Vestiges of an ancient civilization in Dong Thap Muoi in the Mekong Delta of southern Vietnam have revealed the lifestyle and community of inhabitants over 2,000 years ago.

(VOV) - Designer Thuan Viet will introduce an Ao Dai collection to the wildlife conservation programme themed ‘Big Cat’ in New York.

(VOV) - Vietnam Idol 2013 winner Tran Nhat Thuy has surpassed many Vietnamese popular singers to secure a berth at the Asia-Pacific music festival “Music Matters Live” scheduled for May 20-24 in Singapore. 

The screenplay of a popular movie about President Ho Chi Minh, compiled by veteran writer Son Tung, has just hit bookshelves throughout the country.

Vietnam and Slovakia has signed a cultural cooperation agreement, which is in coincidence with the 65th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

“Le hoi Lang Sen” (Sen Village Festival 2015) opened on May 16 at Ho Chi Minh Square in President Ho Chi Minh’s home province of Nghe An in the central region to mark the 125th birthday of the late President.

(VOV) -During the war, many people in northern Vietnam left behind their loved ones and families to go to the southern front. At that time, letters were the only means of communicating with the people back home.

Some 250 artifacts, most of them never before shown in public, are on display at the Ho Chi Minh City History Museum.

Winners of the photo contest and exhibition “Images of Vietnam – US Relations and the United States of America through the lens of Vietnamese photographers” will be awarded this July in Hanoi after a seven-month submission period.

Mexico’s top guitarist Juan Carlos Laguna is set to perform at the Hanoi Opera House on May 25 as part of activities to mark the 40th founding anniversary of Vietnamese-Mexican relations.

(VOV) -Two exhibitions showcasing the love of late President Ho Chi Minh for Vietnamese women and children got underway in Hanoi on May 15 at the Vietnamese Women's Museum in Hanoi.

(VOV) - Origami art lovers understand that it’s principally about geometry, relying on the folding of paper to create amazing enigmatic shapes. 

(VOV) -Four Vietnamese bartenders will be mixing drinks live on stage in front of an excited crowd at a Southeast Asian regional competition this July in Thailand for a chance to be crowned the best bartender.

(VOV) - Vietnamese singer DJ Hoang Anh, a top-selling recording artist, recently unveiled he will launch a world tour in celebration of his 15th anniversary of performing on the musical stage.

(VOV) - French and Vietnamese models recently took to the catwalk on a four-day fashion show on Ao Dai (Vietnamese traditional dress) designed by Ngo Nhat Huy. 

(VOV) - Books & Kids Fair 2015 is set to get underway in Hanoi from May 29 to June 1 to mark International Children’s Day.

"Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass," a highly anticipated movie, will be brought to the Cannes Film Festival later this month, with the hope to find an international distributor.

The talented Cameroon-French singer-songwriter Irma Pany will debut in Vietnam for her 2015 Asia tour, the French Institute in Ho Chi Minh City has announced.

Japan’s “first ladies of illusion” Ai and Yuki will thrill Vietnamese audiences with their “Zen Magic” programme in Hanoi from May 28 to June 1.

(VOV) - On May 14, the Vietnam National Museum of History organised an exhibition featuring  the symbol of the lotus flower on 100 antiques. 

(VOV) - Six young Singaporean painters will introduce their artworks at a contemporary art exhibition scheduled to open on May 25 in Art Exhibition House in 16 Ngo Quyen Street, Hanoi. 

(VOV) - The Van Kieu group live mainly in Huong Hoa and Dakrong commune and Lao Bao township. The Van Kieu are also called Tri, Khua, Ma Coong, and Bru. During the war Van Kieu people wholeheartedly followed the revolution and President Ho Chi Minh and adopted Ho as their family name. 

In the fourth lunar month, which begins next week, Co Tu ethnic minority in Dong Giang District, Quang Nam Province will start their Tatrai festival.

Nguyen Quoc Hung, 26, has beaten five other finalists to win The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf's 2015 Vietnam Barista Competition and qualify for this year's International Barista to be held in Bandung, Indonesia, on July 28. 

(VOV) -It was unveiled at a press conference on May 13 that Japan will host a Vietnamese cultural festival on June 13-14 at the Yoyogi neighbourhood in the central area of Tokyo. 

A conference titled “Religious culture and sustainable development in Vietnam” was organised in Hanoi on May 13 by the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics.

(VOV) - Former beauty queen Trieu Thi Ha was inducted as a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for a project aimed at preserving traditional Vietnamese culture at a ceremony held May 12 in HCM City.

(VOV) - The 2015 Khau Vai Love Market Culture-Tourism Week is held in Meo Vac district in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang on May 13-16 (or 25th-28th of the third lunar month).

A cultural exchange between Vietnam and Russia will be held in the central city's Trung Vuong Theatre on May 16.

(VOV) - American R&B and soul singer-songwriter Peabo Bryson will entrance audiences in two big Vietnamese cities this September.