VOV.VN - H’Hen Nie and Phuong Khanh have been named as the only two Vietnamese representatives among the Top 10 finalists of the Timeless Beauty award by Missosology.

The first Vietnam brocade culture festival wrapped up in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong on January 16. 

VOV.VN -Vietnamese photographer Trung Pham won second prize at the International Drone Photography Contest 2018 thanks to his work titled “Luoi danh ca o Viet Nam” (Fishing net in Vietnam).

VOV.VN - My Linh, Miss Vietnam 2016, and Tieu Vy, Miss Vietnam 2018, have been named as ambassadors of the first Miss World Vietnam 2019.

The Italian Embassy in Hanoi will organise the Italian Design Day, themed ‘future city’, and a seminar on cultural preservation on March 22, according to Italian Ambassador Antonio Alessandro.

VOV.VN - A street festival was held in Gia Nghia commune in the Central Highland province of Dak Nong province as part of Vietnam brocade culture festival on January 15.

The Asian Cultural Council (ACC) was officially launched in Siem Reap, Cambodia on January 15 with a view to promoting mutual understanding, solidarity, cultural exchanges, and cooperation among countries in the region.

A painting exhibition, themed “the Year of the Pig”, featuring 60 works by 33 contemporary painters, is taking place in Hanoi from January 15 to 23.

VOV.VN - Eighty-five contestants competed in the beachwear fashion segment of the Miss Intercontinental pageant held in the Philippines.

VOV.VN - Beauty queens My Linh and Huyen My captured the media’s attention while attending an event in Hanoi on January 14.

Twenty-five outstanding entries to the annual press photo contest titled “Khoang Khac Vang” (Golden Moment) were honoured at an awards ceremony in Hanoi on January 14.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has recommended the Ministry of Information and Communications and media agencies build a strategy to promote Vietnamese brocade products to locals and foreign consumers.

The HCM City Ballet will revive its contemporary dance work Café Saigon in the Saigon Opera House on January 19. It was first created last summer in collaboration with the Gotra Dance Company from Maastricht in the Netherlands. 

A brocade culture space programme opened in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong on January 14 as part of the first Vietnam brocade culture festival.

The quintessence of Vietnamese traditional crafts will be honoured during the Hue Traditional Craft Festival, which is scheduled to open in Hue city, in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on April 26.

Khon, Thailand’s masked dance drama, will be performed numerous times throughout 2019, which marks the ASEAN Cultural Year, when Thailand serves as ASEAN Chair.

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha said that the Government was pleased to have learned about the schedule for the Royal Coronation Ceremony, following an announcement by the Bureau of the Royal Household.

Well-known Vietnamese pianist Dang Thai Son will perform with the Korean Symphony Orchestra at a concert in the Hanoi Opera House on January 14’s night.

VOV.VN - Tieu Vy, Miss Vietnam 2018, along with runners-up Phuong Nga and Thuy An hit the red carpet at the recent Mai Vang (Golden Apricot Blossom) Awards ceremony held in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese designer Cong Tri will introduce his latest fashion collection during New York Fashion Week in the US, set to be held on February 11.

The first phase of the rehabilitation and expansion of Vinh Quang Pagoda in Hung Son commune of Thanh Mien district, the northern province of Hai Duong, has completed, making it one of the biggest Buddhist temples in the locality.

A stone wind instrument initially believed to date back about a thousand years ago was recently discovered on the Bui Hui grassland of Ba To district, the central province of Quang Ngai.

Craft villages are at the centre of a series of lunar New Year (Tet) activities, which are taking place at the Hoi An Impression Theme Park in Hoi An city, a World Heritage site in the central province of Quang Nam, from January 11 to February 11.

With the aim of promoting Japanese gastronomy, the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) has organised the Japan Food Festival where visitors can taste original Japanese dishes at the Test Kitchen Vietnam 2019 during January 10-20 at AEON Mall Long Bien.

VOV.VN - Danang City with its large number of tangible and intangible cultural heritages is gearing towards sustainable tourism. 

A three-hour gala featuring cai luong (reformed opera) will be held on Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in Ho Chi Minh City on January 13.

An exhibition featuring cultures of ASEAN member countries and their dialogue partners was opened in northern Quang Ninh province on January 12 on the occasion of the 2019 ASEAN Tourism Forum.

Thousands of visitors flocked to the northwestern mountainous province of Dien Bien for the second cherry blossom festival that kicked off in Pa Khoang commune, Dien Bien district, on January 12. 

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on January 12 announced top ten cultural, sport and tourism events in 2018.

VOV.VN - Nhat Ha surpassed other contestants to be crowned winner of The Tiffany Vietnam in the grand final held in Ho Chi Minh City on January 11.