(VOV) - A gala performance was held on the evening of February 17 to open the 2013 Ba Ria-Vung Tau Culture and Tourism Festival called “Green Aspiration”.

(VOV) -The 2013 Song Hong (Red River) Festival featuring the 1,000-year culture of the delta region’s civilization is taking place in Van Yen district, Yen Bai province, from February 17-19.

(VOV) - FIDE Grand Prix 2012 champion Shakhriyar Mamedyarov outplayed top Vietnamese talent Le Quang Liem at the on-going Aeroflot Open final in Moscow on February 16.

(VOV) - “The Pink Choice”, a series of works by Vietnamese photographer Maika Elan (born Nguyen Thanh Hai), has won first prize at the 2013 World Press Photo Contest.

(VOV) -The 2013 National Athletics Championships opened in Hanoi on February 16, attracting young athletes in three age groups from across the country to compete for 66 sets of medals.

(VOV) - The Vietnamese pavilion at the 2013 Cuban International Book Fair has displayed books about President Ho Chi Minh, the revolutionary cause, the renewal process, and the Vietnamese country and people.

The Co Loa archeological, architectural and historical relic site has received a certificate recognising it as a special national relic.

France will exhibit its woven products during Hue Traditional Craft Festival from April 27 to May 1, 2013, according to Nguyen Dang Manh, Deputy Chairman of central Thua Thien-Hue Province People’s Committee.

(VOV) - Lee Myong Sik, a Taekwondo expert from the Republic of Korea (RoK) has been living and enjoying the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday in Vietnam since 2001.

(VOV) - Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem has finished 62nd at the Aeroflot Blitz Chess category in Russia despite his fourth seed.

(VOV) - Fan Yang, a renowned bubble maker with 18 Guinness World Records, performed in Danang City as part of Lunar New Year (Tet) festival celebrations.

(VOV) - Vietnam have retained their No1 position in Southeast Asia, ranking 134th despite their recent loss to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the Asian Cup qualifiers.

(VOV) -Hanoi’s chocolate makers, flower shops, and restaurants are enticing lovers with a range of products and services for this year’s Valentine’s Day.

(VOV) - Thousands of locals and visitors have attended a festival in Hanoi’s Dong Da Park marking the 224th anniversary of the Ngoc Hoi-Dong Da Victory on February 14.

The Lo Lo ethnic minority group’s ancestral worship was recently recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage. It is also the special cultural identity of ethnic people inhabiting Dong Van Stone Plateau in mountainous northern Ha Giang province. 

(VOV) - Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem has won two matches at the 2013 Aeroflot Open chess tournament currently underway in Russia. 

Life changes everyday and there are many differences to today’s traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival compared to past Tets. Despite each person’s individual feelings and whatever the changes are, for photographers, Tet will always reflect Hanoian culture. 

Miniature books and their delicate appearance have bewitched painter Nguyen Thanh Dam. He himself made some tiny, beautiful work of arts and also collected them from far and wide. 

(VOV) - Xoè dances are a unique historical custom of Vietnam’s Thai people, especially in the Northwest region. The elegant dances express a range of emotions and one man has devoted his life to preserving these cultural treasures.

(VOV) -Vietnamese sports have set an ambitious target for the 27th SEA Games (2013) and many athletes dream of winning gold.

(VOV) - New Delhi’s Indian Council for Cultural Relations opened a photo exhibition on Indian cultural vestiges in Vietnam on February 8.

An exhibition of 3D images of the capital city of Hanoi is open to visitors in the courtyard of the Hotel de l’Opera Hanoi every day from 6pm until 9pm. 

(VOV) - The third annual book street festival themed “books and 54 ethnic groups” began on February 7 along Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1 streets of Mac Thi Buoi, Nguyen Hue, and Ngo Duc Ke.

(VOV) - The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s “Running Man” reality television show has finished two days of recording in Hanoi and Ninh Binh. 

(VOV) - Central Khanh Hoa province’s Nha Trang City will host a four-day sea festival featuring various events from June 8 to 11.

(VOV) - Dr Doan Thi Kim Hong was awarded the “First Mrs. World” title for her active contributions to the Mrs World Organisation at a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on February 6.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has launched a nationwide short-film competition in response to the Earth Hour 2013 campaign. 

(VOV) -A 2013 spring programme will be held at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology (VME) from February 15-17 to welcome in the Lunar New Year of the Snake.

(VOV) -The Vietnamese national football team lost 1-2 to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) rivals in its first match of the 2015 Asian Cup qualifying round at Hanoi’s My Dinh National Stadium on February 6.

Vietnam will send two representatives to compete at the 2013 Asia Marathon Championships scheduled for February 24 in Hong Kong (China).