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. 

VOV.VN - Five locations in Vietnam will play a part in setting the scene for the newest instalment of the King Kong franchise to start filming later this month.

VOV.VN - Comic book ‘Truyen thuyet Long than tuong’ has won the second prize in the Japanese government-sponsored 9th annual international award for manga, reports Japan’s foreign ministry. 

The anniversary of the Hung Kings and the 2016 Hung Kings Temple Festival will take place from April 12-16 (the sixth to 10th day of the third lunar month) in the northern mountainous province of Phu Tho, said Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Ha Ke San. 

The Giay ethnic people’s New Year Festival (the drum dancing festival) in Tat Nga commune, Meo Vac district, the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang is held annually during the first lunar month.

Six Vietnamese movies will be screened at Osaka Asian Film Festival 2016 set to take place between March 4 and 13 in Osaka City, Japan with a focus on Asian films, said the event’s organizers.

After the Lunar New Year, thousands of people visit the God Fish Stream in Thanh Hoa every day to pray for luck in the New Year. On February 15, the God Fish Procession was held at the Luong Ngoc stream, attracting up to tens of thousands of people.

The Prime Minister has recently approved a master plan for Trang An scenic landscape complex in the northern province of Ninh Binh.

The Yen Tu spring festival officially opened on February 17, the 10th day of the first lunar month, at the Yen Tu historical site, Thuong Yen commune, Uong Bi City in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

VOV.VN - Once again, the allure of the Trieu Khuc Village Festival entertained hundreds of spectators as men disguised as young girls making feminine gestures and movements had a street dancing showdown in Hanoi.

VOV.VN- Kelly Marie Tran, an actress of Vietnamese origin, has been selected as the cast member of‘Star Wars Episode VIII-an upcoming American epic space opera film written and directed by Rian Johnson.

VOV.VN - The winner of Vietnam Next Top Model 2011, Hoang Thuy, has made a great impression on audiences at the Pure London Show.

VOV.VN - Tam Giang River Festival taken place recently in southcentral Phu Yen province, included boat race and folk games. It attracted thousands of visitors.

Japan has proposed the planting of dozens of cherry trees as gifts to celebrate a cherry blossom festival in the capital city of Vietnam next month, local authorities said on February 15.

An incense offering ceremony to commemorate late Vietnamese Kings was held at the Kinh Thien Palace in the Thang Long Royal Citadel on February 16 or the ninth day of the first lunar month. 

Hoang Van Thai from Kim Thai commune in the northern province of Nam Dinh said he has sold farming tools at Vieng Market for 10 years. 

Unique historical treasures of Vietnam will be presented in three 3D animations at a scientific workshop in Hanoi that will be attended by Vietnamese and German experts. 

A group of 400 Shan tea plants in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai have been recognised as Vietnamese heritage trees. 

The northern province of Lao Cai is concentrating on developing local tourist attractions in order to host the National Tourism Year in 2017.

VOV.VN -Thanks to all of the sponsors, volunteers, presenters and participants, this year’s annual Da Nong River Festival at the Da Nong Estuary on February 15 was a tremendous success, say the organizers.

VOV.VN - On the occasion of the New Lunar Year, artist Thanh Chuong has published an arrangement of black and white photos featuring his Viet Palace that were notably - taken with his iPhone.

VOV.VN - If you’re a gastronome of Italian food you’ll want to check out the JW Marriott Hanoi Italian Cuisine Festival, February 14-March 8, where you can learn to prepare a whole Venetian menu of the great classics of Italian cuisine.

VOV.VN - Eleven years old musical prodigy Jayden Trinh Jesudhass is a keen guitarist and singer. He has been busking since he was 5 years old on the streets of Dunedin and several other cities both in New Zealand and overseas.

VOV.VN - Nearly 100 artworks from 54 calligraphers have been showcased at the 2016 spring calligraphy festival which closed on February 15 in Hanoi's Temple of Literature.

Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to a spring flower festival in Ho Chi Minh City during Tet (Lunar New Year) earlier this month.

A music show titled “Melodies of Homeland Spring” took place at the Leipzig Trade Fair in Germany on February 14 to popularise Vietnam’s traditional culture to foreign friends. 

Cultural values of the Mong ethnic group in Ha Giang’s Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark were the highlight of a festival held in the northern mountainous province’s MeoVac district from February 13 to 15. 

VOV.VN - Thi Cam villagers in Xuan Phuong commune of Hanoi’s Tu Liem district gathered at the communal house on the 8th day of the first lunar month for the traditional rice cooking contest.

VOV.VN - Thousands gathered daily during the TET Lunar New Year holiday at the Yen Tu Festival in the northern province of Quang Ninh, marking the days with prayers and hymns.

VOV.VN - The Hue Citadel is recreating the fashion of the golden age of the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) every Friday evening from 8:00 pm-9:30 pm from now through May 4.