​A series of cultural and art programmes are taking place at the HCM City Book Street on Nguyen Van Binh Street in District 1 to celebrate the street’s 5th anniversary, and promote the reading culture among the community.

Tet or Lunar New Year Festival is the golden time for Vietnamese cinema, as new films compete fiercely for the holiday crowds.

A Japan Film Week 2021 will kick off in Ho Chi Minh City on January 16 to promote Japanese cinema to Vietnamese audiences.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has issued Decision 4345/QĐ-BVHTTDL on December 31, 2020 approving a project on building national brand for lacquer art in the 2020-2030 period.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved Decision 2280/QĐ- TTg on December 31, 2020 to recognize additional several special relics.

An exhibition themed “Vietnamese National Assembly – historical journeys” was opened in Lam Son Park on January 4 on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the first General Election (January 6, 1946 - January 6, 2021) and welcoming the New Year 2021.

At the meeting with the National Council for Cultural Heritage on January 5, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam directed the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the council to promote the application of information technology, suggesting building a digital museum.

Myanmar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 30 decided to extend temporary entry restrictions for all visitors to the end of January.

Thousands of visitors flocked to Ha Long City in the northern province of Quang Ninh on the New Year’s Day (January 1) for the Winter Carnival, the first of its kind held in the province.