Family culture of ethnic groups to be retraced at upcoming festival
Family culture of ethnic groups to be retraced at upcoming festival

A family culture festival of ethnic groups in the north central region will take place in the Culture Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups from June 25-26, a highlight in a series of ongoing activities in the village from June 1-30. 

Family culture of ethnic groups to be retraced at upcoming festival
Avika Gor arrives in Vietnam sporting new look
Avika Gor arrives in Vietnam sporting new look

VOV.VN - Indian teenage star Avika Gor arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on June 23 sporting a whole new look.

Avika Gor arrives in Vietnam sporting new look
Meet the favourites for Miss Heritage Global 2016
Meet the favourites for Miss Heritage Global 2016

VOV.VN - Here’s our choice for the top favourites to emerge from the preliminary round of the Miss Vietnam Heritage Global 2016 pageant held June 21-22 in the cities of Danang and Hue. 

Meet the favourites for Miss Heritage Global 2016
Trang Khieu falls flat on the catwalk in Italy
Trang Khieu falls flat on the catwalk in Italy

VOV.VN - Trang Khieu failed to inspire with her June 20 performance on the catwalk at Milan Men’s Fashion Week Spring Summer 2017.

Trang Khieu falls flat on the catwalk in Italy
Vietnam, RoK cooperate in cinema
Vietnam, RoK cooperate in cinema

The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) and the Vietnam Cinema Department signed a minutes to develop cinema in the respective countries during a forum in Ho Chi Minh City on June 23.

Vietnam, RoK cooperate in cinema
Vietnamese film screened in Brussels
Vietnamese film screened in Brussels

A film about Vietnamese expatriates in Eastern Europe in the 1980s was screened at the EU Parliament headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on June 22. 

Vietnamese film screened in Brussels
Int’l Finger-Style Guitar Festival 2016 to take place in Vietnam
Int’l Finger-Style Guitar Festival 2016 to take place in Vietnam

VOV.VN - Sixteen concerts of the second International Finger-Style Guitar Festival 2016 will be held in seven countries including Vietnam from June 29 to July 23.

Int’l Finger-Style Guitar Festival 2016 to take place in Vietnam
Thanh Bui and The Lyricist appear in RedOne’s music video
Thanh Bui and The Lyricist appear in RedOne’s music video

Vietnamese singers Thanh Bui and the band The Lyricist appeared in the music video for "Don’t You Need Somebody" by American music producer - musician RedOne, a Grammy award winner. 

Thanh Bui and The Lyricist appear in RedOne’s music video
Nordic design, Vietnam style
Nordic design, Vietnam style

Among the hundreds of tailor shops in the ancient town of Hoi An, O-Thala is a new brand that was launched in December last year.

Nordic design, Vietnam style
Carmen Suite premières HCM City
Carmen Suite premières HCM City

The full original version of Carmen will be staged by performers from Vietnam, France, Thailand and the Republic of Korea for two nights in HCM City next week.

Carmen Suite premières HCM City
Vietnam’s royal treasures on display at Hanoi museum
Vietnam’s royal treasures on display at Hanoi museum

Several invaluable royal treasures of the Nguyen Dynasty that reigned over Vietnam during the 19th and early 20th centuries are now on view at the National Museum of Vietnamese History in Hanoi.

Vietnam’s royal treasures on display at Hanoi museum
Danang youth prepare for colour bombs galore
Danang youth prepare for colour bombs galore

VOV.VN - Young people in Danang are gearing up to get doused in multicolours at the La Vie Colour Me Run, which is set to blast off on June 22-23 from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm at the Asia Park.

Danang youth prepare for colour bombs galore
Miss Ao Dai finalists show off their hot bikini bods
Miss Ao Dai finalists show off their hot bikini bods

VOV.VN -Who better to show the top three Miss Ao Dai finalists how to model bikinis than the ageless bombshell Ha Anh.

Miss Ao Dai finalists show off their hot bikini bods
Photographic journey across Vietnam four decades after war
Photographic journey across Vietnam four decades after war

An Irish has captured the life of the Vietnamese people 40 years after the war on photos that are on display in the central province of Quang Tri. 

Photographic journey across Vietnam four decades after war
Cultural week in Slovakia features Vietnamese photos, films
Cultural week in Slovakia features Vietnamese photos, films

VOV.VN - A cultural week was held on June 20 in Blatislava, Slovakia to introduce Vietnam’s images and documentaries to international friends.

Cultural week in Slovakia features Vietnamese photos, films
Truong Sa, Hoang Sa spotlighted in Lam Dong exhibition
Truong Sa, Hoang Sa spotlighted in Lam Dong exhibition

An exhibition of historical evidence proving Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos opened in Da Lat city, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on June 21. 

