Can Tho

The first Vietnamese “banh mi” (baguette) festival opened in Ho Chi Minh City on March 30 night, bringing together 120 pavilions from domestic and foreign restaurants, hotels, bakeries and businesses.

An exhibition featuring the Mau Than General Offensive and Uprising in 1968 spring, and another on the Paris Peace Accords were opened in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on December 13.

The Can Tho department of external affairs on November 21 organised a Vietnam-Republic of Korea (RoK) cultural day and gathering to mark the 30th anniversary of the nations’ diplomatic relations.

The Japanese Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City has signed an agreement to provide 130 musical instruments worth 75,716 USD to the Can Tho College of Arts and Culture as part of the Japanese Government's non-refundable aid programme for culture at local level.

A photo exhibition spotlighting the life and revolutionary career of President Ho Chi Minh kicked off in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on August 16.

The 8th International Yoga Day (June 21) was celebrated in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on June 19, bringing together around 700 Yoga practitioners.

Don ca tai tu (southern amateur music) Contest is being held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, aiming to promote the value of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

An exhibition of traditional musical instruments of Vietnamese ethnic groups will take place both online and offline at the Can Tho Museum in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho from April 7-11, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The 2022 Agritechnica Asia Live – Field Demonstrations of Agricultural Machinery is scheduled to take place in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho this August, as heard a working session on March 18.

An exhibition was opened at the Museum of Military Region 9 in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on April 28, giving visitors an insight into late President Ho Chi Minh’s role in the elections of the National Assembly (NA) and all-level People’s Councils in history.

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has launched a project on green tourism at the Cai Rang Floating Market, one of the most-visited destinations in the region.

More than 2,000 runners participated in the Can Tho Heritage Marathon 2019, the first of its kind in the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho on December 1.

The highest prizes of the 8th Beauty Contest Vietnam-Japan were awarded to three students of the Can Tho University during the final held in the city on November 30.

The 5th Vietnam-Japan culture and trade exchange programme to mark the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries kicked off in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on November 29.

The Can Tho Heritage Marathon 2019, the first of its kind in Can Tho city, will be renamed the Japan-Mekong entrepreneur run.

An exhibition featuring Cambodian culture kicked off in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on November 19 as part of the Cambodia Culture Week 2019 in Vietnam.

A Hungarian Cultural Week kicked off in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho with an opening ceremony on November 15.

An exhibition on contemporary Hungarian paintings opened in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on November 14.

The first Miss Tourism beauty contest of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will be held in November to find a representative for local tourism, the organising board announced on September 19.

The Cai Rang floating market in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will host a Culture and Tourism Festival from July 6-8.