(VOVworld) - The 16th exhibition-fair of childhood world and a painting exhibition for children are both taking place at the Exhibition Center of Vietnam’s Arts and Culture in Hanoi. These events are organized annually to create a venue for children on International Children’s Day, June 1st. VOV reporter Bui Hang reports.

(VOVworld) - The Vietnam Fine Arts Museum has organized a thematic exhibition entitled “Source of Happiness” to mark the Vietnam Year of Family 2013 and International Museum Day, May 18th. The exhibition looks at family ties and aims to involve the spectators. VOV Bui Hang reports.

(VOVworld) – An exhibition entitled “Comics, Manga and Co – The New German Comic Culture” is underway in the Goethe Institute, Hanoi, as part of cultural activities to mark “European Days in Vietnam”. The exhibition brings back a new look of German comics.

(VOVworld) – Luala Street concert, which first came to public attention in 2011, has become an annual popular music and cultural event in Hanoi. The Luala Concert performances this year have introduced the public to experimental music genres, which are the combination of traditional Vietnamese music and western musical styles.

(VOVworld) - A northern mountain-style market held at the Vietnamese Ethnic Groups Culture and Tourism Village in Dong Mo, Hanoi, was a highlight of the just-concluded Reunification Day and May Day holiday. The 5-day event provided a new experience for those who had never witnessed the daily activities of northern ethnic groups. Join VOV’s Le Phuong for a day at the market.

(VOVworld) – Encouraging a book reading habit and promoting a reading culture for everyone, especially children, is one of the most important goals of this year’s Book and Reading Culture Festival. This increasingly popular festival was held in several provinces across Vietnam this year, attaching enthusiastic visitors.

(VOVworld) - Sounds typical of the old Hanoi have been revived at the “Hanoi Soundwalk” by a number of electronic artists. This ear-oriented art show was part of the fringe of the Hanoi Sound Stuff Festival and is part of the “Locative Audio” project, which has been taking place in 11 cities around the world. Bui Hang reports:

(VOVworld) - 2 months since its establishment, the voluntary club of Vietnam National Museum of History has attracted many young people. The club has become a bridge linking the public and the museum.

(VOVworld) - Over 15,000 titles covering a wide variety of fields were introduced to readers during a book festival that took place in Hanoi over the past three days. The event co-organised by the Thai Ha Books Company and the Indochina Plaza Trade Center, aims to encourage young people to develop the habit of reading and create an opportunity for authors to introduce their works to readers.

(VOVworld) – Each year, in the third lunar month when the atmosphere of the Hung Kings’ Temple Festival is felt on every corner of Phu Tho, Xoan singing is heard in the communes. Xoan singing has been recognized by UNESCO as a world intangible cultural heritage.