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The Ministry of Information and Communications will host a national online book fair from April 15 to May 15 in celebration of the eighth Vietnam Book Day, which falls on April 21 each year.

Việt Nam’s largest whale skeleton, over 20 metres in length and weighing 65 tonnes, is on display in Phan Thiết coastal town at Vạn Thủy Tú Temple.

Do Thi Ha, the Vietnamese representative at Miss World 2021, will compete in the beauty pageant when it gets underway on December 16 in Puerto Rico.

The International Watercolour Painting Exhibition “Arts and Peace” has opened at the HCM City-based Vietnam Watercolor Art.

The recently-launched Young Photography Festival 2021 is open to all Vietnamese citizens aged between 18 and 35 who live both inside and outside the country.

Vietnamese film director Luong Dinh Dung has been named among the list of judges for the 19th Pune International Film Festival (PIFF), according to the event’s official website.

Vietnamese movie “Vi” (Taste) by director Le Bao has surpassed 11 other films to win the Special Jury Award in Encounters category - a competitive section devoted to new cinematic vision - at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale).

Vietnamese audiences will have an opportunity to enjoy seven classic and modern French movies to be screened in Vietnam from March 1 to December 31.

Vietnam will officially host the 11th Southeast Asian Para Games (ASEAN Para Games 11) in December with 11 sports.

The release dates of various movies have been rescheduled due to the on-going Covid-19 outbreak.

Only ritual ceremonies will be held at the Hung Kings Temple Festival in the northern province of Phu Tho this year due to COVID-19, heard a meeting of local authorities on February 23.

Vietnamese actress Hoang Thi Bich Phuong has won the best actress award at the 2021 Paris International Film Festival for her role in “Invisible Love” (Tinh yeu vo hinh).

Vietnam will play host to tennis matches in the Davis Cup Group III in the Asia/Oceania region in mid-June, announced by the International Tennis Federation (ITF).

The 2021 Grand Ho Tram Chess Tournament is set to take place from March 10-17 at The Grand Ho Tram complex in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

The 2021 Saigon Urban Arts, the first international street art project of its kind in Vietnam, is scheduled to begin this April.