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Gender diversity is the main theme of European Literature Days 2024 which is getting underway in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City throughout May to introduce a vibrant trend in European literature.

Puppet troupes from 20 foreign countries are set to perform alongside Vietnamese artists at the international puppetry festival 2024, due to take place in Hanoi in October.

Vietnam's Nguyen Thuy Linh and Le Duc Phat ranked 17th and 37th in the latest Badminton World Federation rankings, respectively, securing their spots to compete in the Paris 2024 Olympics this summer.

Vietnamese model Huynh Vo Hoang Son has been selected to vie for a title at Manhunt International 2024, the world largest male beauty contest.

The winners of Miss Tourism Vietnam 2024 should love travelling and be active in introducing Vietnamese culture, history, landscapes, and people to international friends.

More than 300 photos, documents, and exhibits related to the Battle of Dien Bien Phu are showcased at the Hanoi's Vietnam Military History Museum.

Fireworks are set to illuminate the skies over six venues across the capital from 9 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. on October 10 as a way of marking its 70th Liberation Day.

An online exhibition featuring the Trang An Landscape Complex has been launched on Google Arts & Culture by the complex's management board with the support of Google Arts & Culture and UNESCO World Heritage Centre.

It is expected that 500,000 visitors will arrive in the northern province of Phu Tho on the death anniversary of the Hung Kings and Hung Kings Temple Festival on September 18.

The south-central province of Khanh Hoa will host the first international jazz festival in Nha Trang city from April 27 to May 1.

HCM City will hold firework displays to mark 49 years of the South’s Liberation and National Reunification Day on April 30.

The Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) 2024 with over 450 booths is expected to welcome up to 80,000 visitors.

A drone light show will be held for the first time in Ha Long Bay as part of the Carnaval Ha Long 2024 on April 28.

The Southern Traditional Cake Festival 2024 will take place in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on April 17-21.

The Vietnam Denmark Friendship Association and the Embassy of Denmark have announced the names of 62 individual winners and three group prizewinners of the Denmark in Your Eyes 2023 painting contest.