Vietnam is sending a 1,003-strong sport delegation to the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 32), about 700 of them athletes, together with coaches, doctors and experts.

A working delegation led by Marie-Christine Segui, vice president in charge of international cooperation of the Val-de-Marne department council of France, on April 17 visited homestay tourism households and artisans who are restoring and preserving the traditional culture of the Thai ethnic minority group in Nghia Lo township in the northern province of Yen Bai.

The central coastal province of Binh Thuan will host the second Vietnam International Photography Festival 2023, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The upcoming 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 32) next month is said to be a "springboard" for the Vietnamese women's football team on their journey to the prestigious 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in July, and offers a good chance to better the quality of the team’s defence.

As one of the seven teams to compete in Kun Khmer at the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia in May 2023, the Vietnamese team targets gold medals.

Vovinam (Vietnamese traditional martial arts) has not been a permanent sport competed at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games; however, the increasing number of competing countries in recent tournaments shows that it has been extensively welcomed.

Medea - an ancient Greek tragedy written by Euripides and first produced in 431 BC has been on the cai luong (reformed opera) stage for the first time, conquering Vietnamese audiences.

A Vietnamese cultural, culinary space was opened in Israel's Netanya city on April 16.

A photo exhibition opened in Hanoi on April 15, spotlighting the start of a Western-style city in Southeast Asia in the capital of Vietnam.

Delegates attending the 12th Vietnam-France decentralised cooperation conference on the evening of April 15 visited two iconic sites of Hanoi - Thang Long Imperial Citadel and Temple of Literature.

The annual Southern Traditional Cake Festival will be held from April 28 to May 2 in Binh Thuy district, the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.

The Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will present a concert of chamber music and arias composed by the world’s great composers at the Opera House on April 16.

FIFA, football's world governing body, has invested 2.7 million USD to develop Vietnamese football.

The Hue Royal Fine Arts Museum opened an exhibition on several typical folk paintings of Vietnam and traditional handicrafts of Hueon April 14.

The Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2023, themed “The quintessence of Vietnamese traditional crafts”, will take place in Hue city of the central province of Thua Thien – Hue from April 28 – May 5, announced the municipal People’s Committee at a press conference on April 14.

An international symposium was held by authorities of Hanoi, Toulouse city of France, and the French Development Agency (AFD) on April 13 to discuss ways for preserving and bringing into play values of the archaeological site of the Thang Long Imperial Citadel.

Cooperation between Hanoi capital of Vietnam and Toulouse city of France, especially in the conservation of UNESCO heritage values, was featured through photos at an exhibition opened at the world heritage site of Thang Long Imperial Citadel on April 13.

Chefs in the southern province of Kien Giang have jointly made a national record by making 100 dishes from flower crabs in an event co-organised by the Centre for Culture, Sports, and Radio of Phu Quoc island city and its Professional Chefs Association.

A digital art space called SongLab will open in May in Hue city, central Thua Thien-Hue province, bringing visitors a multidisciplinary space integrating technology, art, entertainment, and education.

The Hanoi Amateur Water Puppet Festival 2023 will be held in late April and early May, aiming at preserving Vietnam’s unique intangible heritage and meeting the public’s demand, according to the municipal Department of Culture and Sports.