(VOV) - Acrobats from the Ho Chi Minh Circus Troupe won a silver medal and the most favourite award at the Golden Circus Festival, held on December 21 to January 14 in Rome according to Vu Ngoan Hop, head of the circus troupe.

(VOV) - First runner-up of the 2014 Miss Vietnam pageant Nguyen Tran Huyen My appeared on January 19 for an interview with an online newspaper dressed in a slender yellow Ao Dai tunic.

(VOV) - Hanoi’s traditional craft villages, with their centuries old cultural values and techniques passed down from generation to generation, have become increasingly popular with tourists.

(VOV) - Singer My Tam will be the sole Vietnam representative to perform with guitarist Oshio Kotaro at ‘Dreaming together in Osaka’ this upcoming April.

(VOV) - A collection featuring 37 oil paintings by Nguyen Hai Chi, more popularly known as Choe that he drew during the last days of his life while hampered by vision loss have gone on show in HCM city’s District 1.

Phan Dang Di's latest film will premiere at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), becoming the first Vietnamese film to compete for the top prize at the film fest.

A photo exhibition featuring 65 years of Vietnam-China diplomatic ties opened in Hanoi on January 19. 

(VOV) -Famous actress Truong Ngoc Anh and overseas Vietnamese actor Kim Ly is attending the Vietnam Cultural Week which is taking place in Cyprus from January 18 - 30.

(VOV) - Thai Son Nam women team of Vietnam won the champion title at an international futsal tournament for Southeast Asian clubs, which concluded in Indonesia on January 18.

(VOV) -A 580-meter Flower Street will open in Ho Chi Minh City on February 16-22 to welcome the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) – the Year of the Goat -- which falls on February 19.

The Government of India has allocated US$2.5 million to assist Vietnam in restoring and preserving the My Son Sanctuary world cultural heritage site in the central province of Quang Nam, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.

(VOV) -The Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will host a concert featuring two works written by composers Mozart and Johannes Brahms on January 19 at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House.

(VOV) - Large numbers of classical music lovers from throughout the nation gathered at the Goethe Institute in Hanoi on January 19 for a training symposium aimed at broadening an appreciation for it across all segments of society.

(VOV) - Vietnam came second with 7 gold, 7 silver and 5 bronze medals at the World Pencak Silat Championship in Thailand from January 10-16. 

(VOV) - Nguyen Oanh and Quang Hung were crowned on the finale of Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2014 on January 17.

(VOV) - The top 5 Vietnam Next Top Model contestants recently appeared as brides in their latest photo in Italy. 

(VOV) -Top 5 contestants of Vietnam’s Next Top Model have posed for a photograph collection titled “Kien Tao” which is designed by well-known domestic designer Hoang Minh Ha.

(VOV) - Japanese coach Toshiya Miura of Vietnam’s U23 squad said his trainees are hopeful to secure a top 2 position in Group I at the 2016 Asia Football Championships.

(VOV) -Tran Viet Van has become the first Vietnamese photographer who was shortlisted for the second annual London International Creative Competition (LICC) in professional photography category.

(VOV) -Top Vietnamese swimmer Hoang Quy Phuoc will fly to Japan for a long-term training course to sharpen his skills.

(VOV) - Famed Italian actor and director Michele Placido, best known for his role as inspector Corrado Cattani in the TV series La Piovra, is coming to Vietnam in June to participate in a variety of cultural, fashion and cinematography activities.

(VOV) - A host of Vietnamese celebrities are planning to descend upon Cyprus to celebrate Vietnam cultural week commemorating the 40th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-Cyprus (1975-2015) diplomatic ties.

(VOV) - A three dimensional multimedia artworks installation featuring royal Ao Dai (traditional Vietnamese long gown) by German artist Veronika Witte has opened at the Goethe Institute in Hanoi.

(VOV) -Photos of Huyen My, the first runner-up of the 2014 Miss Vietnam pageant, wearing a Chelsea shirt recently appeared on the Chelsea Football Club fan page.

The Goethe Institute in Hanoi is hosting a display of “Ao Dai” (Vietnamese traditional long gown) in combination with a multimedia installation as the first cultural activity in a series to mark the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Germany and Vietnam in 2015.

The Vietnam Fine Arts Museum in collaboration with the provincial Museum of Nam Dinh and the Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts on January 15 opened an exhibition on old Vietnamese lion and “Nghe” sculptures.

Lovers of “Hat Xam” (blind buskers’ singing) will have a chance to savour a spectacular art performance of the traditional music genre at the Hanoi Opera House on January 20.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s most successful men were honoured for their professionalism and contribution to their field at a – Men of the Year 2014 – ceremony held in HCM City.

(VOV) - Vietnam's Next Top Model 2014 has published the first pictures of the Top 16 finalists preparing for the finale, which is set to get underway at 9pm on January 17 and broadcast live on Vietnam Television’s channel VTV3.

(VOV) -The Vietnam Olympic football squad will play a series of friendly matches with Indonesia and Uzbekistan in March in preparation for upcoming tournament play including the 28th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 28).