena Berlin, Germany from November 15 to 17.

The International Mask Arts & Culture Organisation (IMACO) and Andong City, Korea have agreed to work with the Hội An's information and culture center to promote cultural exchanges in the coming years.

Veteran writer Nguyễn Nhật Ánh’s books in Braille versions will be printed and released soon by Nguyễn Đình Chiểu School for the Blind in Hà Nội to serve its students. 

A young man under police investigation for illegally livestreaming a movie screened in a cinema in the southern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu.

During the festival, mediums performed rituals dedicated to different genies worshipped. A council of experts and local authorities then remarked on the performers, their costumes, dances and music.

An installation of photos taken by women who sell goods at Bãi Đá Market on the outskirts of Hà Nội is now on display at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum.

The National Museum of History will develop a 3D exhibition showcasing valuable documents on Việt Nam’s sovereignty, the museum’s director Nguyễn Văn Cường said at a conference held on Wednesday in Hà Nội.

More than 16,300 artifacts believed to date to 14^th century have been unearthed in the central province of Bình Định at the former site of Vijaya, the political and cultural hub of the Champa kingdom.

Hà Nội on a foggy day this year. — VNS Photo Việt Thanh

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