Vietnamese bakers and pastry enterprises will present at the Europain & Intersuc 2016 international trade show held in France in February.

Ho Chi Minh City’s annual spring flower festival will be held at Tao Dan Park and on Cong Truong Quoc Te Street from February 3 (the 25th day of lunar December) to February 14 (the 7th day of lunar January) with a myriad of activities.

The Ho Chi Minh City Book Street will be officially opened on Nguyen Van Binh street, District 1, on January 9. 

The Vietnam Federation of UNESCO Associations presented its certificate of patronage of the “Son Nam – Ba Chua Vuc Temple”, part of the Pho Hien relic complex in northern Hung Yen province, on January 6.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) opened a photo exhibition themed “Discover Vietnam” in Hanoi on January 6, displaying 100 best items selected from a competition launched in August 2015.

(VOV) - In our hurriedness to define ‘culture’ in the contemporary context, far too many people gloss over the simple fact that culture means a ‘way of life’.

(VOV) - Guest artists from Indiana State University (ISU) will perform as part of a recital on the evening of January 7 at the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music at 112 Nguyen Du Street in Ward 1.

Filmmakers are hoping to draw moviegoers into cinemas during the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year holiday), which begins on February 8.

The Goethe Institute will introduce a multimedia concert on January 9 in which pianist Cao Thanh Lan will perform with audio recordings and video projections. 

(VOV) - If you’re like millions around the globe that have taken an interest in the culinary delights of Japan, then mark your calendar for January 16 to attend a Traditional Japanese New Year celebration at the Hanoi University of Science and Technology.

(VOV) - Buzzfeed, an American online social news and entertainment giant, has released a clip about stunning wedding gowns from across Asia, including Vietnam.

A dozen young men jump into a fire in bare feet, dancing on and picking up pieces of burning coals with their hands, all without suffering even a minor injury.

(VOV) - Japanese dancers from Tokyo-based Nibroll contemporary dance company will perform the “Real Reality” show at the Youth Theatre in Hanoi on January 15. 

Nearly 120,000 visitors including about 5,000 foreigners visited the “Ky Uc Ha Noi” (Memory of Hanoi) programme which took place at the Thang Long Royal Citadel in Hanoi from December 30 to January 4, according to the Hanoi Department of Tourism.

(VOV) -With masterpieces like ‘Op 47 Violin concerto’ (Jean Sibelius) and ‘Vltava from My Fatherland’ (Bedrich Smetana) on tap, an upcoming concert of the Vietnam National Orchestra Symphony (VNSO) is sure to please.

(VOV) -The Vietnam Record Book Centre has certified the 4,000 square metre Love Maze with its 24,000 trees as the largest bewildering network of passages in the country, according to a local newspaper.

(VOV) - Indian movie star Siddharth Shukla has detailed the agenda for his January 6-9 visit to Ho Chi Minh City on his Facebook page.

(VOV) -Top models gracefully opened the new year on January 3 at a fashion show in Ho Chi Minh City in an extensive assortment of beautiful ao dai gowns by well-known designer Lien Huong.

(VOV) - A famous Italian guitarist Ermanno Bottiglieri is set to perform “The music’s ways vol.4” at L'Espace, 24 Trang Tien, Hanoi on January 7 along with artists and lecturers from the Vietnam National Academy of Music.

A special art performance night on January 2 in Da Lat city marked the end of the five-day Da Lat Flower Festival 2015.

(VOV) - Vietnam has 1.3 million Khmer people living in the southern provinces of Tra Vinh, Soc Trang, Kien Giang, An Giang, Bac Lieu, Can Tho, and Vinh Long. 

(VOV) - There just may be no better way to truly enjoy Vietnamese culture than joining in on a local festival— and the Red Dao ethnic minority fire dancing festival is one of the most intriguing. 

During the last two years, French photographer Rehahn C has spent a lot of time traveling to remote areas in Vietnam to capture photos depicting ethnic culture which he said “is fading away so fast.”

The representative of Vietnam at the Miss Universe 2015 pageant has recently opened up to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper about her feeling and other contestants’ reaction when host Steve Harvey announced the wrong winner.

(VOV) - Traditional theaters play an important role in Vietnamese culture. Despite the rapid development of contemporary art genres and the entertainment industry in Vietnam, traditional theaters continue to inspire both Vietnamese and foreign audience.

A ceremony was held in Muong Lay township, the northwestern province of Dien Bien on December 31 to publicise the recognition of the Xoe dance and Kin pang Then ritual as national intangible cultural heritages.

Renowned Italian and Belgian artists are performing their sand sculpture building skills in Tien Hai hamlet of Phan Thiet city, the south central coastal province of Binh Thuan.

(VOV) -The first runner-up of the Miss Vietnam 2010 beauty pageant, Vu Hoang My has arrived in Israel for a field trip with the aim of making a 45-minute documentary film on the country’s land and people.

(VOV) -Hundred thousands of local people and foreign visitors on December 31 flocked to Ly Thai To Square, Hanoi Opera House, and Thong Nhat Park to have a joyful night welcoming the turn of the year.

(VOV) - A New Year is nearing with the best wishes for happiness, good fortune, prosperity and many more. Let's hear what some people think about the New Year: