Miss Vietnam finalists cook Singaporean style
Miss Vietnam finalists cook Singaporean style

VOV.VN - The contestants of the final round of Miss Vietnam 2016 have had truly delightful experiences on August 14 both tasting and cooking Singaporean style at the Lion City restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City.

Miss Vietnam finalists cook Singaporean style
Boney M, Smokie member to perform in Hanoi
Boney M, Smokie member to perform in Hanoi

Disco band Boney M and Chris Norman, former lead singer of the Smokie band, will perform in Hanoi this October.

Boney M, Smokie member to perform in Hanoi
Miss Vietnam 2016 finalists visit River City
Miss Vietnam 2016 finalists visit River City

VOV.VN - Thirty-five beauties in the final round of Miss Vietnam 2016 pageant have toured River City. 

Miss Vietnam 2016 finalists visit River City
Vietnam joins ASEAN food festival in Macau
Vietnam joins ASEAN food festival in Macau

Vietnamese cuisine and agricultural products were showcased at the 17th ASEAN Food Festival that began in Macau (China) on August 13. 

Vietnam joins ASEAN food festival in Macau
Top 12 Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2016 finalists with new challenge
Top 12 Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2016 finalists with new challenge

VOV.VN - Top 12 finalists of Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2016 have competed a new competition part requesting them to pose with jogging machines and take ad photos underwater.

Top 12 Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2016 finalists with new challenge
Viet Trinh charming in Ao Dai designed by Minh Chau
Viet Trinh charming in Ao Dai designed by Minh Chau

VOV.VN -Actress Viet Trinh, 44, one of the more popular movie stars of the 80s and 90s, flaunts her flawless figure in an Ao Dai collection of fashion designer Minh Chau.

Viet Trinh charming in Ao Dai designed by Minh Chau
HCM City: Cultural events to celebrate VN-Thailand ties
HCM City: Cultural events to celebrate VN-Thailand ties

A series of cultural exchange events took place at Ho Chi Minh City Youth Culture House on August 14 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Vietnam – Thailand diplomatic relations (August 6, 1976).

HCM City: Cultural events to celebrate VN-Thailand ties
Exhibit celebrates southern art pieces
Exhibit celebrates southern art pieces

The southern region’s largest exhibition this year, featuring 200 paintings and sculptures, is on display at the Tien Giang Conference Centre in Can Tho City.

Exhibit celebrates southern art pieces
Korean singer makes Vietnamese debut with new music video
Korean singer makes Vietnamese debut with new music video

Korean singer Song Joo Young, a student in the linguistics faculty at the HCM City University of Pedagogy, has released his first music video (MV) after two years of living in the city. 

Korean singer makes Vietnamese debut with new music video
Dong Xam silver craft village
Dong Xam silver craft village

VOV.VN - Dong Xam is a famous silver carving craft village in Thai Binh province. The village also embraces a rich cultural tradition. 

Dong Xam silver craft village
Life of King Tu Duc on stage
Life of King Tu Duc on stage

King Tu Duc, the longest reigning monarch of the Nguyen Dynasty, was brought to life this week in a new stage play.

Life of King Tu Duc on stage
Miss Vietnam 2016: 35 beauties of ageless splendour
Miss Vietnam 2016: 35 beauties of ageless splendour

VOV.VN - Ageless is the word that best describes the ladies that comprise the 35 finalists of Miss Vietnam 2016. Years may pass but the faces of these young gals will surely be remembered.

Miss Vietnam 2016: 35 beauties of ageless splendour
Museum offers glimpse of golden past
Museum offers glimpse of golden past

VOV.VN - A new museum – The Fito Museum of Traditional Pharmacy – has opened its doors to the public as of August 12, providing a unique glimpse at drugstore tools and technologies of centuries past.

Museum offers glimpse of golden past
‘I Love You Mom’ Ao Dai Collection
‘I Love You Mom’ Ao Dai Collection

VOV.VN - Fashion designer Minh Chau has created a special Ao Dai Collection to present as gifts to beloved mothers on the occasion of the Vu Lan festival (or Vietnamese Mother’s Day), which falls on 15th day of the seventh month of the Lunar Calendar.

‘I Love You Mom’ Ao Dai Collection
Exporting Vietnamese cultural content to the world
Exporting Vietnamese cultural content to the world

VOV.VN - Vietnamese publishing companies have been working to export books and content to promote the national image. 

Exporting Vietnamese cultural content to the world
Miss Vietnam contestants take countryside tour
Miss Vietnam contestants take countryside tour

VOV.VN - The 35 finalists of Miss Vietnam 2016 took a tour of the Vietnam countryside on August 11 to enhance their awareness of the nation’s unique cultural heritage.

