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Runner Quach Thi Lan won a gold medal at women’s 400m hurdles at the ongoing 2019 Asian Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar on April 22 (local time).

A Buddhist monk fishes out a vial of cannabis oil from his robe and puts a drop under his tongue -- one of many people flocking to a weed festival in northeastern Thailand, where excitement is building over a

A grape and wine festival will be held in the southern central province of Ninh Thuan late this month.

The 6th Vietnam Book Festival is being held at Thong Nhat Park in Hanoi from April 18 to 22, to promote reading among young people and attract public attention.

The National Band Festival will return in Hanoi tomorrow, after a nearly 30-year hiatus.

For the first time in Vietnam, students from universities and colleges across the country will have the chance to compete in an animated flashmob dance competition, entitled “Wave of youth”.

Two Vietnamese films will compete for titles at the ASEAN International Film Festival and Awards (AIFFA) 2019.

Water-spraying elephants, raves and boisterous, street-blocking water fights -- Thailand's Buddhist new year arrived with a splash Saturday, a once calm festival now celebrated with a more raucous edge.

Chang Vo Cua Em (My Mr Wife), a movie on struggle of woman in modern society, won the two top prizes at the annual 2018 Golden Kite awards given by the Vietnam Cinema Association in Ho Chi Minh City

The National Library will host a celebration of Vietnamese Book Day on April 19 with many activities to promote reading culture.

The first Vietnamese Traditional Art Festival 2019 will be held on Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in HCM City from April 13 to 15 during Hung Kings Festival.

The Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Fair 2019 will take place from April 11 to 14 at September 23 Park in District 1.

Miss Earth 2018 Nguyen Thi Phuong Khanh has acted as a tour guide for her first runner-up Melanie Mader during her visit to HCM City.

An off-road motor race for both motorbikes and cars will be held in the UNESCO-recognised Dong Van Karst Plateau Global Geopark in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang during the upcoming National Reunification Day (April 30) and May

Colourful flower carriages and dances by foreign artists during a street carnival will kick-start the 2019 Sam Son Sea Tourism Festival in Sam Son city, in the central province of Thanh Hoa, on April 13.

The Hoi An International Food Festival 2019 will take place from April 11 to 14 at the An Hoi Sculpture Park in Hoi An ancient town in Vietnam’s central region.

Grandmaster Le Quang Liem entered the top 10 after the fourth round of the Dubai Open chess tournament on April 5.