(VOV) - The first runner-up of Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2012 contest Kha My Van has arrived in Milan, Italy to begin her career as a professional model.

(VOV) - Kim Dong Publishing House has released a Vietnamese version of the delightful children’s novel ‘Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car’ translated by Hoang Anh.

(VOV) -Vietnam’s national football team has climbed four notches to 133rd in the world Football Federation (FIFA) rankings for January.

Vietnam will send its sport teams to 25 international sport events in the first quarter of 2015, according to the General Department of Sports and Physical Training.

(VOV) -The Republic of Korea’s Joo Won starring in the hit KBS drama “Good Doctor” will arrive at Ho Chi Minh City on January 30 to meet with his Vietnamese fans.

(VOV) -A large-scale Japanese food court “Hokkaido Village” is set to open in Ho Chi Minh City in October with the aim of promoting culinary culture and image of Japan's second largest island in Vietnam.

(VOV)- Sixteen Vietnamese martial arts delegations are expected to participate in the 2015 World Martial Arts Festival slated for April 19-25 in Ho Chi Minh City.

(VOV) -The outstanding play of 27-year-old winger Pham Thanh Luong at 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup caught the eye of Korean football club Anyang FC but Hanoi T&T reported about the enquiry from the Korean and stressed the player's irreplaceable status would block any potential move.

(VOV) -An additional 14 historical, architectural and archaeological relics nationwide have been cited as special national relic sites under the Prime Minister’s decision. 

A poetry and music exchange between artists from the central province of Quang Ngai and a 32-writer delegation from the Republic of Korea’s Jeju Literature House was held on January 6.

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) said on January 6 that its Vice Chairman Tran Quoc Tuan has been appointed as head of the management team of the upcoming 2015 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup finals, scheduled to take place in Canberra, Australia, from January 9-31.

An international workshop featuring Vietnam’s Bai choi singing and similar arts in the world will be held in Quy Nhon city, the central province of Binh Dinh, on January 13-14.

(VOV) - An art exhibition promoting tourism and Japanese traditional and modern culture kicked off the 2015 National Tourism Year at Lam Son Theatre in Thanh Hoa province.

(VOV) - Tran Ngoc Lan Khue, Miss Ao Dai Vietnam 2014, impressed the jury and the nation at the finals on January 3 in HCM city thanks to her beauty, talent and good works.

The 25-member national men's and women's volleyball teams will be summoned on January 10 in preparation for the 28th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

(VOV) - Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex has become the first site in Vietnam to receive UNESCO mixed natural and cultural heritage of the world recognition.

(VOV) -Miss Ngoc Lan Khue, 23, was crowned Miss Ao Dai Vietnam 2014 at the contest's glitzy final in HCM city on January 5, with tens of millions of viewers throughout Vietnam watching on television.

The Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA) and the Heritage Managize launched the annual “Heritage Journey 2015” photography contest in Hanoi on January 5.

(VOV) - More than 120 domestic and foreign scholars and cultural managers discuss the conservation and promotion of sea and island cultural values at a seminar in Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa province on January 5-6. 

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said on January 4 that it has granted certificates recognising epic poems as a national intangible cultural heritage to the Central Highlands provinces of Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Gia Lai and Kon Tum.

A new exhibition in Hanoi offers a glimpse into the world of contemporary art in the Republic of Korea (RoK).

(VOV) - The French Cultural Centre L’Espace in Hanoi is hosting a weeklong festival entitled Clap from January 17-25, dedicated to fiction and new talents in cinema, television and the internet.

(VOV) - Japanese drum troupe Batic-Holic will perform January 7 at 8pm in Hanoi at the Youth Theatre on 11 Ngo Thi Nham street.

(VOV) - Dang Thu Thao, Miss Vietnam 2012, looks gentile and glamorous in outfits inspired by thoughts and dreams of a flower garden by designer Le Thanh Hoa simply titled ‘Flower’.

Although the national women's volleyball team have not played any matches during the last three months, they have risen nine steps to the 35th place in the world rankings.

(VOV) -RockStorm 2014 themed “Dong A Spirit” was held at Military Zone 9 Stadium in Can Tho City on January 3 attracting over 10,000 rock fans.

Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam will take part in the Australian Open's junior circus year in January, the first Grand Slam of the year.

Authorities of northern Phu Tho province are exerting additional efforts to protect hat xoan (spring singing), which has been designated part of UNESCO's intangible heritage sites.

(VOV) - Hanoi will burst into the lunar ‘Year of the Goat’ with a tropical display of pyrotechnical wizardry at 30 venues throughout the metropolitan area.

(VOV) - First runner-up of the 2014 Miss Vietnam pageant, Huyen My, ushered in the New Year with a visit to the Thanh Chuong Viet Palace.