The women's association under the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted tea party in Vientiane on November 19, bringing together female diplomats, spouses of diplomats, and representatives from international organisations in the country.

VOV.VN - French pianist Olivier Moulin will host a nationwide concert tour, starting in Hanoi on December 7.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese cuisine, tourist information, and handicraft products were introduced at an annual tea party hosted by the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Vientiane on November 19.

VOV.VN - Model Vo Minh Thoai will represent the country by competing for a title at the upcoming Mister Tourism World 2025 male pageant which will be hosted by Vietnam in February next year.

A photo exhibition titled "Colors of Vietnam’s Ethnic Groups" opened at the Centre for Fine Arts and Photography Appraisal and Exhibition in Hanoi on November 18.

The Vietnamese community in Macau (China) set up a booth to display and sell products at the ongoing 24th Macau Food Festival, and has participated in art performances, with the aim of promoting Vietnamese culture to local residents and international visitors.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has been listed among the Top 13 of the "Country of the Year 2024" ranking, as announced by international beauty site All For The Crowns.

VOV.VN - Two local dishes, Bún riêu and Miến xào cua, have been listed among the 100 best rated crustacean dishes in the world, as compiled by international food website TasteAtlas.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese representative Bui Khanh Linh left Ho Chi Minh City on November 18 to head to Egypt to compete for a title at Miss Intercontinental 2024.

A total of 56 works by Vietnamese and Korean artists are being displayed at a Vietnam-Republic of Korea (RoK) fine arts exhibition in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Italy will be collaborating to promote fashion, art, and tourism in an age-old village of Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Victoria Kjær Theilvig from Denmark has been crowned Miss Universe 2024 in the finale held in Mexico on November 16 (local time), while Vietnamese contestant Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen reached the top 30.

VOV.VN - Two Vietnamese students studying in Beijing won third prize in the Lancang-Mekong Impression" Short Video Contest, which was recently held in Lhasa, Tibet, on November 15.

More than 700 singers from 24 Quan ho (love duet) singing villages in the northern province of Bac Ninh on November 15 gathered at the first-ever Quan ho village festival, an event held to mark the 15th anniversary of the UNESCO’s recognition of the folk singing as an intangible cultural heritage element of humanity.

Soloists from the Young Musicians European Orchestra (YMEO), the Orchestra Senzaspine and Orchestra Giovanile Scarlatti of Italy will perform compositions by great Italian composers at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House on November 17.

Vietnamese fashion businesses discussed how to identify the consumer profiles and sentiments that will drive business growth in the coming years at a seminar held in Hanoi early this week.

VOV.VN - So far, a total of six Vietnamese beauties have won the highest prizes at international pageants, including Miss International 2024 through Huynh Thi Thanh Thuy and Miss Grand International 2021 through Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien.

VOV.VN - A performance by a five-tone (ngũ âm) musical ensemble, a Pinn Peat orchestra of the Khmer people, in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang was recognised as the largest of its kind in the nation by the Vietnam Records Organization (Vietkings).

VOV.VN - The central coastal city of Da Nang will play host to X’mas - New Year Festival 2025 from December 14 to January 2, 2025, in order to lure tourists during the upcoming holiday period.

VOV.VN - A stunning dress named “Ngoc Diep Ky Nam” by designer Dang Tran Tri has been selected as the national costume which the Vietnamese contestant will don at the ongoing Miss Universe 2024.

VOV.VN - Hanoian designer Do Manh Cuong opened Vietnam International Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2024 in the capital on November 13 with a collection highlighting the strength of youth and energy through images of droplets.

VOV.VN - The Loi Protip water lantern release festival and a performance of the Ca Hau boat on November 12, which took place as part of the Ooc Om Bok festival in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang, drew plenty of attention from both locals and tourists.

The 11th Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa Sea Festival will take place from June 7 - 9 next year, offering a great chance for the south-central coastal province of Khanh Hoa to promote and honour the beauty and immense value of its sea.

VOV.VN - The ninth Week of Italian Cuisine in Vietnam is scheduled to take place in the capital from November 15 to December 8, to introduce Italian culture and history through its extraordinary food to local people and foreign visitors to Hanoi.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Education Publishing House, in collaboration with the Embassy of Chile, will translate and publish 12 books from the Papelucho series, a set of classic Chilean children's stories by writer Marcela Paz, into Vietnamese.

VOV.VN - Indochina arts and culture are being re-enacted at creative spaces at the Hanoi National University, formerly known as Indochina University, attracting a large number of visitors at the ongoing Creative Design Festival in the capital.

Vietnamese-American singer Sangeeta Kaur, whose real name is Mai Xuan Loan, and director Bao Nguyen have been nominated for Grammy Awards this year.

VOV.VN - Contestant Huynh Thi Thanh Thuy surpassed 70 opponents to secure the Miss International 2024 crown in Japan on November 12, becoming the first Vietnamese beauty to win this pageant.

VOV.VN - Hanoi Creative Design Festival 2024 witnessed the participation of up to 30,000 visitors during its opening day on November 9 followed by the arrival of 25,000 guests on November 10.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Fine Arts Museum held a ceremony on November 12 to receive a painting named Hillsides in Deli Ibrahim (Algiers)” by Ham Nghi, an exiled Vietnamese king.