A festival will be held in the late President Ho Chi Minh's home village of Sen in Kim Lien Commune in the central province of Nghe An's Nam Dan District from today to Saturday, to celebrate his 122nd birthday.

Many traditional festivals have been banned from taking place due to culture managers considering them as superstitious, researcher Nguyen Van Huy has told a workshop on awareness and management in Ha Noi.

(Cinet) -The closing festival 2012 took place on April 15 with impressive cultural performances by artists from Vietnam and countries from five continents around the world.

(Cinet)- Fifth Da Nang International Fireworks Competition 2012 took off in the central city of Da Nang on April 29. The Italian team won first prize, which closed on April 30.

To escape Ha Noi's summer heat, I imagine that many people are like me and think about the thick green forest and high mountains of Cao Bang Province, 300km north of the capital.