(HBO) - On April 19th, the Department of Ethnic Minority Affairs - the People's Committee of Cao Phong coordinated with the High & High Junior Boarding School for the ethnic minorities of Cao Phong district and the related authorities to organize a reading cultural exchange on the occasion of Vietnamese Book and Reading Culture Day in 2022. This is a key activity responding to the Reading Festival, contributing to honoring the good values of books and reading culture in schools and in the community.

The delegates and the students
are learning about the interesting books on display at the mobile book counter
of the Provincial Library.
Being at the exchange, the
leaders of the Provincial Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs emphasized: The
year of 2022 is the first year of implementing the Prime Minister's Decision
No. 1862/QD-TTg on organizing Vietnamese Book and Reading Culture Day on April
21st every year nationwide. Responding to this meaningful festival, the
Provincial Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs has requested the Divisions
for Ethnic Affairs of the districts and the city to organize the practical
activities on the occasion of Vietnamese Book and Reading Culture Day in 2022.
In which, Cao Phong district organized the reading cultural exchange with the
participation of hundreds of the officials, the teachers, the students, the
representatives of the appropriate authorities and the sponsors.
Within the framework of the
program, there were the following activities: The students introducing the
useful books of the school library; grading the contest for "friendly bookcase”
of classes; the donation program for books, bookcases, computers; awarding
prizes to the students who won the prizes in the provincial excellent student
contest in the school year of 2021 - 2022; visiting the mobile book library,
granting free library cards coordinated by the Provincial Library...
On this occasion, the High &
High Junior Boarding School for the ethnic minorities of Cao Phong district
received the sponsorships with a total value of over 30 million VND from the
organizations and enterprises. The also received over 3,000 donated books for
the classroom library and school library.
The People’s Committee of Lac Son district held a ceremony on April 28 to receive the provincial relic certificate for the ancient rock carving site at Suoi Co stream, located in My Thanh commune.
A special music show titled "The country is in the fullness of joy” has been held at Hoa Binh Square in Hoa Binh city in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification (April 30, 1975–2025).
The People's Committee of Lo Son commune, Tan Lac district, has organised the local annual traditional stream fishing festival on April 19 - 20.
As a land deeply intertwined with human history and Vietnam’s millennia-long journey of nation-building and defence, Hoa Binh is often revered for its epic tales and legends.
Residents of Hoa Binh boast a rich cultural identity, reflected in their unique language, traditional attire, customs, and folk melodies – described as "sweet as honey, clear as a mountain stream.”
Lac Son district’s Vu ban town held the 2025 Truong Kha temple festival on April 12–13 (the 15th–16th days of the third lunar month). Since its revival in 2019, the festival has been organised every three years, preserving valuable intangible heritage while meeting the community’s cultural and spiritual needs.