VOV.VN -Over the past 13 months, Simon Niggli of Switzerland and Christoph Obmascher of Austria have walked more than 7,000 km across 19 countries from Europe to Vietnam to visit two children they had been sponsoring though World Vision.

VOV.VN - Local people dressed in colourful traditional costume paraded through the streets of Lang Son City on March 1 at the biggest festival of the year in Lang Son Province.

VOV.VN -The exhibition of top 40 drawings of the “Gender Equality: Picture It!” cartoon contest in Vietnam is open March 1-10 at Women’s Museum, 36 Ly Thuong Kiet, Hanoi.

VOV.VN -Kelly Trang Tran, Mrs Vietnam World 2015, has announced she has departed the US and is on her way to Dongguan, China to represent Vietnam at the Mrs World 2016 pageant taking place March 1 -12.

Two Vietnamese artists based in Germany are showcasing the harmony between the two cultures through an exhibition titled Migration and Identity.

The 2016 Ban Flower Festival will be held in the northwestern province of Dien Bien on March 13-15 with the engagement of neighbours from northern Laos and northeastern Thailand.

Several female ambassadors and ambassadors’ spouses will go catwalk in Vietnam’s traditional long dress (ao dai) for the first time during a festival live broadcast in Hanoi on March 4.

A scientific seminar, entitled Sac Menh Chi Bao (Wooden Seal found in an Archaeological Excavation at Thang Long Royal Citadel in 2012-14), was held late last month. 

Ho Chi Minh City and the Gyeongsangbuk-do province of the Republic of Korea (RoK) will co-host the World Cultural Expo in November 2017, a biennial exchange to introduce cultures of participating countries. 

Vietnam’s reform achievements and its relations with Egypt are the spotlight of a photo exhibition which opened in Cairo on February 29. 

VOV.VN - The Ao Dai Festival organizing board has named Lan Khue and Ky Duyen goodwill ambassadors for the upcoming jamboree set to transpire March 5-20 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Overseas Vietnamese singers have returned to perform in their homeland after Tet (Lunar New Year festival), mostly in live shows on large stages instead of smaller venues like bars, hotels and nightclubs as they had done in the past.

VOV.VN - Leading fashion designers including Minh Hanh, Chula, Hung Viet and Cao Minh Tien have introduced high-end fashion designs that were showcased at Haute Couture show. Let’s see latest designs at Haute Couture show:

VOV.VN - The Harley-Davidson of Hanoi in collaboration with the H.O.G, Hanoi Chapter, Vietnam has held a powerful motorcycle festival titled “Big Day 2016” in the capital city, attracting thousands of bikers from around the country. 

VOV.VN - It has been unveiled that this year’s Tokyo Fashion Week 2016, March 14-19, will showcase famed Vietnamese designer Nguyen Cong Tri’s latest Lanh My A silk haute couture collection. 

VOV.VN - Supermodel Le Thuy walks the runway at Milan Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2016/17 on February 27 displaying beautifully aesthetic Ujoh creations by Japanese designer Mitsuru Nishizaki.

VOV.VN - Local villagers in motley costumes parade through the streets of Tho Ha on February 28 at the triennial village festival.

VOV.VN -US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius has toured ‘Kong: Skull Island’ in Trang An, northern Ninh Binh province to learn more about the filming process.

Vietnam is attending Locations Show 2016, India’s largest film tourism event held by the India International Film Tourism Council (IIFTC) and the Film Federation of India (FFI), for the first time. 

The traditional long tunic and trousers of Vietnam, or Ao Dai, has always been seen as a cultural symbol of the country and people of Vietnam. However, few know that this traditional outfit appeared very early and experienced a lot of ups and downs.

HCMC-based Germer team hosted its first concert in the new year at the Soul Music and Performing Arts Academy in District 3, HCMC at 6:30 p.m. on February 27. 

The cast and crew of the new King Kong film has moved to the northern province of Ninh Binh, its second filming location in Vietnam where it will recruit more than 40 locals as extras.

VOV.VN - Tailoring services in Hoi An are fast and cheap, one of the reasons why so many domestic and foreign tourists want to visit the ancient town. 

The film staff of the Hollywood movie "Kong: Skull Island ” shot its first scenes in the northern province of Ninh Binh on February 27.

A three-day culture-cuisine festival will be held at Van Thanh Tourist Park in HCM City from March 4 to 6.

Nguyen Thanh Phong and Nguyen Khanh Duong have become the silver-award winner of the 9th Japanese International Manga Award with their work, titled “Long than tuong” (Holy Dragon Imperator).

VOV.VN - Spanish designer Diego Cortizas dell Valle has brought his latest Chula brand collection to the Vietnam Autumn-Winter Fashion Week 2016 ongoing at Vietnam Television (VTV) Studio 4 in Hanoi. 

VOV.VN - Chau Van and Hau Dong performances, important rituals to worship Mother Goddesses, transpired on February 26 at the Phu Day relic site in Vu Ban District in Nam Dinh Province. 

VOV.VN - Food lovers from all over the globe and who's who in the Asian food industry are planning to be at Phu Xuan Park in Thua Thien-Hue Province this coming April 28 to May 2 for Hue Festival 2016.

VOV.VN - The Khmer in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta have inherited Angkor culture with influences from the local wet rice civilization and Chinese and Cham ethnic groups.