VOV.VN - Xuan La village in Phu Xuyen district, Hanoi, has long been famous for making To He, a traditional toy made of rice powder. This is the only village in Vietnam that makes the toy figurines.

Villagers in Tham Phang village in Muong Ang district of Dien Bien province are celebrating Tet during one of the coldest winters in the region.

Traditional festivals, rituals and religions of the Vietnamese are introduced in a book compiled by late Prof Nguyen Van Huyen (1908-1975), as a French-educated scholar and Minister of Education of Vietnam (1946-1975).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese representative Tuong Linh finished fourth out of the Top 5 favourite contestants in the Miss Intercontinental 2017 pageant as selected at 10pm on December 21.

Free screenings of award-winning films of the 20th Vietnam Film Festival will be organized at National Cinema Center in Hanoi from December 25-29.

VOV.VN - Thai actor Golf Pichaya took part in a Ho Chi Minh City press conference on December 21 for the premiere of the movie "Realms" in which he stars.

VOV.VN - A cultural festival for ethnic groups is taking place in Quang Ninh province from December 20-25, featuring 60 craft villages from 12 northern provinces and cities showcasing their products on 210 stands.

VOV.VN - Ky Duyen, Miss Vietnam 2014, and many celebrities participated in a fashion event in Hanoi on December 21.

A catalogue comprising new photographs of the world’s leading collection of Cham sculpture was launched in central Da Nang city on December 21.

A media centre was inaugurated on December 21 at No.1 Le Dai Hanh Street in Da Lat city of the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong to provide information and venue for reporters during the 7th Da Lat Flowers Festival starting this weekend.

VOV.VN - Many actors and actresses participated in a press conference for the new film “Loi Bao” by director Victor Vu in Hanoi on December 20.

VOV.VN - Hundreds of domestic and foreign artists will gather for a light festival featuring a mix of traditional and modern music, scheduled for December 31 at Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street, district 1, HCM City. 

VOV.VN - Thai model Lukkade and many Vietnamese models took to the catwalk for a recent fashion show in Ho Chi Minh City, showcasing designer Chung Thanh Phong’s latest collection themed “She’s A Goddess”.

VOV.VN - Ky Duyen, former Miss Vietnam 2014, took to the catwalk as vedette for the latest collection by designer Duc Vincie in Ho Chi Minh City fashion show on December 19.

After nearly two years of construction, the Hoang Sa Museum in the central city of Da Nang will open to the public next month, celebrating the New Year and offering a new destination to tourists.

The National Academy of Music will host a series of piano concerts on December 22-27, featuring talented artists from the Republic of Korea and Brazil.

An art exchange programme staged by artists from the Vietnam Contemporary Art Theatre was held in Sydney on December 20.

Fascinating performances by artists from different countries will highlight Hue Festival 2018, which will take place from April 27 to May 2 in Hue city, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

More than 60 art works featuring the culture and life of ethnic minority groups in the northern province of Thai Nguyen are being displayed at an exhibition which opened in the locality on December 19.

VOV.VN -Beautiful kids have given an impressive performance at Junior Fashion Runway in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN -Contestants of Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 have shown off their hot bikini bodies in the Glamshot Photo before entering the final round scheduled for December 21. 

The Vietnam Environment Administration under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment on December 19 honoured winners of the environmental photography contest, which was held under the patronage of the Vietnam Photographers Association.

The Belarus Embassy in Vietnam granted a collection of 21 volumes of books reproduced in the style created by Francysk Skaryna to the National Library of Vietnam on December 19.

Exhibitions on the 50 years of the Spring 1968 uprising and Vietnam’s economic, cultural, social and national defence achievements opened in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on December 19.

VOV.VN - Riyo Mori, former Miss Universe 2007, has captured the public attention recently at a fashion event in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Pham Thi Thu Ha, 20, from Can Tho City was crowned Miss University 2017 on the final night of the pageant in Ho Chi Minh City on December 17.

A play on the Mau Than Offensive (or Tet Offensive) in Spring 1968 will be staged by Hong Van Drama Troupe, one of HCM City’s leading private drama troupes, this month.  

Remnants of altars, carved letters in the old Nom script, carvings, architectural posts and beams have been collected together to honour dinh lang, the ancient Vietnamese communal houses that still dot the country. 

Over 300 documents, photos and artifacts relating to the victory of the Dien Bien Phu in the Air Battle are on display at an exhibition in downtown Hanoi to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the victory (December 18, 1972).

VOV.VN - First runner-up of Miss Vietnam 2012 Tu Anh is gorgeous in the latest wedding collection by designer Lek Chi.