Most Beautiful Wedding Dresses across Asia
Most Beautiful Wedding Dresses across Asia

(VOV) - Buzzfeed, an American online social news and entertainment giant, has released a clip about stunning wedding gowns from across Asia, including Vietnam.

Most Beautiful Wedding Dresses across Asia
The fire-walkers of Vietnam
The fire-walkers of Vietnam

A dozen young men jump into a fire in bare feet, dancing on and picking up pieces of burning coals with their hands, all without suffering even a minor injury.

The fire-walkers of Vietnam
Japanese dancers to perform in Hanoi
Japanese dancers to perform in Hanoi

(VOV) - Japanese dancers from Tokyo-based Nibroll contemporary dance company will perform the “Real Reality” show at the Youth Theatre in Hanoi on January 15. 

Japanese dancers to perform in Hanoi
Memory of Hanoi programme attracts 120,000 visitors
Memory of Hanoi programme attracts 120,000 visitors

Nearly 120,000 visitors including about 5,000 foreigners visited the “Ky Uc Ha Noi” (Memory of Hanoi) programme which took place at the Thang Long Royal Citadel in Hanoi from December 30 to January 4, according to the Hanoi Department of Tourism.

Memory of Hanoi programme attracts 120,000 visitors
Violinist Do Phuong Nhi to join VNSO on Jan 6-7
Violinist Do Phuong Nhi to join VNSO on Jan 6-7

(VOV) -With masterpieces like ‘Op 47 Violin concerto’ (Jean Sibelius) and ‘Vltava from My Fatherland’ (Bedrich Smetana) on tap, an upcoming concert of the Vietnam National Orchestra Symphony (VNSO) is sure to please.

Violinist Do Phuong Nhi to join VNSO on Jan 6-7
Da Lat Valley of Love sets two records
Da Lat Valley of Love sets two records

(VOV) -The Vietnam Record Book Centre has certified the 4,000 square metre Love Maze with its 24,000 trees as the largest bewildering network of passages in the country, according to a local newspaper.

Da Lat Valley of Love sets two records
Siddharth Shukla unveils agenda for HCM City visit
Siddharth Shukla unveils agenda for HCM City visit

(VOV) - Indian movie star Siddharth Shukla has detailed the agenda for his January 6-9 visit to Ho Chi Minh City on his Facebook page.

Siddharth Shukla unveils agenda for HCM City visit
Supermodels ignite the runway in HCM City
Supermodels ignite the runway in HCM City

(VOV) -Top models gracefully opened the new year on January 3 at a fashion show in Ho Chi Minh City in an extensive assortment of beautiful ao dai gowns by well-known designer Lien Huong.

Supermodels ignite the runway in HCM City
Italian guitarist to take Hanoi stage
Italian guitarist to take Hanoi stage

(VOV) - A famous Italian guitarist Ermanno Bottiglieri is set to perform “The music’s ways vol.4” at L'Espace, 24 Trang Tien, Hanoi on January 7 along with artists and lecturers from the Vietnam National Academy of Music.

Italian guitarist to take Hanoi stage
Gala night closes Da Lat Flower Festival
Gala night closes Da Lat Flower Festival

A special art performance night on January 2 in Da Lat city marked the end of the five-day Da Lat Flower Festival 2015.

Gala night closes Da Lat Flower Festival
The Khmer in Vietnam
The Khmer in Vietnam

(VOV) - Vietnam has 1.3 million Khmer people living in the southern provinces of Tra Vinh, Soc Trang, Kien Giang, An Giang, Bac Lieu, Can Tho, and Vinh Long. 

The Khmer in Vietnam
One of Vietnam’s coolest festivals
One of Vietnam’s coolest festivals

(VOV) - There just may be no better way to truly enjoy Vietnamese culture than joining in on a local festival— and the Red Dao ethnic minority fire dancing festival is one of the most intriguing. 

One of Vietnam’s coolest festivals
French photographer desires to preserve Vietnam’s ethnic culture
French photographer desires to preserve Vietnam’s ethnic culture

During the last two years, French photographer Rehahn C has spent a lot of time traveling to remote areas in Vietnam to capture photos depicting ethnic culture which he said “is fading away so fast.”

French photographer desires to preserve Vietnam’s ethnic culture
Pham Huong on announcement of wrong Miss Universe winner
Pham Huong on announcement of wrong Miss Universe winner

The representative of Vietnam at the Miss Universe 2015 pageant has recently opened up to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper about her feeling and other contestants’ reaction when host Steve Harvey announced the wrong winner.

Pham Huong on announcement of wrong Miss Universe winner
Performing traditional theater in Hanoi
Performing traditional theater in Hanoi

(VOV) - Traditional theaters play an important role in Vietnamese culture. Despite the rapid development of contemporary art genres and the entertainment industry in Vietnam, traditional theaters continue to inspire both Vietnamese and foreign audience.

