The opening ceremony of the calligraphy festival near Hanoi's Temple of Literature on January 29, 2019

The festival, which highlights the role of the Communist Party of Vietnam in national renovation and outstanding events in Hai Duong province last year, will run until February 11.

The Quang Tri, Nghe An, Vinh Long, and Ca Mau provincial Journalists' Associations have organized press exhibitions featuring thousands of journalistic publications.

A calligraphy festival opened at Van Lake near Hanoi's Temple of Literature on Tuesday. 60 calligraphers showed off their beautiful calligraphic works which express meaningful wishes for the new year. The festival will end on February 17.

Chung cake festivals were held simultaneously in 600 ethnic villages in Kon Tum province on Tuesday. Nguyễn Phúc Đoan, Chairman of the Dak Pxi commune, Dak Ha district, said: "This year we are concentrating on grassroots activities. We have organized cooking demonstrations, art contests, and performances of traditional music in each village. We are also honoring individuals and organizations who have contributed to community development. We will present gifts to disadvantaged students who have performed well academically and to poor families who have made a great effort to escape poverty."