In pictures: Highlights of Hue Festival 2016
In pictures: Highlights of Hue Festival 2016

VOV.VN -Traditional musical performances at Hue Festival 2016 on May 2 staged at the Kim Long Village are widely regarded as the best the nation has to offer and a must see for any visitors.

In pictures: Highlights of Hue Festival 2016
Keeping up with Ky Duyen in a rich gown by Hoang Hai
Keeping up with Ky Duyen in a rich gown by Hoang Hai

VOV.VN - We can always trust Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen to bring a touch of timeless elegance to any event.

Keeping up with Ky Duyen in a rich gown by Hoang Hai
Banh giay of Nung ethnic people in Lao Cai
Banh giay of Nung ethnic people in Lao Cai

In the cold of the northern upland, tourists to market sessions of ethnic minority communities in Bac Ha District, Lao Cai Province may be attracted to hot round cakes in green, black and white.

Banh giay of Nung ethnic people in Lao Cai
Fabulous fashion of Saigon in the 1960s
Fabulous fashion of Saigon in the 1960s

VOV.VN - In the 1960s, some women in Saigon liked to show off in miniskirts and go-go boots but most preferred the more traditional look donning neutral-coloured Ao Dai long gowns and conical hats.

Fabulous fashion of Saigon in the 1960s
TV shows give singers a shot at fame
TV shows give singers a shot at fame

New TV shows featuring Vietnamese singers and bands attracting thousands of fans are not a rare sight in the industry.

TV shows give singers a shot at fame
In pictures: Quang Chieu Festival in Hue City
In pictures: Quang Chieu Festival in Hue City

VOV.VN - The Hue Festival 2016 has officially opened, offering lots of arts and cultural activities, many unique festivals and new experiences for local and foreign guests traveling to the country to experience.

In pictures: Quang Chieu Festival in Hue City
The ever popular Dee Hsu arrives in Hanoi
The ever popular Dee Hsu arrives in Hanoi

VOV.VN - Popular Taiwanese emcee Dee Hsu (more commonly known as Little S) has arrived in Hanoi on her first trip to Vietnam for a series of performances at undisclosed private clubs.

The ever popular Dee Hsu arrives in Hanoi
Classical Pianist Adam Gyorgy is coming to HCM City
Classical Pianist Adam Gyorgy is coming to HCM City

VOV.VN - The Vietnam National Academy of Music has unveiled that it will present Hungarian pianist Adam Gyorgy, one of the world’s finest classical musicians, in concert on May 6 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Classical Pianist Adam Gyorgy is coming to HCM City
Hue Festival: Art performances impress visitors
Hue Festival: Art performances impress visitors

A number of art performances by both domestic and foreign artists were organised at different stages of the ongoing Hue Festival in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on May 1, making strong impressions on locals and visitors. 

Hue Festival: Art performances impress visitors
Ha Long Carnival attracts crowds
Ha Long Carnival attracts crowds

The 2016 Ha Long Carnival art performance, themed “Convergence and Pervasiveness”, took place in Ha Long city of northern Quang Ninh province on April 30. 

Ha Long Carnival attracts crowds
European Literature Days scheduled for next month
European Literature Days scheduled for next month

The European Literature Days will come to Hanoi for the sixth time and HCMC for the first time next month, featuring new books from eight European countries and activities for book lovers, Goethe-Institut Vietnam said in a statement.

European Literature Days scheduled for next month
Hong Phong Water Puppetry Troupe
Hong Phong Water Puppetry Troupe

VOV.VN - Water puppetry is a typical artistic genre in the Red River Delta. It is closely associated with Vietnam’s wet rice civilization.  

Hong Phong Water Puppetry Troupe
Traditional work of the Ha Nhi
Traditional work of the Ha Nhi

VOV.VN - Settling in high mountains for hundreds of year, the Ha Nhi depend on agricultural production on terraced fields.

Traditional work of the Ha Nhi
Giant kites soar up into Hung Yen province’s sky
Giant kites soar up into Hung Yen province’s sky

The sky above Ecopark, a new green urban residential area in the northern province of Hung Yen, was peppered with giant kites representing buoyancy with hope and joy of life during the opening ceremony of an international kite festival on April 30.

Giant kites soar up into Hung Yen province’s sky
Over 10,000 visitors attend Lai Chau Culture-Tourism week
Over 10,000 visitors attend Lai Chau Culture-Tourism week

More than 10,000 people have attended the Tourism and Culture Week hosted by the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau, which concluded in Sin Ho district on April 30.

Over 10,000 visitors attend Lai Chau Culture-Tourism week
Korean dance company entertains, inspires in Hanoi
Korean dance company entertains, inspires in Hanoi

VOV.VN - The Yun Myung Hwa dance company from the Republic of Korea put on a wonderfully rousing visual arts performance beautifully choreographed to live music with traditional instruments on April 29 at the Hanoi Youth Theatre.

