Dancesport, which combines sport and dance, has become more popular in Hanoi and other major cities in Vietnam as it allows the dancers to improve physical fitness and mental well-being and is suitable for people of all ages, shapes, and sizes, reported The Voice of Vietnam (VOV).

Peach and apricot blossoms have been the traditional flowers for Tet (Lunar New Year) for a long time in Vietnam. For Hanoians, enjoying Thuy Tien (Narcissus) plants during Tet has also been an elegant hobby dating back a long time.

Over 300 documents, images and artifacts on the distinctive gong culture of Vietnam's Central Highlands are currently on display at an exhibition at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Dak Lak. 

A number of special art performances will be held at amusement parks in Ho Chi Minh City to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2016.

Dong Ho folk painting artisans in Song Ho village, Thuan Thanh district, northern Bac Ninh province have made the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival more colourful with the centuries-old art form they are pursuing.

VOV.VN - The annual spring festival featuring the cultural colours of Vietnam’s 54 ethnic minority groups as seen through their New Year celebrations is ready to open on February 12, according to the organizers.

The Prime Minister has approved a project on preserving and improving value of Nguyen Dynasty wood blocks (moc ban), a UNESCO-recognised documentary heritage item.

Stellar circus performances will be delivered by local and foreign artists during the second International Circus Festival scheduled for Ho Chi Minh City from February 8 to 21.

The book and flower streets in Ho Chi Minh City are to be open to tourists at 5 p.m. on February 5, according to a representative from Saigontourist Travel Agency. 

VOV.VN - A colour festival will take place in Ba Na Hills tourist area in central Danang City on February 8 - 14.

VOV.VN - The Hanami (Cherry Blossom) Festival will be held at Bao Son Paradise Park on the outskirts of Hanoi on February 11-13.

The People’s Committee of Hoi An city, a World Heritage site in central Quang Nam province has held a number of activities to welcome Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

VOV.VN - On February 4, foreign students from Germany, France, Russia and the Republic of Korea attended the 2016 Tet Fair in Hanoi saying they felt fascinated by the artistry and novelty of the event.

VOV.VN - Watermelon carving is one of Vietnamese young people’s hobbies to be made as part of pre-Tet preparations.

A more than 100- year old banyan tree in the central province of Binh Dinh has been certificated as a Vietnamese Heritage Tree by the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment. 

The central city of Danang's Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism plans to open a book street to create a bigger space for avid readers.

VOV.VN - This year’s TET Lunar New Year, also called Spring Festival, at Vinschool has attracted more international students, some from as far away as New Zealand and Japan. 

Stories about individuals living in a village in the northern rural area during the doi moi (renewal) period since 1986 by writer Tran Thanh Canh has received an award from the Vietnam Writers' Association.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has asked the Prime Minister for permission to join the Republic of Korea in compiling a multinational dossier seeking UNESCO’s recognition of the traditional craft of “son mai” (lacquer) as part of the world’s intangible cultural heritage.

VOV.VN - Winner of the sixth season of Vietnam Idol, Trong Hieu, joined dozens of famous artists celebrating the launch of AEC at the ASEAN Music Festival, January 29-31, at Benjasiri Park in Bangkok. 

The ancient town of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam inaugurates a ‘Spring Festival Fair' at the junction of Nguyen Hue and Tran Hung Dao, near Hoi An market, on February 2. 

VOV.VN - The annual Lunar New Year (TET) Calligraphy Festival has opened at the Temple of Literature (Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam) located south of the Thang Long Imperial Citadel at 58 Van Mieu Street in the Dong Da District of Hanoi.

Danang City, located in central Vietnam, is poised to welcome Tet, or Vietnamese Lunar New Year, with more ‘esthetic breath’ let out by a bridge designed in the form of a mythical creature during several upcoming nights, local officials said.

The springtime festival, themed ‘Colours of spring from every corner of the country’, will be held from ​February 10-15 (the third to eighth day of the first lunar month) at the Vietnamese Ethnic Groups Culture-Tourism Village in Hanoi.

The Cay Neu (Neu pole) erecting ceremony, a traditional activity in the run up to the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, was re-enacted at the Hue Imperial Citadel, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, on February 1. 

A exhibition of six Vietnamese artists’ paintings is taking place in New Delhi, India on January 31.

VOV.VN -Foreign diplomats have joined in the Tet (Lunar New Year) custom of releasing carp on the occasion of the Kitchen Gods Day (23rd Lunar December).

VOV.VN - Xuan La craft village in Phuong Duc commune, Phu Xuyen District, Hanoi is famous for unique Tò he (toy figurine) pictures.

VOV.VN -Numerous calligraphy artists in Ho Chi Minh City are showing their beautiful writings in both Chinese and Vietnamese characters on the 'Street of Calligraphers' at Youth Cultural House as gifts with best wishes for prosperity and happiness in the upcoming new Year of the Monkey.

VOV.VN - Crowds of people have flocked to Hang Ma Street to purchase votive objects and decorations for the traditional lunar New Year (Tet) festival.