Performing traditional theater in Hanoi
Thai ethnics’ dance, ritual named national cultural heritages
Thai ethnics’ dance, ritual named national cultural heritages

A ceremony was held in Muong Lay township, the northwestern province of Dien Bien on December 31 to publicise the recognition of the Xoe dance and Kin pang Then ritual as national intangible cultural heritages.

Thai ethnics’ dance, ritual named national cultural heritages
Foreign artists show off sand sculpture in Phan Thiet
Foreign artists show off sand sculpture in Phan Thiet

Renowned Italian and Belgian artists are performing their sand sculpture building skills in Tien Hai hamlet of Phan Thiet city, the south central coastal province of Binh Thuan.

Foreign artists show off sand sculpture in Phan Thiet
First-runner up Hoang My to make a documentary on Israel
First-runner up Hoang My to make a documentary on Israel

(VOV) -The first runner-up of the Miss Vietnam 2010 beauty pageant, Vu Hoang My has arrived in Israel for a field trip with the aim of making a 45-minute documentary film on the country’s land and people.

First-runner up Hoang My to make a documentary on Israel
Amazing countdown parties in Hanoi
Amazing countdown parties in Hanoi

(VOV) -Hundred thousands of local people and foreign visitors on December 31 flocked to Ly Thai To Square, Hanoi Opera House, and Thong Nhat Park to have a joyful night welcoming the turn of the year.

Amazing countdown parties in Hanoi
Wishes in the New Year
Wishes in the New Year

(VOV) - A New Year is nearing with the best wishes for happiness, good fortune, prosperity and many more. Let's hear what some people think about the New Year:

Wishes in the New Year
Hoi An all decked out in lanterns for New Year
Hoi An all decked out in lanterns for New Year

(VOV) - Taking a stroll amidst a sea of dazzling and glittering colourful lanterns, symbolizing good fortune and prosperity, never fails to capture the magic and energy of the fabulous New Year holiday season in Hoi An.

Hoi An all decked out in lanterns for New Year
Kite Festival to be held on New Year’s in Ho Tram
Kite Festival to be held on New Year’s in Ho Tram

(VOV) -A popular way some will ring in the New Year in Ho Tram by flying kites on a 2.2 kilometre stretch of the beach.

Kite Festival to be held on New Year’s in Ho Tram
Jetstar sets record for largest floral arrangement
Jetstar sets record for largest floral arrangement

(VOV) -At the 2015 Da Lat Flower Festival, the Vietnam Record Book Centre (Vietkings) has declared a floral arrangement in the shape of a jet by Jetstar Pacific the largest on record.

Jetstar sets record for largest floral arrangement
Ao Dai honoured at “Memory of Hanoi” event
Ao Dai honoured at “Memory of Hanoi” event

(VOV) - The first “Memory of Hanoi” event took place on December 30 at the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long with a fashion show on Ao Dai (Vietnamese traditional dress). 

Ao Dai honoured at “Memory of Hanoi” event
HCM City hosts concert to celebrate ASEAN Community
HCM City hosts concert to celebrate ASEAN Community

A concert was held at Park 23/9 in Ho Chi Minh City on December 30 to celebrate the birth of ASEAN Community on December 31, 2015, featuring artists from Vietnam and other ASEAN nations.

HCM City hosts concert to celebrate ASEAN Community
HCM City: New Year-welcoming parties available
HCM City: New Year-welcoming parties available

Many entertaining activities will be held at different places for people in the Ho Chi Minh City to have a joyful night welcoming the turn of the year.

HCM City: New Year-welcoming parties available
Hanoi prepares for 2016 in style with countdown parties
Hanoi prepares for 2016 in style with countdown parties

As the clock ticks down the last hours of the year 2015, Countdown Parties are due to be held in different locations in the city. 

Hanoi prepares for 2016 in style with countdown parties
Disney show to make Vietnamese debut
Disney show to make Vietnamese debut

US movie studio Disney's familiar, beloved characters Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy and others will take audiences in Vietnam to an enchanting world when Disney On Ice presents Magical Ice Festival comes to the country for the first time next February.

Disney show to make Vietnamese debut
New year’s party at Hoan Kiem Lake
New year’s party at Hoan Kiem Lake

(VOV) - The Dutch duo of Victor Pool and Ruben Den Boer will close out the year in style playing a long mix of originals, remixes and mashups at Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi.

New year’s party at Hoan Kiem Lake
Black and white photo exhibition takes place in Da Lat
Black and white photo exhibition takes place in Da Lat

A photo exhibition is ongoing in Da Lat City, located in the Central Highlands region, featuring artworks on the people and landscapes of this resort town.

Black and white photo exhibition takes place in Da Lat
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