Truong Sa, Hoang Sa spotlighted in Lam Dong exhibition
Vietnam Ambassador joins India’s celebration of Int’l Yoga Day
Vietnam Ambassador joins India’s celebration of Int’l Yoga Day

Vietnamese Ambassador to India Ton Sinh Thanh stretched and bent along with more than 30,000 yoga practitioners at an outdoor session in New Delhi on June 21 to mark International Yoga Day. 

Vietnam Ambassador joins India’s celebration of Int’l Yoga Day
Venezuelan consulate hosts culture day in Hanoi
Venezuelan consulate hosts culture day in Hanoi

VOV.VN - Venezuelan Culture Day returned on June 21 to Hanoi with art, music, dance performances and refreshments.

Venezuelan consulate hosts culture day in Hanoi
Final 15 contestants in reality television show The Face
Final 15 contestants in reality television show The Face

VOV.VN - Passing through two rounds of competition, 15 beautiful girls will continue to be trained by models LanKhue, Ho Ngoc Ha and Pham Huong to become a high profile model and the face of a brand. 

Final 15 contestants in reality television show The Face
Top contestants to vie for Miss Beauty Doll 2017 crown
Top contestants to vie for Miss Beauty Doll 2017 crown

VOV.VN - The organizing board has announced top 20 Miss Beauty Doll Vietnam contestants 2016. The winner of the contest will be awarded US$1,000 and will represent Vietnam at the Miss Beauty Doll 2017. 

Top contestants to vie for Miss Beauty Doll 2017 crown
Vietnam Festa in Kanagawa 2016 to open in October
Vietnam Festa in Kanagawa 2016 to open in October

VOV.VN - The second Vietnam festival in Kanagawa is scheduled for October 28-30 in Yokohama city. 

Vietnam Festa in Kanagawa 2016 to open in October
Documentary highlights plight of forgotten Vietnamese in France
Documentary highlights plight of forgotten Vietnamese in France

A veteran Vietnamese-French film director has screened the latest part of his ‘trilogy’ depicting enslaved Vietnamese laborers in France during the 14th and 15th centuries in Hanoi last week.

Documentary highlights plight of forgotten Vietnamese in France
Hanoi’s culinary attraction
Hanoi’s culinary attraction

VOV.VN - Hanoi has long been an attractive destination for its scenic spots, historical and cultural sites, and unique cuisine.

Hanoi’s culinary attraction
Mong Ethnic Cultural Day lures foreign visitors
Mong Ethnic Cultural Day lures foreign visitors

Foreign visitors were lured by amusing “ken” dancing, art performances and colorful costumes at the Mong (H’mong) Ethnic Cultural Day 2016 which took place in Dong Van district in the northern province of Ha Giang on June 19.

Mong Ethnic Cultural Day lures foreign visitors
Hoang Hai launches new dress collection
Hoang Hai launches new dress collection

VOV.VN - Designer Hoang Hai has taken a fresh leap forward in leaving his mark on the world of fashion, with the launch of a new collection that puts emphasis on younger, relaxed and more affordable pieces.

Hoang Hai launches new dress collection
Miss Vietnam Heritage Global gets underway
Miss Vietnam Heritage Global gets underway

VOV.VN - The preliminary rounds for Miss Vietnam Heritage Global 2016 have gotten underway at a variety of locations in northern and southern Vietnam as well as the US, Germany and Australia.

Miss Vietnam Heritage Global gets underway
Thai traditional puppet show at Hanoi Opera House
Thai traditional puppet show at Hanoi Opera House

A Vietnamese and Thai traditional puppet show was performed at the Hanoi Opera House on June 18 as one of the activities celebrating 40 years of ties between the two countries (August 6, 1976-2016). 

Thai traditional puppet show at Hanoi Opera House
Vietnamese culture highlighted in Czech Republic
Vietnamese culture highlighted in Czech Republic

The essence of the Vietnamese culture was highlighted at a ceremony to wrap up the 2015 Vietnamese Culture Year in the Czech Republic in Prague on June 18. 

Vietnamese culture highlighted in Czech Republic
Danang programme responds to Int’l Yoga Day
Danang programme responds to Int’l Yoga Day

A total of 500 Yoga teachers and students participated in performances in response to International Yoga Day (June 21), which took place in the central city of Danang on June 19. 

Danang programme responds to Int’l Yoga Day
The 16-string Zither - traditional Vietnamese musical instrument
The 16-string Zither - traditional Vietnamese musical instrument

VOV.VN - Vietnam is home to 54 ethnic groups, each with its own customs and traditions. Those groups have created a variety of traditional musical instruments, which have played an important role in Vietnamese people’s lives. 

The 16-string Zither - traditional Vietnamese musical instrument
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