Former Israeli President Shimon Peres on a visit to Vietnam in 2011. Image by Getty Images By JTA October 31, 2014 A film festival in Vietnam will mark 20 years of diplomatic relations with Israel.

The festival, which ran April 6-13, was made possible by a recent change to Vietnam’s Cinema Law enabling local city governments to host film festivals for the first time.

This year’s Flower Street festivities include a retooled Lunar New Year’s Eve countdown on Feb. 9 and day-long street festivals on Feb. 10 and 11 that aim to bring the Flower Street tradition ...

Running poker tournament series in Vietnam hit another roadblock this week after the Asian Poker Festival Spring Series was abruptly canceled. The festival was set to kick off Monday and run ...

Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Moon Festival, is celebrated in Vietnam as well, he noted, adding that the art evening displays common cultural values shared by audiences from both countries ...

The Vietnam-Laos border cultural, sports and tourism exchange festival is a grand cultural and political event towards the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations (5th September, 1962 – 5th ...

DJ Mag described the festival as "easily Asia's best-kept secret. It's small enough to be boutique, but big enough to welcome 150 artists from almost every conceivable genre." ...

Duanwu festival is believed to be derived from China, but it is widely known in Vietnam as the festival to kill inner insects. The festival has been celebrated for a long time in Vietnam.

Voyage to Vietnam: Celebrating the Tét Festival will be open at the Sutter County Museum from May 8 to Aug. 9. Admission to the Museum is free! About Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose ...