The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam will hold the JF Garage Concert No.19 in Hanoi on January 13 to introduce Japan’s traditional instruments Shakuhachi and Shamisen.

Various cultural and art activities are set to be held at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism throughout January, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said on January 3.

VOV.VN - Taking the catwalk to Danang’s Golden Bridge or to expansive golf courses have marked some memorable moments in fashion in Vietnam during 2018.

VOV.VN - Phuong Khanh, Miss Earth 2018, H’Hen Nie, Top 5 in Miss Universe, Tieu Vy, Top 30 in Miss World, and Minh Tu, Top 10 in Miss Supranational, are among the nominees for the Timeless Beauty award by website Missosology.

VOV.VN - Do My Linh, Miss Vietnam 2016, Huong Giang, Miss International Queen 2018, and other beauty queens hit the red carpet at many events throughout 2018 and dazzled wearing in dresses by domestic designers.

The Australian Consulate General in HCMC, in coordination with Taste of Australia, will organize the third Australia Day community event on RMIT University Vietnam’s Saigon South Campus in District 7 on January 20.

Two overseas Vietnamese who were winners of the Grammy and Emmy Awards will hold two special music shows in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN -The world’s number 1 beauty pageant magazine Missosology has selected Miss Universe Vietnam H'Hen Nie among the top 5 on the Best in a Swimsuit list.

VOV.VN - Tran Tieu Vy, Miss Vietnam 2018, took part in a New Year concert held in Ho Chi Minh City alongside other beauty queens on December 31.

German lecturer Veronika Radulovic will hold a lecture on January 3 on the No War No Vietnam exhibition which took place at the center for contemporary art Galerie Nord in Berlin from August to October 2018.

VOV.VN - The northern province of Hai Duong has launched a tourism cultural festival, including a street carnival to welcome New Year 2019. 

VOV.VN - Mac Trung Kien surpassed contenders Quynh Anh and Tram Anh to be crowned winner of The Face 2018 in a ceremony held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 30.

VOV.VN - Employees will have a four-day break for the New Year Holiday 2019. In recent years, the solar New Year has enthusiastically been welcomed. 

VOV.VN - VOV takes a look back at major international cultural events hosted by Vietnam in 2018.

A live link-up TV program welcoming New Year will be held in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake and Hoi An ancient city in the central coastal province of Quang Nam on New Year's Eve. 

Ngu Hanh Son (Marble Mountains) landscape site in the central city of Da Nang has been recognised as a national Special Relic, one of the 16 approved by the Prime Minister recently.

Ho Chi Minh City residents on December 28 enjoyed a Guinness-record dance of up to 108 kylins at the second Kylin-Dragon Dance Festival at Van Lang Park in District 5.

VOV.VN - A host of Vietnamese beauty queens including Miss International Queen Huong Giang, Miss Earth Phuong Khanh and Top 5 Miss Universe finalist H’Hen Nie have attracted attention and have won praise from foreign media outlets throughout the year.

VOV.VN - Can Ty village in Quan Ba district, Ha Giang province, is famous for flax growing and weaving. 

VOV.VN - Countries worldwide have their own unique ways to welcome the first moments of the New Year. 

VOV.VN - Miss Universe Thailand 2007 Farung Yuthithum, Miss Vietnam 2012 Thu Thao and numerous other celebrities attended a fashion show by designer Do Manh Cuong in Ho Chi Minh City on December 27.

 A photo exhibition on 320 years of Sai Gon – Ho Chi Minh City development opened at the city’s Nguyen Hue pedestrian street on December 28.

VOV.VN - Diverse cultural activities will be launched across the country to welcome the New Year 2019 with special atistic performances, countdown parties and firework displays.

VOV.VN - Top 5 Miss Universe 2018 finalist H’Hen Nie showed off her model pedigree as she strutted the catwalk to open the Autumn-Winter 2018 fashion show of renowned designer Do Manh Cuong.

The Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced Vietnam’s top 10 fine art and photography events in 2018 as follow:

The capital city of Hanoi is welcoming New Year’s Eve 2019 with a wide range of art shows.

Danang City plans to set off fireworks which will last 15 minutes each at 9pm on January 1 and 0 am on February 5 to mark the 22nd founding anniversary of the city and to celebrate the Lunar New Year 2019 (Tet).

The British Council in Vietnam in collaboration with the Vietnam Film Institute will hold a symposium on “Film as a Cultural Heritage” at the National Cinema Center in Hanoi in mid-January.

VOV.VN - A highland market of ethnic minority people in the northern mountainous region is set to take place in Hanoi on the occasion of the New Year at the Vietnam National Villages For Ethnic Culture And Tourism in Dong Mo tourism area of Son Tay town, Hanoi from December 29, 2018 to January 1, 2019.

The Ho Chi Minh Museum and the Embassy of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) launched a photo exhibition on the two countries’ friendship at the Hanoi-based museum on December 26.