(VOV) - Taking a stroll amidst a sea of dazzling and glittering colourful lanterns, symbolizing good fortune and prosperity, never fails to capture the magic and energy of the fabulous New Year holiday season in Hoi An.

(VOV) -A popular way some will ring in the New Year in Ho Tram by flying kites on a 2.2 kilometre stretch of the beach.

(VOV) -At the 2015 Da Lat Flower Festival, the Vietnam Record Book Centre (Vietkings) has declared a floral arrangement in the shape of a jet by Jetstar Pacific the largest on record.

(VOV) - The first “Memory of Hanoi” event took place on December 30 at the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long with a fashion show on Ao Dai (Vietnamese traditional dress). 

A concert was held at Park 23/9 in Ho Chi Minh City on December 30 to celebrate the birth of ASEAN Community on December 31, 2015, featuring artists from Vietnam and other ASEAN nations.

Many entertaining activities will be held at different places for people in the Ho Chi Minh City to have a joyful night welcoming the turn of the year.

As the clock ticks down the last hours of the year 2015, Countdown Parties are due to be held in different locations in the city. 

US movie studio Disney's familiar, beloved characters Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy and others will take audiences in Vietnam to an enchanting world when Disney On Ice presents Magical Ice Festival comes to the country for the first time next February.

(VOV) - The Dutch duo of Victor Pool and Ruben Den Boer will close out the year in style playing a long mix of originals, remixes and mashups at Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi.

A photo exhibition is ongoing in Da Lat City, located in the Central Highlands region, featuring artworks on the people and landscapes of this resort town.

(VOV) - Vietnam has won 5.62 points from its results in the world’s five most acclaimed beauty pageants, which puts it in the 16th place on the ‘Grand Slam’ Ranking of the website Global Beauties this year.

An artwork called “Long den pho” (lantern street) and created from 2,500 lanterns by local artisans is on display in the ancient town of Hoi An in Quang Nam Province, attracting local and foreign visitors.

(VOV) - The  Da Lat Flower Festival 2015 which opened in Da Lat city in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on December 30 has been the biggest event of this kind so far with a wide range of activities and unique records.

(VOV) - An Indian film festival is being held in Vietnam for the first time until late December 2015, and will show the 8 most popular Indian films over the last decade to Vietnamese audiences. 

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on December 29 announced the top 10 culture, sports and tourism events in 2015, which were voted by 121 journalists representing media agencies across the country. 

Central Quang Ngai province’s general museum received a plastic version of an old woodblock on Vietnam’s sovereignty over Ly Son island and Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago on December 29.

Beautiful natural landscapes and people of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) are depicted in the works of Vietnamese painters Nguyen Van Cuong, Le Van Thin, and Doan Hong.

(VOV) -BTS is getting ready to bring Ho Chi Minh City K-pop fans closer in a hotter atmosphere of the forthcoming Gala Vietnam Top Hits festival.

(VOV) -Kyo York, has just released a new music video that has received more than 200,000 views since it was posted December 18 on YouTube entitled Sugar-a hit song of American pop rock band Maroon 5. .

Nearly 700 tourists, local leaders and residents on Phu Quoc island in the southern province of Kien Giang participated in the Dugong Festival 2015 to raise awareness about the protection of Dugong and endangered marine creatures.

Miss Sport 2012 runner-up Duong Nguyen Kha Trang and cinematography student Mai Tuan Anh overcame 25 other finalists to win Vietnam Supermodel 2015 on December 29 in Ho Chi Minh City's Nguyen Du Gymnasium.

The Hue Monuments Conservation Centre announced that more than two million visitors came to see its heritage sites this year as of December 25, including a historic influx of one million foreigners.

(VOV) - The sixth Da Lat Flower Festival 2015 is set to open at 8pm on December 29. Final touches have been given to the preparation of the event. 

Vietnamese singers and artists as well as international DJs will gather in Hanoi for stellar performances from December 31 to January 1 to welcome the New Year 2016, according to the municipal Department of Culture and Sports.

(VOV) - Tips Lips (Japanese Band) brought audiences at this year’s annual Japanese cultural festival – Ake Ome! 2016 –  at the Giang Vo Exhibition Centre in Hanoi to their feet.

(VOV) - Chieng Di, a small village of the Mong ethnic minority group in Chieng Yen commune, Son La province, is a popular tourist destination. 

(VOV) - On December 28, Marketing Director Tran Thi Viet Huong announced that Vietravel will donate US$45,000 to defray costs of the Hue Festival, the fourth consecutive festival in a row it has co-sponsored the event.

(VOV) - A Japanese cultural festival “Ake Ome 2016” held at Hanoi-based Giang Vo Exhibition Centre on December 27 attracted numerous cosplayers wearing costumes and accessories to embody Japanese comic characters. Let’s see cosplay performances:

Hue Festival 2016 will take place from April 29 to May 4 with various culture, sport and art activities.

The Vietnam – Malaysia – Thailand artist exhibition and exchange was opened at the Centre for Fine Arts and Photography in 29 Hang Bai Street, Hanoi on December 26.