One of the most famous phrases in Nguyen Du's poetry was his question, "In 300 years time, who's going to cry for To Nhu (one of his pen names)?"

American maestro David Itkin and Vietnamese violinist Vu Viet Chuong will perform at a concert celebrating 20 years of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the US at the HCM City Opera House on November 19.

A choral concert “Sing For Joy – Vui Ca” will take place in Hanoi Opera House on November 28, featuring eight choirs with 150 members aged from 6-60 years old, from 15 countries all over the world.

(VOV) - The New York Type Directors Club traveling exhibition, TDC61, featuring the best graphic designs of 2015, will go on show this week in Hanoi at the Goethe Institut located at 56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street.

(VOV) - The Goethe-Institut has announced that on November 28 people from all over Hanoi and the surrounding region will celebrate the nation’s linguistic diversity with the European Day of Languages.

(VOV) -Miss Nguyen Thi Le Quyen has left for Poland where she will join with 80+ beauties from around the globe competing for the crown at the Miss Supranational 2015 contest, her publicist has unveiled.

Six films, three photo exhibitions, three conferences and three activities related to the issue of climate change will be held in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi to accompany the COP21 International Climate Change Conference to be held in Paris.

(VOV) -MC Haha of the hit television series – ‘Running Man’ and female singer Baek Ji Young will arrive in Vietnam on November 28 to attend the Korea-Vietnam Food and Culture Festival taking place at My Dinh  National Stadium in Hanoi.

The Beaujolais Nouveau celebration featuring French wine and food will take place on November 19 in Hanoi.

Around twenty people from Kho Mu community in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien conducted a ritual to pray for rain on the outskirts of Hanoi on November 16.

Images, destinations, tourism potential and the special delights of the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces are on display in Hanoi.

Boredpanda.com, a leading art, design and photography community, featured a photo gallery on Vietnam and its people by photographer Nguyen Vu Phuoc.

Over 1,000 Indians and their local and foreign friends have joined an event at GEM Center in Ho Chi Minh City to celebrate Diwali, or the Festival of Lights, which is the biggest Indian fest of the year.

Hundreds of representatives from 54 ethnic groups throughout the country took part the opening ceremony of the National Great Unity – Vietnamese Cultural Heritage Week on November 15 in Ba Vi District on the outskirts of Hanoi.

Antique tea sets that highlight the cultural characteristics of Vietnam, China and Japan are being displayed at the Ho Chi Minh City History Museum in District 1. 

A tattooist in Ho Chi Minh City has been featured in a book by a US tattoo historian on the work of 100 notable artists around the world.

Christine Ha, the visually impaired winner of reality television show MasterChef US in 2012, has announced a contest to find a food guide for her trip in Vietnam next month.

“Kong: Skull Island,” one of the most anticipated Hollywood movies of the next few years, is expected to start filming in Vietnam very soon. 

(VOV) - Hue singing has been recognized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as a national intangible cultural heritage. Many efforts have been made to preserve and promote this unique art form. 

(VOV) - The Mekong River Delta is Vietnam’s largest rice growing area. Its beautiful landscapes, zigzagging canals, floating markets and diverse cultural traditions, the region have inspired a lot of photographers.

(VOV) - The San Chi live mainly in Bac Giang, Quang Ninh, and Thai Nguyen, growing rice and other crops on terraced fields. In places with favorable conditions, they grow fruit trees and medicinal herbs.  

Following the success of a major music festival early this year, Tiger Remix will come back in January to ring in the New Year 2016.

The 2015 Japan Festival kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on November 13. 

An international workshop featuring the history and development of Buddhism in the Mekong region was held in Ho Chi Minh City on November 13. 

(VOV) -For the second series of season 2 of Gordon’s Great Escape, UK Chef Ramsay goes back on the road doing what he loves most— searching out the best food in the world and testing himself in extreme and demanding situations.

(VOV) - Director Park Nark Jong of the Korean Cultural Centre has announced that a two-day film festival will get underway on November 14 at the Cong Nhan (Worker) Cinema at 42 Trang Tien Street in Hanoi.

(VOV) - Singers and fashion models Yen Trang and Yen Nhi have taken part in Bangkok International Fashion Week and met many celebrities in Thailand.

(VOV) -Despite heavy rain, thousands of visitors on November 12 flocked to the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang for the opening ceremony of The Buckwheat (Fagopyrum Esculentum) flower festival.

Canadian beef, pork and seafood as well as maple syrup, wine and beer is being featured at the month-long 2015 Canadian Food Festival in Ho Chi Minh City.

President of the Institute of Vietnamese Culture and Education Tran Thang has presented six Yoshino cherry trees to the central highlands city of Da Lat.