As many as 384 photos winning the eight International Artistic Photo Contest in Vietnam 2015 (VN-15) were honoured at an ceremony in Hanoi on December 3.

A Vietnam culture-culinary festival is taking place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s Dubai from November 30 to December 5.

(VOV) - On December 2, Miss Vietnam 2014 first runner-up Huyen My hopped a jet to Myanmar to attend the ceremony announcing the casting for a new Vietnam-Myanmar friendship film.

US band Blended 328 will be on a tour across North Vietnam, celebrating the 20-year anniversary of normalisation of Vietnam-US diplomatic relations. 

(VOV) -Haiphong native and reigning Miss Universe Vietnam Pham Thi Huong has jetted off on the trip of a lifetime to compete for the title of Miss Universe.

The moc ban (wood blocks) and chau ban (official administrative papers) Kings of the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) used to record history are on display for the first time at an exhibition opened on December 2 in Hanoi.

(VOV) - On December 2, Vietnam’s folk game tug-of-war and its ritual on December 2 was recognized as multinational projects for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage by the UNESCO at the 10th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Namibia.

The Ambassador for International Relations of the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Gyeongsangbuk Provincial Government, Hong Jong-kyoung has expressed his wish to organise the World Culture Exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City. 

(VOV) - Vietnamese singer Dong Nhi won Best Asian Artist title at an awards ceremony of the 2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA 2015) held on December 2 in Hong Kong (China).

A photo exhibition entitled “Vietnam-Cuba, 55 years of solidarity and cooperation” was launched at the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) headquarters, 5 Ly Thuong Kiet Street, Hanoi on December 2.

(VOV) - Le Quyen placed third at the evening gown competition of Miss Supranational 2015 in a costume designed by fashion designer Hoang Minh Ha.

(VOV) -Tran Ngoc Lan Khue has been selected to perform on December 18 at the opening ceremony of the final round of the Miss World 2015 beauty pageant, the jury selection committee has unveiled. 

The 19th Vietnam Film Festival kicked off at Hoa Binh Theatre in Ho Chi Minh City on December 1 under the theme “Vietnam’s Cinema – Ethnicity, Humanity, Innovation and Integration”.

A string of cultural and sport events have been held in Hoi An city, the central province of Quang Nam from November 23 to December 5 to mark the Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day and 16 years since Hoi An Ancient Town was recognised as a World Cultural Heritage Site.

A relatively intact bronze drum believed to belong to the Dong Son culture, originating in Vietnam over 2,000 years ago, has recently been discovered in Timor Leste.

The Hue Monuments Conservation Centre has opened a new culture centre for tourists at a historic site that had been an office during the Hue royal dynasty.

(VOV) -More than 200 local artists will compete at the 2015 Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia Young Circus Talent Contest, December 8-12, in Hanoi, according to the Department of Performing Arts.

(VOV) -The organising board of the ongoing Miss Supranational 2015 in Poland has announced the list of top 10 Best Evening Dresses, including the second runner-up of 2015 Miss Ao Dai Vietnam, Nguyen Thi Le Quyen.

(VOV) - Two former members of Swedish House Mafia, Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso will present a ‘Sun is Shinning’ show at Long Island in District 9 in HCM City on December 10.

Vietnamese poet Hoang Thi Y Nhi was among the winners of the Swedish literary Cikada Award 2015 "for her poetry protecting the sanctity of life."

More than 1,000 documents, works and images on the life and career of great poet Nguyen Du are being showcased at an exhibition that opened at the Nguyen Du memorial site in the central province of Ha Tinh on November 30.

(VOV) - Do Hong Hanh overcame formidable opponents to capture a first place finish in the tribal fusion category at the 9th Contest Bellydancer of the World, November 28-29, in Duisburg City, Germany.

(VOV) - Miss Vietnam Hoa Thi Oanh Yen and Mister Philippines Ben David Hitchcock were chosen on November 30 to be the world’s best goodwill ambassadors at the Mister and Miss Pancontinental 2015.

(VOV) - The second runner-up of 2015 Miss Ao Dai Vietnam, Nguyen Thi Le Quyen, showed off her curvy body in the evening gown and swimsuit competition on November 28 at the preliminaries for the ongoing Miss Supranational 2015 in Poland.

Vietnam’s handicrafts and cuisine attracted attention at the 2015 IWC Winter Bazaar, an annual fundraising event held by the International Women’s Club of Moscow (IWC), at Radisson Slavyanskaya Hotel in Moscow, Russia on November 28. 

A culture and tourism week in memory of UNESCO-recognised World Cultural Celebrity Nguyen Du was opened in his father’s hometown – Nghi Xuan district, the central province of Ha Tinh, on November 28. 

Dan Chu Cinema, one of the oldest in Hanoi, has just been shut down after years of poor business.

Seventeen artworks were sold for a total US$18,000 at an auction held at the Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts.

Artists from the Republic of Korea (RoK), Germany and Vietnam will work together to produce a historic dance performance, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera.

(VOV) -Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) on November 27 hosted a Japanese tea ceremony at its theatre in Hanoi to expose traditional Japanese culture and customs to the people of Vietnam.