VOV.VN - Vietnam has more than 8,900 festivals including more than 7,000 folk festivals. They are intangible cultural heritages which have been preserved and promoted nationwide.

The annual Vietnamese Poetry Day will be organised as a festival with myriad activities, said Huu Thinh, President of the Vietnam Writers’ Association, on February 19.

VOV.VN - Annually on the 11th day of the first lunar month hundreds attend the An Dinh Village Festival in Ha Dong District of Hanoi to burn votive paper, incense and pray for wealth and happiness in the new year.

VOV.VN -About 120 King Kong 2 film crew members arrived at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport on February 18 to prepare for their first shoots at some famous tourist sites such as Son Doong cave, Ha Long Bay- the world natural heritage site, and Ninh Binh province.

VOV.VN - Tro Tram Festival in Lam Thao district, Phu Tho province is held annually on the 11th day of the first lunar month. It is one of traditional festivals in the Red River Delta to pray for a prosperity and happiness in the new year.

Two art troupes from the Republic of Korea (RoK) will hold shows at Vietnam Youth Theatre, treating local audiences to impressive puppetry performances from February 19-23.

VOV.VN - One of the UK's most celebrated chefs, Gary Rhodes, will present UK cooking techniques and delicious dishes during a food week in Hanoi and HCM City on March 13-18.

A maturity ritual (Cap Sac) of the Red Dao ethnic community took place as a joyful New Year activity in Sa Pa district in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on February 18. 

VOV.VN - Five locations in Vietnam will play a part in setting the scene for the newest instalment of the King Kong franchise to start filming later this month.

VOV.VN - Comic book ‘Truyen thuyet Long than tuong’ has won the second prize in the Japanese government-sponsored 9th annual international award for manga, reports Japan’s foreign ministry. 

The anniversary of the Hung Kings and the 2016 Hung Kings Temple Festival will take place from April 12-16 (the sixth to 10th day of the third lunar month) in the northern mountainous province of Phu Tho, said Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Ha Ke San. 

The Giay ethnic people’s New Year Festival (the drum dancing festival) in Tat Nga commune, Meo Vac district, the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang is held annually during the first lunar month.

Six Vietnamese movies will be screened at Osaka Asian Film Festival 2016 set to take place between March 4 and 13 in Osaka City, Japan with a focus on Asian films, said the event’s organizers.

After the Lunar New Year, thousands of people visit the God Fish Stream in Thanh Hoa every day to pray for luck in the New Year. On February 15, the God Fish Procession was held at the Luong Ngoc stream, attracting up to tens of thousands of people.

The Prime Minister has recently approved a master plan for Trang An scenic landscape complex in the northern province of Ninh Binh.

The Yen Tu spring festival officially opened on February 17, the 10th day of the first lunar month, at the Yen Tu historical site, Thuong Yen commune, Uong Bi City in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

VOV.VN - Once again, the allure of the Trieu Khuc Village Festival entertained hundreds of spectators as men disguised as young girls making feminine gestures and movements had a street dancing showdown in Hanoi.

VOV.VN- Kelly Marie Tran, an actress of Vietnamese origin, has been selected as the cast member of‘Star Wars Episode VIII-an upcoming American epic space opera film written and directed by Rian Johnson.

VOV.VN - The winner of Vietnam Next Top Model 2011, Hoang Thuy, has made a great impression on audiences at the Pure London Show.

VOV.VN - Tam Giang River Festival taken place recently in southcentral Phu Yen province, included boat race and folk games. It attracted thousands of visitors.

Japan has proposed the planting of dozens of cherry trees as gifts to celebrate a cherry blossom festival in the capital city of Vietnam next month, local authorities said on February 15.

An incense offering ceremony to commemorate late Vietnamese Kings was held at the Kinh Thien Palace in the Thang Long Royal Citadel on February 16 or the ninth day of the first lunar month. 

Hoang Van Thai from Kim Thai commune in the northern province of Nam Dinh said he has sold farming tools at Vieng Market for 10 years. 

Unique historical treasures of Vietnam will be presented in three 3D animations at a scientific workshop in Hanoi that will be attended by Vietnamese and German experts. 

A group of 400 Shan tea plants in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai have been recognised as Vietnamese heritage trees. 

The northern province of Lao Cai is concentrating on developing local tourist attractions in order to host the National Tourism Year in 2017.

VOV.VN -Thanks to all of the sponsors, volunteers, presenters and participants, this year’s annual Da Nong River Festival at the Da Nong Estuary on February 15 was a tremendous success, say the organizers.

VOV.VN - On the occasion of the New Lunar Year, artist Thanh Chuong has published an arrangement of black and white photos featuring his Viet Palace that were notably - taken with his iPhone.

VOV.VN - If you’re a gastronome of Italian food you’ll want to check out the JW Marriott Hanoi Italian Cuisine Festival, February 14-March 8, where you can learn to prepare a whole Venetian menu of the great classics of Italian cuisine.

VOV.VN - Eleven years old musical prodigy Jayden Trinh Jesudhass is a keen guitarist and singer. He has been busking since he was 5 years old on the streets of Dunedin and several other cities both in New Zealand and overseas.