VOV.VN -As many as 120 King Kong 2 film crew members are due to arrive in Vietnam on 18 February to perform its first shoots at some famous tourist sites in the world’s largest cave Son Doong in central Vietnam, Ha Long Bay- the world natural heritage site, and Ninh Binh province.

“Hat Xoan” (Xoan singing), a celebrated art form in Vietnam’s northern province of Phu Tho, has been revived after its recognition as an intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding by UNESCO.

A Guol house is a spiritual and cultural symbol of the Co Tu ethnic minority community in the central coastal province of Quang Nam.

The Year of the Monkey was celebrated with various activities by Vietnamese expatriates in France and Belgium as the lunar year began just a week ago.

Nearly 1,000 antiques are on display at an auction in the northern province of Nam Dinh on February 14 as part of Lunar New Year (Tet) celebrations.

 On the 8th day of the first lunar month people flock to a unique market in Nam Dinh province, which is held only once a year to sell – guess what – bad luck as well as to buy good luck for the year to come.

The land, people and culture of Vietnam were introduced at the 20th National Multicultural Festival which took place in Australia’s capital city of Canberra from February 12-14.

The annual Tich Dien (ploughing) festival to pray for a year of favourable weather and bumper crops took place in Doi Son commune, Duy Tien district, the Red River Delta province of Ha Nam, on February 14 or the seventh day of the first lunar month.

Vietnamese filmmakers will join their Southeast Asian colleagues in a documentary script-writing residence and a documentary co-production meeting in Phnom Penh.

Amongst more than 15 different kung fu styles the Vietnamese martial arts master has learned so far, Nguyen Van Anh lists Monkey Kung Fu, or Monkey Fist, as his favorite thanks to its flexible yet effective fighting techniques.

The 81-year-old property doubles as a museum with a valuable collection of artifacts from different ethnic groups.

VOV.VN - The 2016 Nguyen Hue Flower Street Festival at the Nguyen Hue pedestrian square next to the Quach Thi Trang roundabout in front of the landmark Ben Thanh Market is jam packed again this year.

The San Diu ethnic minority group, who live in northern mountainous areas with a population of nearly 147,000, celebrate quite a lot of festivals the most important of which is Tet, the lunar New Year festival. 

A traditional pen-brush opening ceremony was launched at the Temple dedicated to Chu Van An in Phuong Hoang mountain, Chi Linh town, northern Hai Duong province on February 13.

The essence of the traditional culture of ethnic minorities in the Central Highlands was showcased at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi on February 13.

The Tran Temple Festival will open in the northern Thai Binh province from the 13th to the 16th of the first lunar month, or February 20 to 23. 

Located just 50km to the Northwest of Hanoi, Duong Lam is one of the country’s best examples of an ancient village. 

A host of traditional festivals have kicked off in different provinces on February 13 – the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. 

The 3-month Huong Pagoda Festival, the largest in Vietnam, officially opened in Hanoi’s My Duc district on February 13 or the sixth day of the lunar New Year, with the attendance of about 50,000 pilgrims. 

The Cham ethnic minority group has preserved many traditional cultural rituals, one of them being the praying-for-rain festival which prays for favourable weather and bumper crops. 

A ceremony marking the 1976th anniversary of an uprising led by Hai Ba Trung (Trung Sisters) against foreign invaders was held in Me Linh district, Hanoi, on February 13. 

It is often said that the first month of the lunar calendar in Vietnam is the month of celebrations. There is a myriad of cultural, historical and religious events to be held after the Tet Lunar New Year holiday.

A lantern festival is organized at An Hoi Statue Garden in the ancient town on February 2-22 to celebrate the Tet Lunar New Year. 

The Calligraphy Writing Festival 2016, which is being held at the Lake of Literature in Hanoi has attracted a large number of visitors including many youngsters.

VOV.VN - Annually thrillseekers from throughout the region head for Gia Vien in the Phong Dien district during the Lunar New Year (Tet) to find out who can fly the highest at the swing festival.   

With less than ten days to go until the world famous Clipper Round the World Yacht Race arrives in Vietnam on February 17, Danang is counting down to its hosting the international crew and showing itself off to a global audience. 

The 2016 Mountain Ba Spring Festival opened at the Ba Den Mountain Historical and Cultural Relic Site in southern Tay Ninh province on February 11 (the fourth day of the Lunar New Year).

 The northern province of Bac Ninh received a certificate recognising tug of war festival of Huu Chap village as a national intangible cultural heritage during a ceremony on February 11.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the opening of the Dong Da festival in Hanoi on February 12 (the fifth day of the Lunar New Year), marking the 227th anniversary of Ngoc Hoi – Dong Da victory over the Chinese Qing invaders.

The Bul Rice Festival (Celebration of New Rice) is a long-standing festival held by the Jrai ethnic group in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai each spring.