Vietnam to compete in Suzuki Asian Challenge
Vietnam to compete in Suzuki Asian Challenge

The National Suzuki Raider R150 motorcycling championship 2015 is scheduled to be held on March 8 in the Mekong Delta province of Can Tho.

Vietnam to compete in Suzuki Asian Challenge
Sinh village’s paintings feature Hue culture
Sinh village’s paintings feature Hue culture

(VOV) - TET (Lunar New Year) festival paintings of the Sinh village are a combination of traditional culture and ancient artistic methods and have been part of the of the Hue ethnic minority culture for over four centuries.

Sinh village’s paintings feature Hue culture
Vietnam Project Runway winner unveils collection in New York
Vietnam Project Runway winner unveils collection in New York

Vietnam Project Runway 2014 winner Ly Giam Tien will unveil his latest collection Dark Raven on February 15 at Crowne Plaza Times Square in New York City as part of the ongoing New York Couture Fashion Week.

Vietnam Project Runway winner unveils collection in New York
Your guide to major sporting events for 2015
Your guide to major sporting events for 2015

(VOV) - VOV Sport has picked out some key sporting events the General Department of Sports and Physical Training has on its agenda for Vietnam in 2015.

Your guide to major sporting events for 2015
VN to participate in martial arts tournament
VN to participate in martial arts tournament

Vietnam will participate in six events at the International Martial Arts Festival 2015, to be held in Bangkok, Thailand, from March 12 to 22, said the National Sports Administration.

VN to participate in martial arts tournament
Ha Long Bay among top 15 most amazing rock formations
Ha Long Bay among top 15 most amazing rock formations

(VOV) -Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh province has been named as top 15 most amazing landscapes and rock formations across the world, according to BBC News.

Ha Long Bay among top 15 most amazing rock formations
Cultural events celebrate New Year
Cultural events celebrate New Year

Water puppetry and Dong Ho paintings are just two amongst Vietnam's many traditional arts selected to entertain locals and tourists alike during the Lunar New Year holiday season in Hanoi's Old Quarter.

Cultural events celebrate New Year
Vietnam to participate in Asian cycling event
Vietnam to participate in Asian cycling event

Vietnam’s cycling team will participate at the Asian Cycling Championship 2015 which kicks off on February 10 in Thailand. 

Vietnam to participate in Asian cycling event
First images of Kha My Van in Italy released
First images of Kha My Van in Italy released

(VOV) - The first images of Kha My Van in her latest photo shoot of fashion brand Elisabetta Franchi have been published on its website.

First images of Kha My Van in Italy released
Celebrities to attend Couture Fashion Week
Celebrities to attend Couture Fashion Week

(VOV) - Designer Andres Aquino's Couture Fashion Week has always been a must see ‘eclectic’ fashion event during New York's Fashion Week.

Celebrities to attend Couture Fashion Week
Bach Dang Spring Flower Street opens in Danang
Bach Dang Spring Flower Street opens in Danang

(VOV) -The Bach Dang Flower street in Danang City has evolved into one of the nation’s most coveted Lunar New Year (TET) holiday destinations, and there’s no better time than now to travel and experience it yourself.

Bach Dang Spring Flower Street opens in Danang
Festival portrays ethnic minority life to celebrate Tet
Festival portrays ethnic minority life to celebrate Tet

The Vietnamese Museum of Ethnology will host a festival to promote the traditional ceremonies and daily life of ethnic minority groups on February 22 and 23 in celebration of the impending Lunar New Year (Tet).

Festival portrays ethnic minority life to celebrate Tet
Tis the season for votive paper figurines
Tis the season for votive paper figurines

(VOV) - With the Lunar New Year holidays fast approaching the Dong Ho village in Bac Ninh province has been busily churning out figurines made of votive paper to burn in religious rituals as offerings to Buddha, local gods and ancestors.

Tis the season for votive paper figurines
One World Futbol project launched
One World Futbol project launched

More than 44,500 ultra-durable balls will be given to Vietnamese children as part of the One World Futbol project recently launched in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue. 

One World Futbol project launched
Hue’s flower village in Tet season
Hue’s flower village in Tet season

(VOV) -These days, Phu Mau flower village in Hue City is very busy preparing for Tet (Lunar New Year Festival).

Hue’s flower village in Tet season
US aids restoration of ancient temple at Hue Citadel
US aids restoration of ancient temple at Hue Citadel

The Hue Monuments Conservation Centre undertook an US-funded project worth US$700,000 (VND14.7 billion) to restore the facade of the Trieu To Temple in the ancient imperial citadel of Hue in central Thua Thien-Hue province on February 6.

