The 74th General Assembly and Congress of the International Military Sports Council (CISM) opened in Ho Chi Minh City on April 24, gathering 340 delegates from 91 member nations and three observer countries.

The southern province of Binh Duong on April 24 held an exhibition on archaeology and announced the Prime Minister’s decision to recognise the Phu Chanh wooden burial jar with a bronze drum served as cover as a national treasure.

Paintings and sketches created during the American War on the legendary Truong Son Trail will be on display at an exhibition in Hanoi open to public from April 26.

A festival honouring the cultural value of Khen (panpipe) of the Mong ethnic minority people will be held in Dong Van town, the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang from April 27-28.

Instead of splendid parades on streets like previous years, the Carnival Ha Long 2019 will be held indoor for the first time at the FLC Ha Long Ecotourism Resort in the northern province of Quang Ninh on April 28.

The Hai Van Quan (Hai Van Gate) national relic site will be restored for preservation as proposed by the People’s Committee of central Thua Thien-Hue province.

The Embassy and Consulate General of Australia in Vietnam announced their plans to host the fourth edition of the Taste of Australia programme at a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on April 23.

Leading cueists from Vietnam, the Republic of Korea, Japan, Jordan and Lebanon are competing at the 10th Asian Carom Billiards Championship that opened in Ho Chi Minh City on April 23.

The biennial Hue Traditional Craft Festival has established itself as a big economic and cultural event thanks to the display of unique traditional crafts of not only Vietnam but also other countries.

Folk paintings printed on ‘do’ (poonah) paper and how the paper is made will be introduced through the programme “Vietnamese Poohnah Paper – Past and Present”.

Sony Electronics Vietnam on April 22 signed a contract with the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) to sponsor the national football teams until March 2021.

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).

Europe’s top football competition could have a little bit of Vietnamese flavour next season.

The northern province of Quang Ninh held a ceremony in Ha Long city on April 22 to introduce two newly-recognised national treasures – the Dau Ram pottery jar and the Ngoa Van-Yen Tu golden lotus-flower-shaped box.

Vietnam were elevated to a higher pot for the group draw for the men’s football of the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 30), set to be held later this year in the Philippines.

The Vietnam International Junior Fashion Week (VIJFW) 2019 will take place in Hanoi this November, featuring dozens of fashion brands from Vietnam and abroad.

Formula One legend David Coulthard drove the Aston Martin Red Bull car and hit the streets of Hanoi on the night of April 20, in build up to the F1 race in the capital city.

Weightlifter Vuong Thi Huyen on April 21 earned three gold medals at the ongoing 2019 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Ningbo, China.

A book exhibition marking the 50-year implementation of President Ho Chi Minh’s testament was opened at the Academy of Politics Region II in Ho Chi Minh City on April 21.

An exhibition is being held at the Russian Museum of Military Medicine in Saint Petersburg to give visitors an insight into the assistance of the former Soviet Union’s army for Vietnam.