A dictionary of Nom scripts – the Chinese-based Vietnamese script that was widely used between the 15th and 19th centuries – will be introduced to the public on March 17.

The Munich-based Raggabund band's two brothers, with the stage names Paco Mendoza and Don Caramelo, will perform in Hanoi to open the Deutschlandfest (German Festival) on March 28.

(VOV) -The 4th International Puppetry Festival is set to get underway in Hanoi this October, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST).

The National Futsal Championship will kick off on March 29 in Ho Chi Minh City with new rules, under which 10 teams will compete in a two-stage tournament.

(VOV) - On March 15, the Vietnam Fall/Winter 2015 Fashion Week closed in Hanoi with a spectacular show of Haute Couture collections.

Vietnamese students in the UK are working hard preparing for a cultural day themed “Colours of Vietnam”, to be held on March 24 at the University College London (UCL) in London with the goal to promote Vietnamese culture to international friends. 

Vietnam will once again honour the French language through a film festival and concerts to celebrate International Francophone Day, which falls on March 20.

Winning all three tickets in Zone 3.3 on March 15, Vietnam will now compete in the upcoming FIDE World Chess Championships.

The Vietnamese Embassy in New Zealand set up pavilions featuring various products such as fine arts, handicrafts, and traditional cuisines at the ASEAN Southeast Asian Night Market in Wellington on March 13-14. 

(VOV) - The pressure for Vietnam to attract tourists and investors in a rapidly integrating marketplace has never been greater, said Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh in a recent interview with a Voice of Vietnam (VOV) reporter.

A training course for independent filmmakers is being held in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi from March 10 to 17 with the aim of educating talented youth with crucial filming knowledge.

(VOV) - Vietnamese top seed player Le Quang Liem on March 14 defeated Laylo Darwin of the Philippines in the Zone 3.3 qualifying round of the World Chess Championships 2015 in HCM City to secure a berth in the upcoming Chess World Cup  2015. 

Vietnam won three gold medals at the Asian Cup 1 Regatta held in Singapore on March 13.

The 2015 Ban Flower Festival kicked off in the northwestern province of Dien Bien on March 13. 

(VOV) - Miss Ngoc Han has launched her new minimalist styled Fall/Winter collection.

Vietnam’s Doi Moi (renovation) painting period in the 90s marked great success in both arts and business. But during that time, no one from the art world thought that there could be a real art market in the country as there were few clients.

Hanoi will host a vertical run at the Landmark 72 Tower, the tallest building in Vietnam, located on Pham Hung Avenue in Cau Giay District, on April 18 as part of the 2015 Vertical World Circuit (VWC).

Thousands of people in Saigon and tourists have flocked to District 5 in HCM City to participate in the Tet Nguyen Tieu Festival of the Chinese community in Cho Lon.

More than 100 cyclists from 40 teams, including 32 foreign teams, will compete in the first Vietnam Victory Challenge mountain bike stage race to be held in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong. 

The central coastal city of Nha Trang will organise a string of exciting cultural and sports activities for the Nha Trang Sea Festival, scheduled to take place from July 11 to 14.

(VOV) -Well-known Korean actor and singer Kang Tae Oh has embarked on a promotional tour to Vietnam for his latest film entitled “Forever Young” and participate in charity events at Samsung.

(VOV) - Italian photographer and architect Gianpaolo Arena has completed a photo album titled “My Vietnam” featuring daily life of local residents in the country during one-month stay in Vietnam. 

(VOV) -Vietnam’s national football team has climbed two notches to 130th in the latest International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) ranking.

Huong Ga (Rise), a movie based on the life of a female gang leader, won the three top prizes at the annual 2014 Golden Kite awards on March 12.

Foreigners and locals of all ages are welcome to join a competition meant to find handicraft souvenirs that will become the symbol of Ho Chi Minh City’s culture.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam has leapt 29 notches to the 49th spot in the International Tennis Federation (ITF)'s latest junior rankings.

(VOV) - Novel Jannusi, who achieved world fame as a writer and producer for the Backstreet Boys,  is coming to Vietnam in mid-July to serve as a jury member on Vietnam Idol.

(VOV) -The 2015 Tribeca Film Festival, featuring fresh international and American talent, has unveiled that Vietnamese-American director Viet Bao Nguyen has been chosen to be on its first half line-up.

Vietnam’s Under-16 tennis team have earned a ticket to the Asia/Oceania final qualifying round of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Junior Tennis.

(VOV) - Vietnamese and American artists have performed at a concert in Hanoi as part of celebrations of the 20th anniversary of normalized Vietnam-US diplomatic ties, sending a message of peace to young generations.