VOV.VN - Hoa people in Ho Chi Minh City held a parade on February 22 to mark their Lantern Festival which falls on the 15th of the first lunar month.

The bustling atmosphere of the love duet Lim festival enchanted audiences in the northern province of Bac Ninh last weekend.

The State recognised a drum and gong performance in the southern central province of Phu Yen as part of its intangible cultural heritage.

The city of Hoi An will host a festival to honour maize – a farm produce grown in Cam Nam commune – for the third year on February 23.

 It is difficult to identify the architectural structures of palaces built under the Dynasties of Ly (1010-1225) and Tran (1225-1400) due to the lack of data, heard an international workshop on February 22.

VOV.VN - On February 22, the film crew for Hollywood’s latest King Kong movie arrived at Dong Hoi Airport to begin filming in Quang Binh Province. 

VOV.VN - Thousands of local residents and visitors swarmed the ancient town of Hoi An on February 21 to experience the jubilant atmosphere of the annual spring Nguyen Tieu Festival.  

VOV.VN - Poets and poetic souls celebrated Vietnam Poetry Day on February 22 by sharing their favourite verses with fellow masters of rhymes at the Van Mieu Temple of Literature in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Preparatory work has been finalized for the shooting of major scenes of the Hollywood movie “Kong: Skull Island” in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Binh.

Hundreds of Dong Ho folk painting delighted visitors at an Asian festival at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. 

The Tran Thuong Temple in the northern province of Ha Nam received a certificate recognising it as a special national relic site at a ceremony on February 21 attended by Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan. 

VOV.VN -A press conference introducing the filming process of the most anticipated Hollywood movie “Kong: Skull Island” in Vietnam took place at Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi Hotel on February 21.

The Youth Publishing House has decided, for the first time, to print 100,000 copies of a new literature book for children in its first edition.

Traditional rituals, folk games as well as other cultural exchanges attracted crowds of locals and visitors at the Tan Vien Son Thanh (Tan Vien Mountain Saint) festival which opened in Quang Minh commune, Ba Vi district, Hanoi on February 21.

VOV.VN - The Tran Temple Festival, one of the biggest annual spring festivals in Vietnam, opened in Hung Ha district, Thai Binh province on February 20 or on the 13th day of the first lunar month. 

VOV.VN - An international seminar on the theme “India-Vietnam Cultural Relations: Retrospect and Prospect” was held in New Delhi on February 20-21. 

Some of Vietnam's most popular folk tales can now be read in English in a book set to be published in Vietnam.

VOV.VN-Folk games such as bamboo dance, tug of war, mud banger, and stilt walking, were recreated in a program called “Discovering Vietnamese Tet” at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology.

VOV.VN - Chol Chnam Thmay is the New Year celebration of the Khmer. Their biggest festival of the year marks the end of the dry season and the beginning of a new year and new crops. 

“Em la ba noi cua anh” (You are my grandmother) – a Vietnamese version of the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s famous movie “Miss Granny” – has become the most watched Vietnamese movie with a record box office gross.

VOV.VN-Winner of Vietnam’s Next Top Model Hoang Thuy left a deep impression on foreign audiences at the Pure London Show, held February 16-18 in the UK.

VOV.VN -Here are 22 images of drop-dead gorgeous Ao Dai dresses, courtesy of talented photographer Benny Hanigal and hanoimoi.com.vn.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has more than 8,900 festivals including more than 7,000 folk festivals. They are intangible cultural heritages which have been preserved and promoted nationwide.

The annual Vietnamese Poetry Day will be organised as a festival with myriad activities, said Huu Thinh, President of the Vietnam Writers’ Association, on February 19.

VOV.VN - Annually on the 11th day of the first lunar month hundreds attend the An Dinh Village Festival in Ha Dong District of Hanoi to burn votive paper, incense and pray for wealth and happiness in the new year.

VOV.VN -About 120 King Kong 2 film crew members arrived at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport on February 18 to prepare for their first shoots at some famous tourist sites such as Son Doong cave, Ha Long Bay- the world natural heritage site, and Ninh Binh province.

VOV.VN - Tro Tram Festival in Lam Thao district, Phu Tho province is held annually on the 11th day of the first lunar month. It is one of traditional festivals in the Red River Delta to pray for a prosperity and happiness in the new year.

Two art troupes from the Republic of Korea (RoK) will hold shows at Vietnam Youth Theatre, treating local audiences to impressive puppetry performances from February 19-23.

VOV.VN - One of the UK's most celebrated chefs, Gary Rhodes, will present UK cooking techniques and delicious dishes during a food week in Hanoi and HCM City on March 13-18.

A maturity ritual (Cap Sac) of the Red Dao ethnic community took place as a joyful New Year activity in Sa Pa district in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on February 18.