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November 23 is Vietnam’s Cultural Heritage Day which aims to promote and honour the values of unique cultural heritage elements of Vietnam.

An exhibition featuring Cambodian culture is underway in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho as part of the Cambodia Culture Week 2019 in Vietnam.

The Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin (VAVA) and the Japan Council against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs (Gensuikyo) inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in Hanoi on November 20.

Artists from across the country aged 7-70 will perform at the ”xam” (blind wanderers’ music) festival from December 3-5 in the northern province of Ninh Binh.

Demand for roses and other types of flower runs high in major cities like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City as students and their parents are racing to buy flowers for teachers on Vietnam Teachers’ Day.

An exhibition featuring Cambodian culture kicked off in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on November 19 as part of the Cambodia Culture Week 2019 in Vietnam.

The 2019 Cultural Heritage and Tourism Festival, themed ‘Cultural heritage in integration and development’, will be held in Hanoi from November 21-26.

Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Peace Committee, Ambassador Nguyen Van Huynh on November 18 received a delegation from the Japan Council against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs (Gensuikyo).

National unity has been a valuable tradition, a source of strength, and a decisive factor for all victories in the cause of national construction and defence of Vietnamese people, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh received Kanagawa Governor Kuroiwa Yuji in Hanoi on November 18, applauding her guest’s contributions to relations between the Japanese prefecture and Vietnamese localities.

Longan has become the fourth kind of Vietnamese fruit to be exported to Australia after litchi, mango and dragon fruit. However, experts say there is still a lot of work needed for Vietnam to secure a firm foothold in the market.

An exhibition displaying contemporary paintings of Hungarian artists is taking place in Can Tho city.

The country’s biggest-ever forum on vocational training took place in Hanoi on November 16 with a focus on ways to promote Vietnamese labourers’ skills.

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations held a get-together on November 16 to mark the 101st Independence Day of the Czech Republic (November 28).

Education and training are vital to the socio-economic development of countries, including Vietnam, Vice Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council Nguyen Quang Thuan told a conference in Ho Chi Minh City on November 15.

The Association of Vietnamese Intellectuals in Japan (AVIJ) was established during a congress in Tokyo, Japan, on November 14.

Can Tho University in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cooperation in training human resources, exchanging students, and culture exchange, with a delegation of Hungary.

An exhibition on contemporary Hungarian paintings opened in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on November 14.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Israel and Vietravel tour operator co-hosted cultural shows named “Vietnam Night” in Tel Aviv on November 11 – 12 to promote Vietnamese cultural beauty and boost tourism.

A Vietnam – Russia friendship gathering took place in Hanoi on November 12, towards the 70th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.