Over 750,000 copies of books have been sold on the Ho Chi Minh City Book Street (Nguyen Van Binh Street in District 1), which have attracted nearly 4 million visitors so far and made a total revenue of VND67 billion (US$2.98 million).

The Vietnam-Japan festival 2018 will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from January 26-28.

Diverse cuisines of Vietnam and foreign countries are being introduced at the 12th Taste of the World festival, which opened at Le Van Tam Park, in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City on January 11.

VOV.VN - Hanoi plans to hold spectacular firework displays and diverse cultural, art and sports activities to welcome the Lunar New Year festival (Tet). 

VOV.VN - A large number of celebrities joined the Ngoi Sao Xanh (Blue Star) Awards ceremony to honour the best films and best actors and actresses in Ho Chi Minh City on January 11.

Artists from the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet (VNOB) will perform classical and contemporary works at Hanoi Opera House on January 18.

The management board of the Con Dao National Park in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has sent a dossier to the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment (VACNE), asking for the recognition of its three ancient trees as Vietnam heritage trees. 

VOV.VN -Vietnamese beauties Khanh My and Tra Ngoc radiated charm and elegance at a Hieu Ve Trai Tim (Understanding the Heart) charitable event in Ho Chi Minh City on January 10.

VOV.VN - Indian actress Arti Singh arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on January 9 to attend the 2017 “Blue Star” Awards.

VOV.VN -On January 10, Vietnamese representative Tuong Linh departed for Egypt to take part in Miss Intercontinental 2017.

VOV.VN -Local fans of Modern Talking are in meltdown at news that the renowned boy band will return to Hanoi for a special concert.

Fashion designer Adrian Anh Tuan will travel to China for the Harbin Fashion Week that will take place on January 12.

VOV.VN - Ha Lade, the first runner-up of the Miss Jewellery 2017 pageant, caught everyone’s attention with her head turning style at a press conference hosted by the Miss Sea Vietnam Global 2018 pageant in Ho Chi Minh City on January 9.

VOV.VN - The Insider Monkey website recently published a list of 15 countries with the most handsome men in the world, with Vietnam ranked second in the list.

Movie star and producer Ngo Thanh Van has launched her new film projects on Vietnamese myths and folk stories in HCM City.

The programme “Colours of Japan”, which will be aired on VTV3 of the Vietnam Television (VTV) from January 19, is expected to bring unique experiences for Vietnamese audience on the early days of 2018.

VOV.VN -The overall top 3 of Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 arrived at Tan Son Nhat International airport on January 9, receiving a warm welcome from their Vietnamese fans.

VOV.VN - Miss Asia Beauty 2017 Tuong Linh is busy preparing her outfits for the Miss Intercontinental 2017 pageant to be held in Hurghada, Egypt.

VOV.VN -Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 H’Hen Nie paid a visit to her former school in Nha Trang on January 8.

VOV.VN - Miss Vietnam 2016 Do My Linh joined the Spring/Summer 2018 fashion show by designer Phuong My in Hanoi on January 7.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) launched a photo contest on Instagram to showcase the development progress in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) and demonstrate how a focus on increased regional cooperation and integration can improve people’s lives.

Vietnamese-American singer Phi Nhung, who has more than 20 years in the industry, will release an album to raise funds for poor children next week.

This is the first time Soa and Mạo from Simacai district, the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai participated in the Mong’s Tet celebration in Hanoi.

More than 100 food booths will be featured at the annual food festival named “Taste of the World” scheduled for January 11 to 14 at Le Van Tam Park in HCM City’s District 1.

Paintings capturing Vietnamese and Chinese folk culture and traditional New Year (Tet) festival are on display in Beijing, China, starting from January 8.

The first day of the new year is also time for the Sedang, an ethnic group among the 54 ethnicities of Vietnam, to celebrate their New Rice Festival.

VOV.VN - Ky Duyen and Huyen My, the top two winners of Miss Vietnam 2014, have reunited for a fashion event in Vinh City.

VOV.VN - Ede ethnic girl H’hen Nie was crowned Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 on the final night of the pageant in the south central province of Khanh Hoa’s Nha Trang City on January 6.

VOV.VN - Top 15 finalists of the Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 pageant showed off their bodily beauty in sexiest swimsuits in the south central province of Khanh Hoa’s Nha Trang City on January 6.

An exhibition displaying 37 art photos promoting the values and diversity of Vietnamese people and culture by renowned French photographer Réhahn has opened in HCM City.