(VOV) -Male model Nguyen Van Son, 21,will represent Vietnam at the Mister Global 2015 pageant set to kick off on March 7 in Thailand.

A seminar themed “Vietnamese prose – Integration and Development” was held in Hanoi on March 3, attracting writers, poets, and translators from Vietnam and more than 40 other countries and territories.

A concert will be held at the Saigon Opera Theatre in Ho Chi Minh City on March 9 to commemorate the 330th birthdays of two of the world’s musical geniuses, Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel. 

(VOV) -The first runner-up of Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2012 contest Kha My Van will appear on the Italian Vogue- a world’s leading fashion magazine.

The Vietnam Movie Day 2015 in HCM City will be an eventful event with a wide range of activities, according to Nguyen Thi Hong Ngat, Deputy Head of the Vietnam Cinematography Association.

"Boyhood", "The Theory of Everything" and "Cinderella" are the top Hollywood films to be screened in Vietnam this month.

More than 650 Vietnamese and international writers, poets, and translators attended an exhibition entitled “Vietnamese literature with international readers” held at the Vietnamese Literature Museum on February 2 in Hanoi.

Japanese dance performances which are based on street dance by three groups, “Moreno Funk Sixers”, “Memorable Moment” and “90’s” will serve fans in Hanoi.

Despite accusations of barbarism, the Pig Slaughter Festival went ahead in Bac Ninh province’s Nem Thuong village, Van Nguyen writes.

(VOV) - Robot films such as “Blade Runner”, “Terminator” or “Wall-E” are considered the masterpieces of the world, which are most favourite all time. 

(VOV) - Tuy Loan communal house festival is held on the 9th and the 10th day of the first lunar month in central Danang city’s Hoa Vang district.

(VOV) -A 72-year-old Japanese photographer Ohsaku Eiichirou has taken 394 photos of birds and butterflies during his two-week visit to Vietnam.

Vietnam has a chance to enter the semi-final round of the ASEAN Football Federation Women's Championship, after gaining a draw on February 28.

The first Mong (H’mong) Ethnic Culture Festival was kicked off in Meo Vac district, the northernmost province of Ha Giang on February 28.

Vietnamese chess players are expected to shine in the Zone 3.3 Championships 2015 for Open and Women on March 6 in Ho Chi Minh City.

(VOV) - “Huong sac Tra Xuan” (Colour of Spring Tea) Festival kicked off on March 1 in the northern province of Thai Nguyen - the largest area under green tea trees.

(VOV) - Vietnam Art Kite Festival 2015 is held in the southern coastal city of Vung Tau on February 28 and March 1, attracting a large number of visitors and local residents. 

(VOV) - Thousands of people flocked to Lao Cai on February 28 to attend a buffalo fighting festival – the first of its kind in the northern mountainous province.

The Year of Vietnamese Culture 2015 programme in the Czech Republic has helped bring Vietnamese culture closer to the Czech, according to the preliminary report on the early implementation of the programme. 

The Yen Tu Festival, one of the country's most famous spring festivals, opened on February 28 in Thuong Yen Cong commune, Uong Bi city, northern Quang Ninh province.

(VOV) - The reverberating sounds of Central Highland gongs were a cherished highlight at the 2015 Chingay Parade that got underway on the evening of February 27 in Singapore with more than 100,000 visitors lining the city streets.

As many as 40 enterprises and designers will gather at the second annual Ao Dai Festival, scheduled to be held in Dam Sen Cultural Park in Ho Chi Minh City on March 7-8.

(VOV) - A photo of Vietnamese war veterans taken by Spanish photographer Sergio Diaz had its name on the shortlist of the Sony World Photography Awards 2015.

(VOV) - The ASEAN traditional music festival will be held in central Thanh Hoa City from August 1 – 6 with the participation of 12 art troupes from ASEAN nations and partners.

(VOV) -World’s well-known Italian DJ Marco Effe will enthral music-lovers at HeartBeat 11 programme which is scheduled to take place at The Observatory stage in Ho Chi Minh City on March 20.

(VOV) -The Vietnam U19 football team is set to compete at the 2015 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U19 Youth Championship that runs August 22 to September 4.

Vietnamese, Russian and Belarusian artists will entertain spectators at a circus to tour Vietnam this March 1 in Hanoi.

Vietnam made its inaugural presence at Egypt’s Sakia Sawi, an international cultural week, which turned to the 12th edition this year, on February 26.

Twenty-four teams from across Vietnam will compete at the National U15 Football Championships to be held from March 21 to April 12, announced the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) on February 26.

(VOV) -The largest Buddhist flag of record, which is 25.58x20metres and weighs 60 kilograms,will be exhibited at the 2015 Yen Tu spring festival.