(VOV) -A festival featuring German culture called “Discover and Experience Germany” will be held on November 16, at the National Museum of History in Hanoi.

Vietnam has sent four competitors to take part in the 5th WBPF World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championships in Budaörs, Hungary, from November 13-17.

A photo exhibition featuring the relationship between Vietnam and Russia was held in the Opera House, Hanoi on the evening of November 12.

The 2013 Russian Culture Days kicked off on November 12 in the presence of President Truong Tan Sang and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

(VOV) - An exhibition on Italian fashion will open at the Italian Cultural Centre in Hanoi on November 14 to mark the 40th anniversary of Vietnam-Italy diplomatic ties.

(VOV) -Japanese Contemporary Dancer Moriyama Kaiji will perform in Hanoi on November 14- 15 within the framework of cultural exchange between Vietnam and Japan.

(VOV) -A Canadian Food Festival will be held in Hanoi from mid-November to mid-December to mark the 40th anniversary of Canada-Vietnam diplomatic relations.

(VOV) - A Vietnam movie night was held in Brussels on November 11 to mark the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Belgium.

(VOV) - The 2nd Thai Nguyen Tea Festival closed on November 11 after nearly one week, attracting hundreds of thousands of domestic and foreign visitors. 

(VOV) - U19 Japan have accepted the Vietnam Football Federation’s invitation to play at the Nutifood Cup in HCM City in early 2014.

More than 100 Finnish posters are being displayed at an exhibition that opened in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on November 11.

(VOV) - The National Museum of Vietnamese History (NMVH) in Hanoi is set to host an exciting exhibition on Japanese culture from January 16 to March 9, 2014.

(VOV) -The Ho Chi Minh Museum opened its doors for the cultural exhibition themed “Russian beauties – the country’s soul” on November 11.

(VOV) -Bich Khanh, who was crowned Miss Ngoi Sao (Star) Vietnam 2012, is taking part in the Miss Grand International 2013 pageant in Bangkok, Thailand, from November 3-20.

Vietnam has won the right to host the ASEAN Under-19 Football Championships next September.

Thailand’s young football players won the 2013 Mekong Region U23 International Football Tournament (BIDC Cup 2013) after defeating the Myanmar team 2-0 in the final match on November 10 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

(VOV) -Nearly 500 athletes from 21 ethnic minority groups are competing at a national sports festival, which opened in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai on November 10.

(VOV) - A striped scarf made of gold has been recognized as the largest of its kind in Vietnam by the Vietnam Record Book Centre (Vietkings).

(VOV) - Renowned Spanish photographer Ramón Fernández Rafer has decided to return toVietnam, from November 10-30, to perfect his photo exhibitions depicting everyday life in Vietnam.

(VOV) - Vietnam had the chance to raise its profile at an ASEAN bazaar held at Mexico’s Peralta theatre on November 9.

(VOV) - Hanoi opened its doors to Diwali, the Indian festival of lights, on November 9.

(VOV) - Tokyo hosted the first Vietnam-Japan piano festival on November 9 to mark the 40th anniversary of the diplomatic ties between the two nations.

(VOV) -Hanoi’s Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is hosting an exhibition of more than 100 photos celebrating Vietnam’s cultural heritage.

(VOV) -Vietnam took another gold medal at the ongoing 2013 Southeast Asian Shooting Championships (SEASA) in Malaysia on November 8, bringing to 3 the number of gold medals and securing it third place.

(VOV) - The UNESCO General Conference’s 37th session in Paris has issued a resolution honouring great Vietnamese poet Nguyen Du and other international cultural figureheads.

(VOV) -Former Italian soccer star Fabio Cannavaro will arrive in HCM City ahead of attending the 2013 Tiger Street Football tournament as an honourable ambassador.

The nation's fashion industry is heating up with three major fashion shows set to take place this month, ahead of next month's Spring-Summer Fashion Week which will attract 24 designers across the nation. 

(VOV) -An exhibition featuring Vietnamese culture opened in the capital city of Brussels on November 7 as part of activities to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Belgium.

(VOV) - Vietnamese marksmen on November 7 pocketed two gold medals at the ongoing 2013 Southeast Asian Shooting Championships (SEASA) taking place in Malaysia. 

Besides supplementing legal documents targeting ethnic minority people, Vietnam has implemented many policies to improve the spiritual and material life of these people over the past years.