Korean dance company entertains, inspires in Hanoi
Grandiose start of Hue Festival in front of thousands
Grandiose start of Hue Festival in front of thousands

VOV.VN - The Hue Festival began with a grandiose start on the evening of April 29 in front of an audience of thousands in a fantastic mood who danced the night away to their favourite traditional music from all three regions of the country.

Grandiose start of Hue Festival in front of thousands
Hue Festival 2016 kicks off
Hue Festival 2016 kicks off

The Hue Festival 2016 officially kicked off at the Ngo Mon (Noon Gate) with a range of artistic programmes in the ancient imperial citadel complex in Hue City , the central province of Thua Thien – Hue, on April 29. 

Hue Festival 2016 kicks off
Ancient temple in Hue receives facelift
Ancient temple in Hue receives facelift

The restored and preserved front building of Trieu To Mieu (Trieu To Temple), part of the ancient Hue Imperial City in Thua Thien-Hue central province, was unveiled on April 29. 

Ancient temple in Hue receives facelift
New features at 2016 Hue Festival
New features at 2016 Hue Festival

VOV.VN - Preparations for the 2016 Hue Festival have been put in place for the opening ceremony on April 29. Trial flight anticipating air balloon festival in Thua Thien-Hue Hue gastronomy festival takes place from April 28 to May 2 Jetstar Pacific to open new Hue-Nha Trang route

New features at 2016 Hue Festival
Chango Foundation group to perform Columbian Marimba songs
Chango Foundation group to perform Columbian Marimba songs

Chango Foundation will offer Vietnamese audiences a Colombian folk traditional music performance on May 4 in a collaborative programme by the Embassy of Colombia in Vietnam and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Chango Foundation group to perform Columbian Marimba songs
Ministry to host Japanese cuisine class
Ministry to host Japanese cuisine class

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan will host Japanese Cooking Seminars in Ho Chi Minh City on May 4-5.

Ministry to host Japanese cuisine class
Photo exhibition in HCM City celebrates Reunification Day
Photo exhibition in HCM City celebrates Reunification Day

A photo exhibition has opened at the Ho Chi Minh City Book Pedestrian Street on Nguyen Van Binh Street in District 1 to celebrate the 41st anniversary of Reunification Day. 

Photo exhibition in HCM City celebrates Reunification Day
Elle Style Awards jury members meet the press
Elle Style Awards jury members meet the press

VOV.VN -Singer Ho Ngoc Ha was among the jury members for the upcoming 2016 Elle Style Awards that met on April 28 with the press in Ho Chi Minh City.

Elle Style Awards jury members meet the press
Concert promoting ‘Truy Sat’ enthrals thousands
Concert promoting ‘Truy Sat’ enthrals thousands

VOV.VN -Thousands of martial arts fans packed the bleachers at a concert promoting the new Vietnamese action movie Truy Sat (Tracer) on April 28 at the Hanoi University of Science and Technology Stadium.

Concert promoting ‘Truy Sat’ enthrals thousands
Huyen My makes a splash in thigh-split fishtail dress
Huyen My makes a splash in thigh-split fishtail dress

VOV.VN - Nguyen Tran Huyen My attempted to look slim and stylish on April 28 at a party in Hanoi when she showed up in a pricey, glittery jewel studded thigh-split fishtail gown.

Huyen My makes a splash in thigh-split fishtail dress
Vietnam, Denmark artists to excite European Literacy Days in Hanoi
Vietnam, Denmark artists to excite European Literacy Days in Hanoi

Denmark’s Embassy in Vietnam said that it and the Kim Dong Publishing House would take active involvement in the two activities of the 6th European Literacy Days in Hanoi. 

Vietnam, Denmark artists to excite European Literacy Days in Hanoi
Sapa Tourism Week to host cultural events
Sapa Tourism Week to host cultural events

From April 28 to May 2, the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai hosts numerous activities for Sapa Culture and Tourism Week 2016.

Sapa Tourism Week to host cultural events
Vietnam competes at Mister Global 2016 pageant
Vietnam competes at Mister Global 2016 pageant

VOV.VN- Vietnamese male representative Nguyen Phuc Vinh Cuong arrived in Bangkok, Thailand on April 28 to join other foreign contestants in first activities of Mister Global 2016 pageant.

Vietnam competes at Mister Global 2016 pageant
Ao Dai for couples on April fashion show
Ao Dai for couples on April fashion show

VOV.VN - Designer Minh Chau introduced his latest Ao Dai collection for couples in a fashion show in Ho Chi Minh City on April 28. 

Ao Dai for couples on April fashion show
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