The 2019 Spring Calligraphy Festival kicked off in Hanoi on January 29, providing a space to reflect on ancient culture and feudalism.

VOV.VN - Truc Ny, the Vietnamese representative at Miss All Nations 2019, was awarded the second runner-up title during the grand final of the beauty pageant held in China on January 29.

Nearly 200 objects from shipwrecks in Vietnamese waters are on display at an exhibition that opened in the central coastal province of Quang Ngai on January 29. 

VOV.VN - A Tet cultural space was set up in Dien Tho palace on the site of Hue’s ancient citadel on January 29, attracting many local and foreign tourists.

VOV.VN - Flower markets in Tao Dan Park, Phu My Hung, and Hiep Phuoc Park in Ho Chi Minh City are set to open in a few days, becoming a popular destination for both locals and tourists to make any final purchases ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival.

VOV.VN - H’Hen Nie has become the first Vietnamese representative ever to win the Timeless Beauty award, as announced by Missosology on January 28.

After a busy year with various solo exhibitions by artists from Hanoi, Hue and HCM City, and a month-long exhibition in New York City, Craig Thomas Gallery will close the Year of the Dog and ring in the Year of the Pig with a group exhibition from now through the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet) before ending on February 25.

Vietnam and Sri Lanka should promote cooperation in various sectors, including culture, thus enhancing cultural exchanges between the two nations, said a Sri Lankan expert.

VOV.VN -Three beauty queens who competed in the Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 beauty pageant look incredible in a photo collection taken to celebrate the Year of the Pig.

A ceremony to plant Neu (a tall bamboo pole with red garment strips used to ward off evil spirits during the lunar New Year) was reenacted at the Hue Imperial Citadel in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue’s Hue City on January 28.

Various holiday activities have been scheduled to celebrate the lunar New Year (Tet) in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Le Au Ngan Anh, the Vietnamese representative at Miss Intercontinental 2018, has won the fourth runner-up title at the grand final of the beauty pageant in the Philippines on January 26.

VOV.VN -H’Hen Nie has been named among the Top 5 finalists of the Timeless Beauty award by Missosology and becomes the only Vietnamese representative to make it through into the award’s final stage.

The traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) is the biggest and oldest festival in Vietnam, bringing its people together to celebrate the sacred and meaningful annual event.

The second Lang Son peach blossom festival kicked off in the northern province of Lang Son on January 26 with the participation of more than 200 artists.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has consistently attached great importance to preserving and promoting ethnic culture, especially in border areas, considering it an important task of national development.

Artists Karine Guillermin from France and Elena Osuna from the US are jointly holding an exhibition titled “Visions of nature” at The Hummingbird Cafe in District 1, HCMC, introducing their dedicated and colorful paintings that show how humans observe nature in a romantic manner.

Traditional rituals for the Lunar New Year (Tet) were re-enacted at the Thang Long royal citadel relic site in Hanoi on January 26, giving participants a glimpse at the Tet celebrations of the royals in the past. 

An exhibition on the war in Vietnam, titled “Vietnam, your pain is in my heart”, is scheduled for April in Russia’s second-largest city Saint Petersburg.

VOV.VN - A fair that has recreated an old Tet cultural space featuring traditional products has gone on display in Hanoi on January 26, attracting a large number of visitors.

VOV.VN - Le Au Ngan Anh, the Vietnamese representative at Miss Intercontinental, has beaten 80 other contestants to win a place in the Top 6 of the beauty pageant thanks to topping a poll by audiences.

World-renowned bubble artist Fan Yang, who has enchanted audiences all over the world with his unique and fantastic shows combining lasers and music, has returned to Vietnam to dazzle spectators.

VOV.VN - Ca tru (ceremonial singing), also known as hat a dao, is an ancient genre of music featuring female vocalists.

The Vietnam Journey, a TV channel focusing on Vietnamese tourism and culture, launched two TV serials on January 25 – “Vuong to” (Falling in Love) and “Ben bo yeu thuong” (Destination of Love).

Making French cultural tourism a worldwide experience is what the exhibition France eMotion – The Animated Journey is aiming to do at L’Espace in Hanoi.

Three major theatre festivals, along with a variety of related activities, will be held in 2019, according to the Vietnam Stage Artists Association (VSAA) Chairman Le Tien Tho. 

Various activities will be held across the northern province of Bac Ninh from February 13 to 28 in a festival marking 10 years since the Quan ho Bac Ninh folk songs became part of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

VOV.VN - Miss Vietnam 2018 Tieu Vy and many beauty queens dressed in charming Ao Ba Ba costumes, the traditional wear of southern Vietnam while participating in an event in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Pho Ong Do, a street lined with calligraphers’ stands, has been opened on Pham Ngoc Thach Street in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, becoming a new destination for locals and tourists ahead of Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival.

Hanoi’s Old Quarter will offer opportunities to visitors to experience Vietnamese traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) with an array of cultural activities from January 25 to February 24.