A book festival will be held on three streets in downtown HCM City from February 2-8 as a cultural event for the public during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday.

In celebration of the Lunar New Year (Tet), the Danang Museum will organize a Tet market session in its garden on January 26, offering visitors, especially foreigners and children, a chance to gain hands-on experience in a traditional wet market in the context of Tet.

The Spring Festival 2019 will take place at the Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts, No.2 Hoa Lu street, Hanoi from January 25-28, honouring the traditional culture of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A pig-themed exhibition featuring 2,000 items was held at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum in Hanoi on January 23 ahead of the Lunar Year of the Pig.

A mural, depicting Sri Lanka's most stunning natural and cultural beauty, was unveiled on January 22 on Hanoi’s Ceramic Road.

VOV.VN - The Miss Vietnam Heritage Global 2019 pageant held the swimsuit segment of the preliminary round in the northern region, with some outstanding contestants emerging. Many of the faces featured are expected to progress to the next round.

VOV.VN - The models of pig-shaped ceramic products have been meticulously crafted by artisans in ceramic villages across the country, and have left visitors impressed.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the certification of Buon Ma Thuot prison in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak as a special national relic site.

An exhibition on Quan ho (love duets) opened in the northern province of Bac Ninh on January 23 to mark a decade since the traditional art form was recognised by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity (2009 - 2019).

VOV.VN -H’Hen Nie has been named as the only Vietnamese representative among the top 20 of Miss Grand Slam as selected by Global Beauties.

A Hanoi-based group keen on preserving the ancient values of communal houses will host its annual gathering featuring various traditional customs celebrating the Lunar New Year Festival on January 26 and 27 in the capital.

Pho Ong do, a street lined with calligraphers’ stands, has been opened at the HCMC Youth Cultural House at the corner of Nguyen Thi Minh Khai and Pham Ngoc Thach streets in District 1.

VOV.VN - Let’s review a few Vietnamese outfits that have impressed viewers and judges at international pageants in recent years.

The Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has officially announced a hotline to receive reports from residents and localities about activities related to cultural festivals as well as difficulties in organising and managing festivals in Hanoi from 2019.

The tourism department of central Quang Binh province announced on January 21 plans to woo Hollywood moviemakers.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese beauties Tieu Vy and H’Hen Nie have been named among the Top 50 of Miss Grand Slam as announced by Global Beauties.

Thai-Muslim women of the southern province of Yala have continued the tradition of “Bungah Sireh”, a type of flower arrangement, engaging in a competition to find the most beautiful creation.

The Ngu Hanh Son (Marble Mountains) landscape in the central coastal city of Da Nang received the national special relic certificate at a ceremony held by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and competent authorities in the city on January 20.

VOV.VN - Hanoi’s Culture Center has become an increasingly popular destination for domestic and foreign tourists. The center was inaugurated in 2015 as part of the city’s efforts to promote its historic Old Quarter. 

The sixth Vietnam-Japan Festival kicked off at the September 23 Park in Ho Chi Minh City’s district 1 on January 19 with the theme “Holding Hands Tightly”.

VOV.VN -Tieu Vy, Miss Vietnam 2018, along with runners-up Phuong Nga and Thuy An, took to the catwalk during the closing ceremony of the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2019 held on January 18 in Ha Long city.

VOV.VN -A Vietnamese film “Mot khu dat tot” (Blessed Land) is among the nominations in the short film category at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival, which will be held from February 7-12 in Berlin.

VOV.VN -A painting exhibition welcoming The Year of Pig 2019 showcases 60 artworks by 33 Vietnamese contemporary artists at Dong A Gallery in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Le Au Ngan Anh and other contestants successfully competed in the swimsuit segment of the Miss Intercontinental pageant held in the Philippines. Here are some pictures for your amusement and show of the contestants.

Consul General of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Ho Chi Minh City Lim Jea-hoon presented the third-class Bogwan Order of Cultural Merit to Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong on January 17 in honour of his contributions to the development of Korean culture. 

VOV.VN - H’Hen Nie, the Vietnamese representative who finished in the Top 5 of Miss Universe, has been named as an ambassador for the 7th Buon Ma Thuot coffee festival scheduled to take place between March 9 and 16 in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak.

VOV.VN - Brocade fashion was recently introduced at a show as part of the first Vietnam brocade culture festival in the Central Highland province of Dak Nong.

The Saigon Philharmonic Youth Orchestra – SPYO has been established for young artists aged between 18 and 25, aiming at reaching a new audience.

Vietnamese water puppetry will represent the national performing arts at the International Theatre Festival of Kerala (ITFoK), which will be held from January 20 to 26 in India.

French artist Guilhem Desq will stage a solo performance at the French cultural center L'Espace in Hanoi on January 19, starting at 8 pm, to introduce hurdy gurdy, a thousand-year-old musical instrument, to Hanoi’s audience.