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The Culture and Sports Department in Hue city, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, has signed an agreement to coordinate with the city’s Education and Training Department to add Ca Hue (Hue folk singing) to the academic curriculum in local schools.

The Cai Rang floating market in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will host a Culture and Tourism Festival from July 6-8.

The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap will organise the Dong Thap Culture and Tourism Week from July 10-14.

Ho Chi Minh City is piloting a new tourism project called Ngoi Nha Nghe Si (Artist's House), with the aim of promoting Vietnamese music to international tourists at the homes of individual artists.

A festival promoting intangible cultural heritage of humanity in Vietnam will take place in Nha Trang city in the central province of Khanh Hoa from June 14-16.

The Crystal Bay group on April 9 broke ground for its 4.5 trillion VND (194.5 million USD) sea resort complex in Phan Rang-Thap Cham city, the south central province of Ninh Thuan.

The south central province of Ninh Thuan is expected to welcome 2.35 million visitors in 2019 and earn 1.15 trillion VND (49.95 million USD) from tourism.

Authorities in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue have plans to reserve public spaces around the municipal city of Hue for community art shows.

The south central coastal province of Ninh Thuan is calling for investment in infrastructure and restoration and upgrade of cultural historic relic sites in a move to sustainably develop cultural tourism.

Bac Lieu should pay attention to the development of wind power to become the first to capitalise on the clean source of energy in the southwestern region, advised National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

People have gathered in the central province of Bac Lieu to attend the 9th Southern Folk Music and Songs Festival of the Provinces of Soc Trang, Bac Lieu and Ca Mau.

A night festival with flower garlands and coloured lanterns opened in Ninh Kieu wharf in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on August 19.

The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta city of Can Tho will hold a night festival with flower garlands and coloured lanterns in Ninh Kieu district from August 19 to 21.

The Voice of Ho Chi Minh City People (VOH) radio station plans to open a new opera house called Music One this month.

Artists from the Republic of Korea will perform in the historic city of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam as part of the 6th Quang Nam Heritage Festival on June 11 and 12.

The 7th southern food festival began at Dam Sen Park in Ho Chi Minh City on May 24, treating gastronomic fans to more than 250 local culinary delights.

A southern cuisine festival will be held from May 24-28 at Dam Sen Cultural Park, District 11 in Ho Chi Minh City with various activities.

Visitors will have the opportunity to meet chef Martin Yan, enjoy an ox racing festival and join the solemn Ba Chua Xu honouring festival in Chau Doc city this May.

A southern traditional cake festival will take place in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho from April 6 to 9.

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho is preparing for the sixth southern traditional cake festival which is scheduled to take place from April 6-9, 2017.