Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son will lead a Vietnamese delegation to attend the High-level UN Conference on South-South Cooperation in Buenos Aires, Argentina from March 20-23. 

 The confrontations between Vietnam and Thailand teams at all levels of football always create a special attraction and the clash between both sides in the upcoming 2020 AFC U23 Championship qualifier is no exception. 

 The risk of forest fires in Dong Nai has reached the fifth and highest level since there has been no rain for a long time and the weather is hot and dry, according to the province’s Forest Protection Sub-department.

 The Russian Centre of Science and Culture held a ceremony at the Book Street in Ho Chi Minh City on March 9, to introduce the Vietnamese versions of Russian literary works and documents to the Vietnamese public.

 German band MAM will perform at Viet Nam Youth Theatre tonight (February 21) to kick off the New Music series in Hanoi, which includes concerts, workshops and artist residencies.

 Tran Thuong Temple’s food-distributing festival took place in the northern province of Ha Nam on February 18 or the 14th day of the first lunar month. 

 MAM. Manufaktur für aktuelle Musik group from Germany will perform the contemporary version of Arnold Schönberg’s musical work “Pierrot Lunaire” at the HCMC Conservatory of Music on February 19.

 A requirement on students' height set by the Ho Chi Minh City University of Teachers' Training has sparked debate.

 The Mong people are an important part of the community of 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam, with a population of about one million people.

 The Bo Y have the smallest population of the 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam and live in the northern border province of Ha Giang. 

 An exhibition to mark the 10th year anniversary of quan họ (love duet singing) receiving the title of intangible cultural heritage of humanity from UNESCO is opening in the northern province of Bac Ninh.

 Three major theatre festivals, along with a variety of related activities, will be held in 2019, according to the Vietnam Stage Artists Association (VSAA) Chairman Le Tien Tho. 

 The tourism department of central Quang Binh province announced on January 21 plans to woo Hollywood moviemakers.

 Artist Phung Tien Son will hold a solo exhibition featuring his sound installation Soundtracks at independent art space MoT+++ in HCMC from February 23 to April 23.

 Education New Zealand (ENZ) on Thursday in HCM City signed a collaboration arrangement with the HCM City Department of Education and Training to further build an education partnership between New Zealand and the city.

Coral is considered the under-ocean home to aquatic species. Since 2012 experts of the Nha Trang Institute of Oceanography have helped Cham islanders in Quang Nam province revive the polyped stony corals by farming techniques.

 The Ban Flower Festival will be held from March 13-18 this year in the northwest province of Dien Bien and featuring a wide range of activities, heard a press conference in Dien Bien Phu city on January 7. 

 A wooden burial jar with bronze drum discovered in Phu Chanh commune in the southern province of Binh Duong has been recognised as a national treasure by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

 Vietnamese filmmaker Linh Nga’s ‘Inside This Peace’ has won the prize for the Best Feature Documentary at the California Women’s Film Festival.

 An additional 22 artefacts have been recognised as national treasures under a recent decision by the Prime Minister, raising the total number of national treasures to 164.