VOV.VN - Vietnamese celebrities gathered in Ho Chi Minh City to attend the closing ceremony of the 2018 Ao dai festival on March 26.

The fifth Vietnam Book Day is slated for April 18-22, 2018 at Thong Nhat Park in Hanoi, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC).

VOV.VN -First runner-up Miss Tiffany's Universe 2017 Kwanlada "Rock" Rungrojampha arrived at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport on March 26.

Surpassing over 1,000 international candidates, Phan Trung Kien, a student at the Vietnam National Academy of Music, has won the only special prize at the Kyushu Music Concour 2018 in Kumamoto, Japan.

As many as 55 paintings capturing the land and people of Vietnam and foreign countries by 14 European artists are being displayed at an exhibition at the Da Nang Fine Arts Museum. 

VOV.VN - Ao Dai festival 2018 themed “Ho Chi Minh City Charming Ao Dai” has attracted more than 100,000 tourists, according to HCM City Department of Tourism. 

The Japanese cherry blossom festival in the framework of the Japan-Vietnam Culture Exchange Festival in Hanoi will be extended one more day to March 27 to meet the enjoyment of locals and visitors.

VOV.VN - Miss Vietnam 2016 Do My Linh reunited with the first runner-up Thanh Tu at the inauguration ceremony for a cosmetics production plant in Ho Chi Minh City on March 25.

VOV.VN - Miss Hue 2015 Ngoc Tran was the centre of public attention at Seoul Fashion Week, wearing elegant Ao dai (Vietnamese traditional dress) in various styles.

The Vietnam-Japan Culture Exchange kicked off in the northern city of Hai Phong on March 24, as part of activities to mark the 45th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.

As many as 55 paintings capturing the land and people of Vietnam and foreign countries by 14 European artists are being displayed at an exhibition at the Da Nang Fine Arts Museum. 

The word chocolate mostly reminds us to Belgium or France. But you might want to think again as a Vietnamese chocolate has been making waves, with the renowned New York Times calling it “the best chocolate you have never tasted.”

Traditional long dress for men is being revived thanks to the enthusiasm of a club in Hanoi. Unlike women’s traditional long dress, the men’s version has experienced various ups and downs.

The Kafka Festival Hanoi 2018 will review the legacy of great writer Franz Kafka (1883-1924) through exhibitions, film screenings, concerts and dance performances. 

A live entertainment show in Quang Nam province which features bustling scenes of the trading port of Hoi An in the 16th and 17th centuries was acknowledged as the largest-ever outdoor visual art performance and the show with the largest number of actors by the Vietnam Records Organization (Vietkings).

Vietnamese readers will receive free access to the e-book funds of the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library and LitRes e-book store of Russia.

VOV.VN - Like other villages in Vietnam, people of Dam village, also known as Bich Tri hamlet, Ha Nam province, mainly live on agricultural production. Located about 70km south of Hanoi, Dam village is famous for making Chung, square sticky rice, cakes and cassava vermicelli.

A series of art events as part of Hanoi March Connecting 2018 will take place from March 25 to April 4, gathering 120 artists from Vietnam and 18 other countries and territories.

VOV.VN - Miss Vietnam 2016 Do My Linh worked on the panel of jurors for a beauty contest held  on March 23 as part of the fifth Ho Chi Minh City Ao dai Festival.

VOV.VN - The Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival opened in the area surrounding the statue of King Ly Thai To in Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi on March 23, drawing much attention from local people and tourists.

VOV.VN - Thanh Thuy district in Phu Tho province attracts tourists with its beautiful landscapes and unique wet rice civilization festivals. The Dao Xa elephant procession festival is one of the biggest there.

Japanese and Vietnamese performers will debut a theatre production entitled Without Signal! by director Shuji Ondera at Vietnam Youth Theatre on March 30 & 31.

The Vietnamese Embassy in China hosted a tea party of the ASEAN Ladies Circle (ALC) in Beijing on March 22, aiming at presenting and promoting Vietnamese culture and cuisine as well as strengthen connectivity among ASEAN and Chinese women and international friends.

VOV.VN - Duc Vincie has accepted the invitation of National Director of Miss Mexico Organization Adán Sotelo Ortíz to be one of the main designers for the beauty pageant.

VOV.VN - Xuan Lan, founder and head of the Vietnam Junior Fashion Week organising board, held a press conference on March 22 to announce the launch of the programme.

VOV.VN - The qualifying round of the 13th National Radio Festival in the northern region got underway in Thai Nguyen province on the morning of March 23.

Vietnamese fashion designer Minh Hanh has recently got a medal of Knight of the Order of the Star of Italy from the Italian government for her contributions to deepening ties between Vietnam and Italy and promoting Italian fashion and culture in Vietnam, according to the Italian Embassy in Vietnam.  

VOV.VN - Huyen My, Lan Khue and many other celebrities attended the Devotion Music Awards 2018 in Hanoi on March 22.

Diem village festival which honours the creator of quan ho (love duet singing) opened in the northern province of Bac Ninh on March 22 (the sixth day of the second lunar month).

The 2018 Cherry blossom – Yen Tu yellow ochna flower festival opened with a ceremony in Truc Lam Yen Tu Culture Centre in Uong Bi city, the northern province of Quang Ninh on March 22.