US aids restoration of ancient temple at Hue Citadel
Tet Art Fair opens in Hanoi’s old quarter
Tet Art Fair opens in Hanoi’s old quarter

(VOV) -The First Contemporary Tet Art Fair in Vietnam opened in the heart of Hanoi’s Old Quarter on February 5 with an exhibition by three renowned Vietnamese artists – Tran Huy Oanh, Trinh Tuan and Le Huy Tiep.

Tet Art Fair opens in Hanoi’s old quarter
Vietnamese-themed stamps released in France
Vietnamese-themed stamps released in France

A set of stamps featuring Vietnam’s symbolic architectural heritage and landscapes was unveiled in Paris, France, on February 5.

Vietnamese-themed stamps released in France
PM adopts external cultural strategy until 2020
PM adopts external cultural strategy until 2020

(VOV) -A cultural strategy for Vietnam's foreign relations until 2020 with a vision for 2030 has been approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

PM adopts external cultural strategy until 2020
Vietnamese film competes at Berlin int’l film festival
Vietnamese film competes at Berlin int’l film festival

The Vietnamese film “Cha va con va…” (Big Father, Small Father and Other Stories) is among nominations for the best film at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival, which is being held from February 5 to 15 in German capital of Berlin.

Vietnamese film competes at Berlin int’l film festival
“What do you know about Vietnam” contest 2015
“What do you know about Vietnam” contest 2015

(VOV) -2015 will mark many important events in Vietnam: the 70th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day, the 85th anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the 125th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh and the 40th anniversary of liberation of southern Vietnam and national reunification.

“What do you know about Vietnam” contest 2015
Publication highlights VN’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa, Truong Sa
Publication highlights VN’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa, Truong Sa

The Italy-Vietnam Friendship Association has launched an Italian language publication themed “Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos: integral part of Vietnam’s territory” on the occasion of the 20 th publishing anniversary of its Mekong Magazine. 

Publication highlights VN’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa, Truong Sa
Hanoi welcomes OVs returning home for TET
Hanoi welcomes OVs returning home for TET

(VOV) - The rich and vibrant culture of Hanoi’s craft villages is the highlight of this year’s spring festival, which kicked off February 7 with a grand reception for Overseas Vietnamese (OVs) returning to the homeland for the TET holiday season.

Hanoi welcomes OVs returning home for TET
Trang reaches career-high ranking
Trang reaches career-high ranking

Vu Thi Trang of Vietnam has jumped two spots to a career-high 48th place in the World Badminton Federation's February rankings for women players.

Trang reaches career-high ranking
VN Military History Museum receives 30 new war objects
VN Military History Museum receives 30 new war objects

The Vietnam Military History Museum received nearly 30 objects donated by war veterans, high-ranking officers, painters, and sculptors across the country on February 3.

VN Military History Museum receives 30 new war objects
Reproduction of Lao Cai traditional markets in Hanoi
Reproduction of Lao Cai traditional markets in Hanoi

(VOV) - Traditional markets in the northwestern mountainous province of Lao Cai, including Bac Ha, Van Ban and Sa Pa love market are being reproduced in the Spring Festival 2015 in Hanoi from February 2-15.  

Reproduction of Lao Cai traditional markets in Hanoi
HCM City to unveil biggest Vietnamese crepe
HCM City to unveil biggest Vietnamese crepe

(VOV) -The employees at Intermix are cooking up a 10 kilogram, 1.9 metre tall Vietnamese crepe – hoping to set a new world record for the Biggest Vietnamese Crepe.

HCM City to unveil biggest Vietnamese crepe
Vietnam wins gold, bronze in Latin dancing
Vietnam wins gold, bronze in Latin dancing

Vietnam won a gold medal at the Asia Latin Championship recently held in Singapore during the International Latin Festival.

Vietnam wins gold, bronze in Latin dancing
Italian architecture exhibited in Hanoi
Italian architecture exhibited in Hanoi

“Small Utopias”, an exhibition on Italian modern architecture, will run in Hanoi from February 6 to March 2.

Italian architecture exhibited in Hanoi
Traditional musicians set to jam
Traditional musicians set to jam

An one-hour experimental music concert on February 7 will feature dan tranh (16-chord zither), dan bau (monochord) and bamboo flute played by German composer and percussionist Burkhard Beins and Vietnamese traditional musicians.

Traditional musicians set to jam
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