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

The Vietnam-Laos Special Friendship Festival 2019 opened in the central province of Nghe An on November 15.

Various activities are taking place in Indonesia to mark the 60th anniversary of late President Ho Chi Minh’s visit to Indonesia from February 27 to March 8, 1959, and the visit to Vietnam by Indonesian late President Sukarno from June 24 to 29 the same year.

The first Vietnam festival held in the Japanese city of Fukushima drew hundreds of Vietnamese people residing in the prefecture of the same name and neighbouring areas.

A ceremony to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Traditional Day of the Vietnamese volunteers and experts in Laos was held in Hanoi on Oct. 29.

The ancient city of Hoi An is being challenged by mass tourism, traffic congestion, underdeveloped waste management, vendors, street food quality and poor design and operation of homestays that have badly impacted the UNESCO-recognised World Heritage Site.

A light festival is underway in Hai Duong city in the province of the same name to celebrate its recognition of first-tier city.

A ceremony was held on October 26 to announce the Prime Minister’s decision to recognise Hai Duong city in the province of the same name as a first-tier city.

A trade promotion workshop between businesswomen from Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) and an “ao dai” (Vietnamese traditional long dress) show were held in the RoK on October 20.

A Vietnamese Cuisine Day in France will be held in Perpignan, France this week.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand on October 9 night held a culinary festival to celebrate the 74th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day (September 2).

As part of a new initiative, smart tourism will be applied at the centuries-old Bat Trang commune in Gai Lam district on the outskirts of Hanoi.

Many activities including street carnival and Hanoi Dragon Dance Festival took place on October 6 around Sword Lake to celebrate the 65th anniversary of Hanoi Liberation day (October 10, 1954-2019).

Numerous activities are set to take place across Hanoi to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the Liberation Day of the capital city (October 10).

The moments when Hanoi was liberated on October 10, 1954 are being revived through a programme entitled ‘Memory of Hanoi – 65 Years’, which started on October 5 in the capital’s Old Quarter.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered thorough preparations for the organisation of the national conference concluding the implementation of the national target programme on new-style rural areas building in the 2010-2020 period.

The Mid-Autumn Festival, which is considered an exclusive traditional occasion for children, was held in a number of big cities in the Czech Republic for Vietnamese children in the country.

The Thanh Hoa International Tourism Festival opened on September 14, drawing a large number of travel and aviation firms as well as representatives from diplomatic and tourism promotion agencies from many countries.

A “Day of Vietnamese Culture” was held in Brno city in the South Moravian region of the Czech Republic on September 13.

The first Gong cultural festival for ethnic minority groups in Binh Dinh took place at Quy Nhon City – based Nguyen Tat Thanh Square on September 11.