The Vietnamese film “Thanh pho khac” (Another City) is among the nominations in the short film category at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival, which will be held from February 11-22 in Germany’s capital Berlin. 

Over 20 famous singers from Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) will appear in Gala Vietnam Top Hits, which will take place at the Lan Anh music stage, Ho Chi Minh City, on January 19.

(VOV) -An awards ceremony for a contest on Vietnam’s history and culture was held in Hanoi on January 13.

(VOV) -A vast number of photos and paintings capturing the essence of Vietnamese culture have gone on display in Beijing.

The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the country’s renewal process is the main theme of an exhibition, which kicked off in Hanoi on January 12 to welcome the Party’s 86th founding anniversary (February 3) and the 12th National Party Congress.

The final round of Miss World Vietnamese Businesswoman pageant took place at M3 Live Anaheim Art Theatre in the United States on January 11 evening.

An exhibition has been launched in the northern province of Ha Giang to showcase 46 photos featuring the people and landscape of its famous Hoang Su Phi District. They were taken by two amateur photographers Viet Bac, 34, and Le Tho, 40 who have spent years exploring the northernmost province, especially the district and its rice terraces.

(VOV) - HCM City People’s Committee has asked the Prime Minister for a permit to co-host the World Cultural Expo 2017 together with the Republic of Korea’s Gyeongsangbuk province. 

More than 70 artists will perform in the annual 2016 Spring – Sea and Island Festival at the Youth Cultural House in Vung Tau City today as the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday approaches.

Members of the famous Vietnamese rock band Buc Tuong (The Wall) will rock the Giang Vo Exhibition Centre for a night concert aimed to support its leader Tran Lap, who is in a battle fighting cancer.

Landscapes and heritage of Morocco and Vietnam are featured at an exhibition by artist Naima R Deniale, the wife of the Moroccan Ambassador to Vietnam.

An exhibition of arts and handicrafts will take place at Hang Da Shopping Mall in Hanoi from January 15 to February 5 in the hope of recreating the taste of old Tet in today’s life.

A season of films will be screened from January 18 to February 5 nationwide to celebrate the 12th National Party Congress, slated for late January. 

The Tet Art Fair 2016 themed “Convergence of quintessence” will run for free at the Hanoi Creative City from January 21-31 in Hanoi.

The Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO will continue to actively get involved in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) - along with its important conventions in 2016. 

(VOV) - The Institut Français de Hanoi – L’Espace – has announced that the French electronic music band La Fine Equipe will headline concerts on January 28 and 30 in Danang and Ho Chi Minh City, respectively.

(VOV) -Empress Nam Phuong, known as the first and primary wife of Bao Dai, the last emperor of Vietnam, has been chosen as one of the world’s most beautiful royal women of all time, according to a local newspaper.

(VOV) - An exhibition titled Vietnam-endless beauty opened in Beijing, China on January 11 to showcase photos and pictures of Vietnam’s land and people.

Authorities of the northern province of Phu Tho have earmarked VND4.5 trillion (US$202.5 million) for upgrading and embellishing the Hung Kings Temple complex, aiming to turn the special national historical site into an attractive tourism destination.

 A stamp commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Vietnam civil aviation industry has been issued in Hanoi.

(VOV) - Dancesport has become more popular in Hanoi and other major cities in Vietnam. 

(VOV) - Tu Van pagoda (spiral pagoda)60km from the south of NhaTrang city is located in Cam Linh ward, Cam Ranh city in the central province of Khanh Hoa. Let’s discover unique characteristics of Tu Van through photos:  

(VOV) - Photos featuring Vietnam’s land, people and tourism have been cited by world press and magazines in 2015. Let’s review photographs wining international awards.

The Israeli Embassy in Vietnam will host a week of Vietnamese and Israeli cuisine from January 18 to 24, offering chances for food connoisseurs to figure out similarities in the countries’ cooking styles.

A 10-day exhibition showcasing 300 covers and pages of Vietnamese newspapers published in the last 150 years has opened to the public in HCM City.

The HCM City People's Committee will organise 131 flower markets in 21 districts to serve and entertain residents and visitors during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays which this year last from February 6-14.

President Truong Tan Sang attended a ceremony to present the People’s Artist title to 102 artists at Hanoi Opera House on January 10. 

(VOV) - The Khmer in southern Vietnam race Ngo junks as part of the Ooc Om Bok festival to worship the Moon on the 10th lunar month. 

(VOV) - Have you ever seen someone take a sip of beer and say: “That tastes Belgian!”, and when you take a sip of the same beer, you instantly know what they’re talking about? What is that taste? Kevin Bourdeaux - “the man of beer” who comes from Dinant, Belgium, a famous place for brewing Belgian beers, shares with us.

The Ho Chi Minh City Book Street officially opened on Nguyen Van Binh street, District 1, on January 9, looking to promote the reading habit.