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Olivier Ochanine, the Musical Director and Conductor of the Sun Symphony Orchestra (SSO) has announced that the orchestra suspends its performances from April 1 to the end of August this year.

A Vietnamese version of Beethoven: The Music and The Life has been released on the occasion of the composer's 250th birthday.

Vietnamese midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai has joined other continental footballers in the Asian Football Confederation's Break The Chain campaign to raise awareness about the coronavirus pandemic.

Vietnamese publishing houses are offering free e-books to entertain their readers over the long break.

Two Vietnamese players have been named among the top 10 all-time ASEAN goal scorers in the AFC Cup by the Asian Football Confederation.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed with the submission of a dossier on Dong Ho folk paintings to UNESCO to include the art in the list of intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding.

The annual Ho Chi Minh City Television Cycling Tournament will be delayed this year due to the coronavirus, organizers have announced.

Authorities of the northern province of Phu Tho held a ceremony on March 29 to commemorate the legendary national ancestors of Vietnam, Father Lac Long Quan and Mother Au Co.

The Ho Chi Minh City Museum of History is located at Nguyen Binh Khiem street in District 1, set beside Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens, which were built by the French colonialists.

The National Traditional Musical Instrument Solo and Orchestra Competition 2020 is scheduled to take place in September in Buon Ma Thuot city.

Pop singer Hoang Thuy Linh has become the first Vietnamese artist to ever win the "big four" categories at the 2020 Cong Hien (Devotion) Music Awards, the organizers announced on March 25.

Long An Provincial People's Committee has just issued Official Letter No.1507/UBND-VHXH, dated 25/3/2020, on temporarily closing entertainment places to prevent Covid-19 epidemic.