Miss Vietnam contestants take countryside tour
Hue struggles to protect garden houses
Hue struggles to protect garden houses

Up to 40 garden houses in the imperial capital city of Hue will be restored under a Thua Thien-Hue provincial People’s Committee project.

Hue struggles to protect garden houses
Vietnamese filmmaker receives the Order of Arts and Letters
Vietnamese filmmaker receives the Order of Arts and Letters

VOV.VN - Vietnamese filmmaker Nguyen Hoang Diep has received the Order of Arts and Letters for her work Dap Canh Giua Khong Trung (Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere). The conferment was made by French Minister of Culture Audrey Azoulay on August 11.

Vietnamese filmmaker receives the Order of Arts and Letters
Latest collection of fashion designer Ly Qui Khanh
Latest collection of fashion designer Ly Qui Khanh

VOV.VN - Fashion designer Ly Qui Khanh has launched his latest collection inspired by Vietnam’s most in-vogue pop singer Ho Ngoc Ha in Ho Chi Minh City recently. 

Latest collection of fashion designer Ly Qui Khanh
Nung’s New Year celebration and the meal to chase away bad luck
Nung’s New Year celebration and the meal to chase away bad luck

VOV.VN - Like many other ethnic groups, the Nung’s New Year festival is the biggest event of the year.

Nung’s New Year celebration and the meal to chase away bad luck
LGBT festival Viet Pride Hanoi 2016 kicks off next week
LGBT festival Viet Pride Hanoi 2016 kicks off next week

Viet Pride Hanoi 2016 will kick off in the capital city next week, according to an August 9 statement released by the event’s organizers.

LGBT festival Viet Pride Hanoi 2016 kicks off next week
Book on Vietnamese, Korean culture hits shelves
Book on Vietnamese, Korean culture hits shelves

A book on the cultural characteristics of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK), and their similarities and differences, was introduced in Ho Chi Minh City on August 11.

Book on Vietnamese, Korean culture hits shelves
Dual cultural festivals in northwest region
Dual cultural festivals in northwest region

Dual cultural festivals will land the northwest region in September 2016, according to the provincial People’s Committee of Yen Bai at a meeting in the locality on August 11.

Dual cultural festivals in northwest region
German documentary on AO victims nominated for Emmy
German documentary on AO victims nominated for Emmy

“Long Thanh will lachen”, the German documentary about an Orange Agent/Dioxin victim in Vietnam, is one of eight nominations for the News and Current Affairs category of the Emmy Awards this year.

German documentary on AO victims nominated for Emmy
National classic drama contest staged in Danang
National classic drama contest staged in Danang

Over 700 artists and actors from 11 art troupes nationwide will participate in the annual National Tuong (classic drama) and Traditional Folk Opera Contest in the central city on August 20-29.

National classic drama contest staged in Danang
Miss Vietnam finalists arrive in HCM City
Miss Vietnam finalists arrive in HCM City

VOV.VN - Vietnamese beauties hoping to set sail to the Miss Universe final in the Philippines next January have arrived in Ho Chi Minh City to compete for the coveted Miss Vietnam crown.

Miss Vietnam finalists arrive in HCM City
Vietnam Cultural Days open in Thailand
Vietnam Cultural Days open in Thailand

VOV.VN - Vietnam Cultural Days kicked off on August 10 in Bangkok, Thailand in the presence of deputy prime ministers Thanasak Patimaprakon and Vu Duc Dam and other officials.

Vietnam Cultural Days open in Thailand
Vietnam beauty pageant kicks off in Japan
Vietnam beauty pageant kicks off in Japan

VOV.VN - Here’s a look at many of the 20 contestants participating a beauty pageant running August 8-14 in Aichi Prefecture, Japan aiming to honour Vietnam female entrepreneurs, as provided by the organizers of the event.

Vietnam beauty pageant kicks off in Japan
Miss Vietnam 2016: 10 Hanoians make the cut
Miss Vietnam 2016: 10 Hanoians make the cut

VOV.VN - The Miss Vietnam beauty pageant is heating up and has now been narrowed down by the judges to the top 32.  Out of those, 10 beautiful young ladies from Hanoi made the cut and here they are:

Miss Vietnam 2016: 10 Hanoians make the cut
Vietnam teen band wins gold prize at Asia Arts Festival
Vietnam teen band wins gold prize at Asia Arts Festival

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s teen band Soul Club founded by music composer Thanh Bui has won gold prize at the 4th Asia Arts Festival in Singapore.

Vietnam teen band wins gold prize at Asia Arts Festival
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