VOV.VN -Singer Huong Giang Idol and other contestants of the Miss International Queen 2018 transgender beauty pageant have enjoyed a relaxing time on Thai beach before entering the final round scheduled for March 9.

The fourth Steinway Youth Piano Competition will launch the countrywide audition round on March 20 to select the national winner to represent Vietnam at the regional final in Taiwan.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese actress Diem My and actor Hua Vi Van joined a panel of speakers for a talkshow on the inspiration of Ao dai (Vietnamese traditional dress) at Nguyen Du high school in Ho Chi Minh City on March 5.

VOV.VN - Former renowned American boxer Mike Tyson has appeared in conical hats and Vietnamese ao ba ba (loose-fitting blouse worn in the south) and sold fruit at the floating market in HCM City, making a large number of fans curious about his role in the new film.

Choreographer Chun Yoo-oh from the Republic of Korea (RoK) will stage a contemporary dance based on Truyen Kieu (The Tale of Kieu), a masterpiece by the great poet Nguyen Du, at the HCM City Opera House this weekend.

A stone stele created during the reign of King Le Thai To (1428-1433) in the northwest mountainous border province of Lai Chau has been recognised as national treasure and the memorial site for the king has been listed as a national historical site.

More than 30 activities featuring local culture will take place during the second Culture – Sports – Tourism festival in the northern province of Lang Son, heard a press briefing on March 5.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese representative Huong Giang has shown off her hot bikini body at the international transgender pageant Miss International Queen 2018 in Thailand before entering the final night scheduled for March 9.

An exhibition is underway in Hanoi, displaying over 50 photos, documents and items reflecting the old Vietnamese education and examinations.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese supermodel Minh Tu has been offering her expert guidance as a catwalk instructor for child models at the ongoing Asian Kids Fashion Week.

VOV.VN - Singer Huong Giang Idol has dressed up beautifully in a traditional Thai costume along with the foreign contestants of the transgender beauty pageant “Miss International Queen 2018”.

VOV.VN - Miss Vietnam 2010 Ngoc Han has opened the Asian Kids Fashion Week with her latest collection of Ao dai.

VOV.VN -A mass performance in celebration of the Ao dai (Vietnamese traditional long dress) was held along Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street on March 4, attracting 3,000 people from different ages and careers.

VOV.VN - Mong ethnic women in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien have been competing to see who can crochet the best patterns, attracting a large crowd of spectators in the early Lunar New Year.

Over 3,000 people of different ages in traditional long dress (ao dai) joined a mass performance in Nguyen Hue pedestrian street on March 4, a highlight of the fifth Ho Chi Minh City Ao Dai Festival from March 3-25. 

A Bulgarian rose festival – the second of its kind – will kick off next week in Hanoi’s Water Park near the West Lake, organisers have said.

VOV.VN - Daria Mishukova, who began studying Vietnamese in 1995, is now living in Vietnam, providing input into a business and leisure website. Daria said her job brings her closer to Vietnamese culture and she has fallen in love with it.

VOV.VN - On March 2, Miss Vietnam 2016 Do My Linh and first runner-up of Miss Vietnam 2016, Thanh Tu, visited the fashion store of designer Ngoc Han, former Miss Vietnam 2010, for a costume fitting of their outfits for the upcoming Asian Kids Fashion Week 2018. 

VOV.VN - For generations, Vietnamese have preserved a traditional New Year custom of collecting calligraphic words written in ancient Vietnamese-Chinese script. The practice reflects their respect for knowledge and learning, as well as wishes for a blessed new lunar year.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese representative Huong Giang looked stunning in the national costume competition at the international transgender pageant Miss International Queen 2018 in Thailand on March 2.

The Con Son-Kiep Bac 2018 Spring Festival opened at Con Son Pagoda in the northern province of Hai Duong on March 3 (the 16th day of the first lunar month). 

A festival commemorating the legendary Hung Kings’ teaching of rice cultivation to people was held in Minh Nong ward of Viet Tri city in the northern midland province of Phu Tho on March 2 (the 15th day of the first lunar month).

The Cau Ngu, or Whale Worshipping, Festival kicked off in Canh Duong commune, Quang Trach district, central Quang Binh province on March 2 (the 15th day of the first lunar month) with a hope for bumper hauls of fish and safe voyages in the year.

Vietnam Young Lions, the annual advertising and communication competition to identify advertising and communications works to represent Vietnam at the Cannes Young Lions contest at the Cannes Lions festival, the so-called ‘advertising Oscars’, was launched in HCM City on March 1.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese representative Huong Giang and other transgender contestants look graceful in their portraits at Miss International Queen 2018.

VOV.VN - Thousands of pilgrims flocked to Tran Temple in the northern province of Nam Dinh on the night of March 1 (the 14th day of the first lunar month) to attend the seal opening ceremony.

A music collection by France-based Vietnamese zitherist Tri Nguyen has been nominated for the Independent Music Awards (IMA) 2018. 

VOV.VN - Vietnamese model Chau Bui has attended H&M brand fashion show as part of Paris Fashion Week.

The Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank)’s branch in central Thua Thien-Hue province has agreed to provide funds worth VND1 billion (US$44,000) for the 10th Hue Festival.

VOV.VN - A range of activities such as poetry recital contests and art performances are being held at Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) in Hanoi within the framework of the 16th Vietnam Poetry Day.