Individuals and groups are all welcome to share their filmmaking passion and resolve in combating sinister crime against wildlife by submitting their short films to an ongoing competition organized as part of the Vietnam-US liaison in the relentless fight.

A cultural show themed "Dialogue through art and music" was recently held in New York as a joint effort of the Permanent Missions of Vietnam and Hungary to the United Nations with the aim to strengthen friendship and understanding between nations.

Nguyen Thien Nhan, President of the Central Committee of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front (VFF), passed congratulatory messages on to the Central Managing Committee, dignitaries and followers of the Hoa Hao religion on June 27 on the occasion of the religion’s 2015 Great Founding Festival.

A collection of art featuring the Vietnam War from 1954-1975 is being showcased at the National University of Singapore’s Museum. 

Although Line dancing was introduced to Vietnam only some years ago, it is now becoming popular with Vietnamese youngsters.

(VOV) - Chau Van is a Vietnamese form of ritual singing. Chau means supplication, van means literature. 

The design for a restroom fused with a garden, constructed in the northern province of Cao Bang by Ha Noi-based H&P Architects, won the Social Good Award at the 2015 AZ Awards hosted by the Canadian architecture magazine Azure.

(VOV) -Images of Big Bang, a well-known pop band from the Republic of Korea (RoK), which were set in Vietnam, have appeared on the cover of Vogue fashion magazine along with an inside photoshoot.

The Oc Eo – Ba The archeological and architectural site in the southern province of An Giang has been recognised as a special national relic.

The ancient city will host the annual Hoi An-Japan Cultural Festival with a series of activities from August 28 to 30, Hoi An's culture centre said on June 25.

The Vietnam Museum of Literature officially opened in Hanoi on June 26. 

(VOV) - Designer Thuy Nguyen was poised and confident on the catwalk at a fashion show staged in Mercati Di Traiano, Rome, Italy on June 25 as part of the Vietnam Culture Day in Italy festivities. 

Domestic and international experts gathered in Hanoi on June 26 to share experience and expertise on protecting and restoring the fine arts.

(VOV) BETOAJI, a non-profit organization established by Vietnamese students in Japan, has run cookery classes for those fond of cooking Vietnamese traditional dishes.

Vietnam Culture Day has attracted the attention of the Italian public at the Mercati di Traiano museum in Rome, Italy. 

The central city of Danang has offered to host the 2015-16 Clipper Race, a yacht sailing race comprised of amateur competitors, the city's secretariat confirmed on June 24.

Artists from the Vietnam National Drama Theatre will enact a new play entitled The Mouse Daughter's Marriage at Malaysia's George Town Festival in August. 

(VOV) - Famous chef Pham Tuan Hai, more than 300 chefs and 31 contestants of Miss Mekong Delta pageant 2015 is to gather for the biggest hot pot event in Vietnam set to get underway in Can Tho city on June 27.

The lotus, which has been nominated as the national flower, will be the topic of a cultural and artistic festival to open in Ho Chi Minh City on June 26. 

Local designer Kevin Nguyen has launched a renovated Ao Dai (Vietnamese dress) collection called ASEAN Beauty – Flowers of ASEAN, which features innovative designs made from local silk, satin and tussore material at Peony Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City's District 7.

(VOV) - Vietnam singing sensation Tung Duong will be featured as one of the major attractions on July 10 at the 2015 Chaing Mai International Jazz Festival in Thailand, organizers have announced.

The Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra (VNSO) performs a "Mozart&Beethoven" concert at l'Espace, the French cultural centre in Hanoi, on June 24-25. 

(VOV) - Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2012 runner-up, Kha My Van officially travelled to Paris to work at the fashion capital as from June.

The US Cable News Network (CNN) has announced the list of top 10 dishes in the world, including “nem ran” (fried spring roll) from Vietnam.

Actors from the Vietnam National Drama Theatre will enact a new play entitled The Mouse Daughter's Marriage at Malaysia's George Town Festival in August.

(VOV) - The Raglai live on the eastern side of the Truong Son range, mainly in Khanh Hoa and Ninh Thuan province. Raglai people have lived in harmony with nature and developed unique cultural values. 

Chhay-dam drum dancing, an indispensible part of Khmer festivals in the southern province of Tay Ninh, has been listed as a national intangible cultural heritage.

Vietnam Fine Arts Museum is showing a collection of watercolour sketches to mark the 105th birth anniversary of master artist Tran Van Can (1910-2015).

Cultures of countries worldwide will be brought together at the 2016 Hue Festival, which will take place in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from April 29-May 4, 2016. 

(VOV) - Vietnamese International Film Festivals featuring iconic directors Dustin Nguyen and Bebe Pham along with a star studded guest list of Vietnam’s finest screen actors and producers will open across the US this July.