Christine Ha, the visually impaired winner of reality television show MasterChef US in 2012, is poised to talk cooking with local fans in Ho Chi Minh City on December 16.

(VOV) - Vietnam is developing a brand for Vietnamese films at home and abroad as a way to promote Vietnam’s image to international friends. But this will not be an easy task as it requires greater investments in cinematography by private companies and the state.

(VOV) - The Thang Long Royal Citadel was recognized as a World Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO five years ago. Many archaeological research activities have been carried out to evaluate, preserve, and promote this heritage.

(VOV) - The San Chi of Luc Ngan district, Bac Giang province, have strict family rules and hierarchy. Family members love and respect each other without discrimination of daughters- or sons-in-law. 

A collection of Vietnam-Czech literary works by Do Ngoc Viet Dung made debut in Prague, the Czech Republic on December 11.

(VOV) -Simply put, Pham Thi Huong was perfection in her swimsuit portrait at the 2015 Miss Universe 2015 pageant, said Missosology in a post on its website.

(VOV) -On December 10, Miss Universe contestants were at Opportunity Village to donate gifts from each of their countries to a silent auction to raise funds for the Las Vegas beloved local charity.

(VOV) -Vietnam Stamp Exhibit 2015 (Vietstampex 2015)- the largest stamp exhibit in the country opened in Hanoi on December 11 featuring more than 500 postage stamp collections on display.

(VOV) -With the Miss Universe 2015 preliminaries underway, the organizing board on December 10 released a photo album featuring a plethora of fine creations as contestants presented themselves in shapely evening gowns.

(VOV) - The judges at the 65th edition of the Miss World Pageant on-going in Sanya, China have unveiled that Miss Vietnam Lan Khue was selected one of the top 10 finalists in the evening gown competition. 

An exhibition of ancient and modern sculptures is being held at Maison Des Arts in Hanoi.

The Republic of Korea’s artist Jin Su-jang was intrigued by the Vietnamese son mai (lacquer) paintings she saw when she came to Hanoi to showcase her own Korean ottchil artworks at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum.

(VOV) -British woman Gabrielle Maud Vassal has published the book ‘On and Off Duty in Annam’ featuring a number of photos on Vietnam in 1904-1907 which were taken during three-year stay in the country with her French husband Joseph Jean Vassal.

(VOV) - An Indian Film Festival is set to get underway on December 12-23 in Hanoi, Danang and Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnamese and international artists are working together at Heritage Space under an art project entitled Brownian Movement.

(VOV) - Korean actress Shim Eun Kyung attended a press conference on December 9 in Hanoi for the upcoming Vietnamese remake of the movie ‘Miss Granny’ entitled ‘Em la ba noi cua em’.

Singer and songwriter Billy Page from the UK will tour HCM City on December 11 and 13, as part of his tour around Asia.

(VOV) -Leaders of the fine arts associations of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia gathered for a meeting in Hanoi on December 10 to discuss ways to beef up cooperation among the associations.

More than 400 artworks of painting, graphics, performance art and video art, representing Vietnam's fine arts field between 2011 and 2015, are on display in downtown Hanoi.

Two Vietnamese writers have received the Mekong River Literature Prize together with ten authors from Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, China and Myanmar.

(VOV) - Miss Universe contestants become more gorgeous, shining in national costumes at the ongoing Miss Universe pageant at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, the US.

French pop-rock singer Sophie Huriaux, better known by her stage name La Grande Sophie, will perform in Ho Chi Minh City on December 11 at the Cargo Bar in District 4 before flying to Hanoi for her performance the next day, French cultural center L’Espace announced.

(VOV) -Malaysian-born actress Michelle Yeoh, who starred in the well-known martial arts film ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 1’, is on a business trip to Ho Chi Minh City, reports local newspaper Zing.vn.

(VOV) -The casting director for a Paramount Pictures and Etherium Sky film entitled ‘Downsizing’, directed by Alexander Payne, is holding auditions for the challenging and exciting role of the character, Ngoc Lan Tran.

(VOV) - Miss Lan Khue has announced a partnership with famed designer Ly Quy Khanh for the sponsorship of the 2015 Miss World Pageant evening gown competition. 

A Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV) art show opened in Champasac province, southern Laos on December 8 as part of the 10th Meeting of the Joint Coordination Committee of the CLV Development Triangle Area from December 7-11.

Nearly two-dozen antique houses dating back 100 to 400 years in Duong Lam village on the outskirts of Hanoi will be repaired next year.

(VOV) - Following are a collection of photos of Miss Pham Huong that recently appeared in the photo album of Swiss Magazine Another Concept covering the Miss Universe 2015 Pageant. 

(VOV) -The 20-year-old girl Dang Thuy Nam from Can Tho has crowned the Miss Beauty Doll Vietnam. The first runner-up was Trinh Quynh Lam from Ho Chi Minh City, and Tran Thi Ngoc Bich from Tien Giang province ranked the third place.

An artistic photo exhibition titled “Vietnam in my eyes” opened at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum, Hanoi, on December 8.