Xoe dancing, an indispensible activity in the cultural life of the Tay ethnic people in Ta Chai commune, Bac Ha district, northern Lao Cai province, has been listed as a national intangible cultural heritage.

Nominees for seven categories of the Cong hien (Devotion) Music Awards 2015 were announced on March 6 by the Vietnam News Agency’s daily The Thao and Van Hoa (Sport and Culture).

(VOV) -Thousands of fishermen and visitors came out on the morning of March 6 for opening day of the annual Cau Ngu (Fish Praying) Festival in the central city of Danang to celebrate and pray for a good fishing harvest this year.

(VOV) - On the occasion of International Women’s Day (March 8), Mrs Asia USA International 2014 Sonya Suong Dang posed with young model Van Tuan in Hoi An ancient town attired in Ao Dai (flowing tunic), the traditional dress for Vietnamese women.

A French postgraduate student of Vietnamese art history held a talk in Ho Chi Minh City on March 5 on the art heritage left behind by one of the Nguyen Dynasty’s kings, who is also her forefather.

An exhibition about the lives and strength of women in Vietnam when it was divided between north and south is being held in Hanoi, "Two Sisters - Two Front Lines" portraying how women fought and coped with difficulties in wartime.

(VOV) - The first runner-up of Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2012 contest Kha My Van has appeared in the latest collection Emerging From The White of Italy’s fashion brand Label2.

A concert will be held at the HCM City Opera House on March 9 to commemorate the 330th anniversary of the birth of Johannes Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel, both born in 1685.

All preparations have been completed for the fifth coffee festival to be held in downtown Buon Ma Thuot, a Central Highlands city, from March 9 to 12, said the organisers.

The Hanoi Golf Open will begin on March 11 at the Sky Lake Chuong My golf course in Hanoi.

State President Truong Tan Sang on March 5 met with over 150 poets, writers, and translators from more than 40 countries and territories who are in Hanoi to attend a number of literary events. 

(VOV) - The World World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) announced on March 4 that it stripped Vietnam of the right to organizethe 2015 World Taekwondo Championships for failure to timely pay a required US$100,000 administrative fee.

(VOV) -An exhibition featuring 67 oil paintings by Vietnamese American artist Trinh Lu has opened in Hanoi at 31-33 Hang Dong Street.

Norimatsu Takashi has officially become the head coach of the Vietnam national women’s football team after a signing ceremony was held in Hanoi on March 4.

French artist Rehahn, who ranks 4th among the top travel photographers in the world, will launch his first exhibition “Precious Heritage” featuring Vietnam’s landscapes and people at VinGallery in HCMC’s District 2 from now until March 21.

(VOV) - Thousands of people flocked to the Tran Temple in the northern Nam Dinh province on March 4 to wait for the opening ceremony for distributing papers stamped with the holy royal seals. 

The second Asian-Pacific Poetry Festival took place at the Kinh Bac Culture Centre in the River Delta province of Bac Ninh on March 4 with the participation of more than 200 authors from 43 countries.

Vietnam’s women’s taekwondo team won one gold medal and two bronzes at the Asia-Pacific Taekwondo Invitational Championships, which has recently wrapped up in the SM Iloilo city, the Philippines. 

Foreign writers have suggested that the Vietnamese Government promote cooperation with other countries to spread Vietnamese literature around the world.

(VOV) - National Poetry Day, held on the 15th day of the first lunar month each year, is the nation’s biggest celebration of poetry and a timely reminder for us all to pause and reflect on the importance of literature to our national identity.

Vietnam Pavilion in Italy, designed by Vo Trong Nghia Architects, has been selected as one of the top 15 world buildings to look forward to in 2015 by the DEZEEN architecture and design magazine. 

(VOV) - Former Manchester United (MU) midfielder David Beckham has invited two Vietnamese singers, Ho Ngoc Ha and Toc Tien to participate in his party in London, UK. 

(VOV) -The annual Lim Festival of folk songs was held in Tien Du district in the northern province of Bac Ninh on March 2 and 3.

Becamex Binh Duong languishes at the bottom of Group E after being trounced 1-5 by hosts Kashiwa Reysol in a second round match of the Asian Football Federation (AFC) Champions League in Kashiwa, Japan, on March 3.

The Tran Temple Festival 2015 kicked off on March 3 in Tam Duong hamlet, Tien Duc commune, Hung Ha district in the Red River province of Thai Binh. 

(VOV) - Nozomi Sasaki, Jang Na Ra and Zi Lin Zhang become more graceful and feminine in Ao Dai (Vietnamese traditional dress). 

2014 was an unforgettable year for Don Ca Tai Tu Nam Bo as it was officially recognized as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Vietnamese poetry over the course of history and its role in the spiritual life of Vietnamese nationals were highlighted in a workshop entitled “Vietnamese poetry retains the Vietnamese spirit”, held in Hanoi on March 3. 

An exhibition of Slovak paintings dedicated to celebrate the 65th anniversary of Vietnam-Slovakia diplomatic relations opened in Hanoi on March 3. 

A palanquin parade kicked off the long-awaited Tran Temple Festival on March 1 in northern Nam Dinh province.