Delegations from many tea importing countries will attend the Tea Festival hosted by the northern province of Thai Nguyen from November 26-28, said Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Ma Thi Nguyet at a press briefing on October 22 in Hanoi.

(VOV) - The Embassy of Israel has announced the iconic photography exhibition entitled Writing With Light by Israeli Photographer Ziv Koren will open on October 23 at the Exhibition House at 45 Trang Tien Street in Hanoi.

Parts of the Honda Dream motorbike are symbolising the dreams of Vietnamese people are displayed in Spanish sculptor Jorge Rivera's exhibition in Hanoi.

(VOV) - Charmaine Sheh has accepted the invitation of the show’s organizer Ly Nha Ky and will grace the catwalk at the Lynk Fashion Show set to kick off November 11 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam will send two films to the 26th Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) scheduled for November 26 to December 6.

(VOV) - Vietnamese beauty Pham Hong Thuy Van is sparing no effort to demonstrate her talent at the final round of the ongoing Miss International 2015 pageant in Japan. Her fluent English and communicable Japanese has left a good impression. 

A selection of three French films across different genres will be introduced to Vietnamese audiences at the French Cultural Centre in Hanoi.

A Cambodia culture week is slated to take place in southern Ho Chi Minh City and Soc Trang province from November 8-14, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) announced on October 21.

(VOV) - A 30-second commercial aired favourable images of the nation’s rice terraces, beaches and green peaceful countryside on the UK Travel Channel.

Gu Bla, one of the main sculptural works used in the Cor ethnic group’s buffalo sacrifice festival in Tra Bong district in the central province of Quang Ngai, is slowly being forgotten as the festival’s popularity decreases.

A collection of about 150 photographs selected from the archives of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) are on display at an exhibition entitled “Bien dao To quoc” (Homeland’s Sea and Islands) in central Da Nang city.

(VOV) - First runner-up at Miss World Vietnam 2015, known locally as Hoa Khoi Ao Dai Vietnam 2014 Pham Hong Thuy Van officially competed in the 2015 Miss International pageant in Japan on October 19.

The best short movies by Vietnamese directors will be presented at the WAFM Film Fest 2015, which starts on October 23 at the Vietnam Cinematography Association.

A novel, Nguoc Mat Troi (Journey Against the Sun), written by novelist Nguyen Mot, has been translated into English and will be published in the US by Song Magazine.

A 144-m long section with 19 stalls will open as the Ho Chi Minh City Book Street on Nguyen Van Binh Street in central District 1 on November 23.

Violinist Nguyen My Huong and pianist Dao Trong Tuyen will perform in a concert on October 21 to commemorate the 245th birthday of composer Ludwig van Beethoven.

Traditional costumes and personal belongings of women in the Nguyen Dynasty were on display at an exhibition held at the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre in Hue city on October 20.

(VOV) - The 2,290 metre Long Bien Bridge, having survived countless bombings, stands as a symbol of the nation’s courageous struggle for freedom. Designed by Gustave Eiffel, it was constructed in 1898 by the Dayde and Pille Company and opened to traffic in 1903.  

(VOV) - Ao Dai, a long gown with buttons down the front that is worn with trousers has become the national symbol of feminine beauty and a source of national pride for the Vietnamese people.

(VOV) - The dynamic German band GOLF will be on tour in Southeast Asia from October 23 through November 8, the Goethe-Institut has unveiled— presenting their new songs in Hanoi, Danang, Hue, Ho Chi Minh City and Manila.

International fashion designers attending the second Vietnam International Fashion Week last week have been raving about the creativity and energy they see in this country.

(VOV) - It has been unveiled that Dutch DJ Tiesto will bring his electronic dance music to Ho Chi Minh City for a performance at a DJ competition on December 13.

Lua Thien Nhan, a moving film about a boy, is being screened at Ngoc Khanh and tan Son Nhat theatres in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, respectively, since October 15.

Hoi An silk village will join the International Silk Forum at Hangzhou, China with world-famous silk enterprises and brands from Brazil, Italy, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Thailand and mainland China on October 22-23.

(VOV) -The organising board of Canon Photomarathon 20125 in Ho Chi Minh City has presented awards for amateur and professional photographers who showed creativity and ability in their pictures with the aim of promoting the inherent beauty of the country’s land and culture.

The new roles played by museums in culture, communication and creativity will be discussed at a conference held by the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum on October 21.

Infected Mushroom is no stranger to the electronic dance music (EDM) scene, but for the first time the Israeli duo will bring their psy-trance hits to a stage in Vietnam. 

Vietnam left a strong impression at the 10th Global Gathering Festival recently held at the Songsanghyeon Square in Busan city, the Republic of Korea.

(VOV) - Overseas Vietnamese (OVs) gathered at the offices of the Vietnam Cultural Space program on October 18 to celebrate Vietnam Women’s Day (October 20). 

(VOV) - The 55th Miss International Beauty Pageant has officially kicked off in what pageant experts and bloggers have been dubbing the – Blood Bath in Tokyo – with many gorgeous and talented ladies competing for the Mikimoto crown.