(VOVworld) – A traditional Poetry Night was held at the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia on the Friday night or the 15th day of the first lunar month. Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Pham Xuan Son spoke at the event: "I’d like to reiterate that the cooperation between Vietnam and Russia in culture, education, and literature play a very important role.

(VOVworld) - Vietnamese Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh worked with 30 French travel companies on Friday on ways to attract more visitors to Vietnam.

(VOVworld) – World Radio Day is celebrated on Thursday to honor radio as a medium and encourages access to information and the freedom of expression as a means to boost equality on the airwaves.

(VOVworld) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has praised contributions made by the Vietnam’s Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, researchers, and organizations both in and outside the country to the preservation of Vietnamese cultural heritages, including “don ca tai tu” or amateur singing of Vietnam’s southern region. He made the remarks at a ceremony on Tuesday night in Ho Chi Minh City to receive a certificate of UNESCO’s recognition of tai tu music as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

(VOVworld)- The Vietnamese Embassy in the US on Monday held a meeting to mark the 20th anniversary of Vietnam-US trade relations. Among the US politicians at the event were US Secretary of State John Kerry and Senator John McCain, who exerted great efforts in lobbying the lifting of the embargo on Vietnam in 1994.

(VOVworld) – A workshop on “River basin environment and management” was held in Bangkok, Thailand over the weekend in an attempt to improve Asian countries’ capacity to respond to climate change.

(VOVworld) – The Yen Tu festival opened in Uong Bi township, Quang Ninh province on Sunday. The highlight of the festival is the inauguration of the statue of the King-turned monk Tran Nhan Tong.

(VOVworld)-National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has urged the Voice of Vietnam to build up National Assembly TV as the legislative agency’s official media.

(VOVworld) - The Health Ministry sent a dispatch to cities and provinces, asking them to expedite prevention and treatment of H7N9 and other strains of avian flu virus.

(VOVworld) - Many provinces held New Year Tree Planting festivals today in commemoration of President Ho Chi Minh and launched a 2014 afforestation campaign.