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.

VOV.VN -Le Hang, runner-up at Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 pageant, has strutted the catwalk as the vedette for a fashion show by illustrious Malaysian designer Lavender Lim.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese piano prodigy Ngo Phuong Vy will play with the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra at the ‘Happiness Concert’, scheduled for January 15 2019 in Hanoi Opera House.

VOV.VN -Miss Vietnam 2018 Tieu Vy and Miss Earth 2018 Phuong Khanh on December 26 attended a fashion show in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Dien Bien provincial department of Culture, Sports and Tourism plan to organize a festival in Dan Phuong, a suburban district of Hanoi to promote cultural and tourism activities and introduce major festivals of the northern province of Dien Bien.

The V-concert will be held for the second year at the Hanoi Opera House on January 1 to celebrate the 2019 New Year.

Thousands of beautiful tulips from the Netherlands will burst with color at the EcoPark urban township on the outskirts of Hanoi from December 28 to January 1.

A photo exhibition showcasing the charm of nature, people and people in Vietnam and China opened in Hanoi on December 26 in celebration of the 10th establishment anniversary of the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between the two nations.

VOV.VN - A wide range of activities will be launched on 70 Nguyen Du street on December 30 to welcome the New Year 2019.

The Prime Minister has signed a decision to designate 22 valuable items as “national treasures”, the seventh batch earning recognition this year.

Eleven places of huge cultural and historical value have been recognised as national special relic sites under Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s Decision 1820/QD-TTg 

VOV.VN - Trung Kien, Quynh Anh and Tram Anh have been listed in the Top 3 finalists of The Face 2018 thanks to their strong performances throughout contest.

VOV.VN - The Countdown Lights 2019 festival is scheduled to take place on Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in Ho Chi Minh City on December 31 to celebrate New Year’s Eve.

VOV.VN - Splendid evening gowns worn by H’Hen Nie, a top 5 Miss Universe 2018 finalist, Minh Tu, Miss Supranational Vietnam 2018, and Do My Linh, Miss Vietnam 2016, have left fantastic impressions on both domestic and international audiences this year.

Many publishing houses and book companies announced plans to organize giant book fairs in the end of the year in Ho Chi Minh City.

3,000 lanterns, 50 colorful balloons and fireworks are expected to light up the ancient city of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam on the 2019 New Year’s Eve.

Artisans from Vietnam and Indonesia have shared experience during the ‘Cultural Exchange through Batik and Brocade Weaving’ held in Buon Ma Thuot city, the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.

VOV.VN - Phuong My, a popular Vietnamese designer, has had her "Sonorous" collection featured in fashion magazines from the US, Italy and China.

The Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will for the first time staged the musical ‘Diary of a Cricket’, which is based on one of the best-known Vietnamese children’s books by late writer To Hoai, at the city’s Opera House on December 29.

VOV.VN -Miss Vietnam 2018 Tieu Vy appeared radiant and graceful at an award ceremony for the Vietnam Golden Ball Awards.

The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam will hold the JF Garage Concert No.18 featuring The Flying Clef Quintet in Hanoi on Friday, December 28, starting at 8 p.m. 

His Majesty King MahaVajiralongkornBodindradebayavarangkun has granted royal permission for the organizing of a winter festival titled "Un Ai RakKhlaiKhwam Nao,” or "Love and Warmth at Winter’s End,” at the Royal Plaza on the grounds of Dusit Palace and SanamSuea Pa in Bangkok from 9 December 2018 to 19 January 2019.

Ho Van Lang, who had lived in jungle with his father for more than 40 years in the central province of Quang Ngai, will be featured in a new documentary to be released by Docastaway travel company in 2019.

VOV.VN - The “Quintessence of the Vietnamese craft village” project has been under way at Bat Trang village for a past year and will be completed late next year. It will be a place to introduce and promote the best of Vietnamese craft villages to domestic and foreign visitors.

VOV.VN - A book week to celebrate the 320th birthday of Ho Chi Minh City, formally called Saigon, Cho Lon and Gia Dinh, was a big hit with residents and visitors. The event was a kaleidoscope of the history of Vietnam’s biggest metropolis.  

VOV.VN -Tran Thi Giao Linh, the Vietnamese representative at Miss Tourism International 2018, won the Best National Costume award during the final night of the beauty pageant, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on December 21.

The southern province of Tay Ninh is hosting a festival highlighting the local specialty - banh trang phoi suong (rice paper exposed to the fog), which has been recognised as part of the National Intangible Heritage, with the aim to promote traditional food and handicrafts.

VOV.VN - Miss Vietnam 2010 and fashion designer Ngoc Han will introduce her latest collections of Ao dai (Vietnam’s traditional long dress) at the 30th Charming Vietnam art program slated for January 5, 2019 in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s charm at it again with photographs from Land of Martial Arts, Floating market and dancing festival reappeared severally online and in artworks. These photographs are the winners from a photo contest.

VOV.VN - 2018 is seen as a greatly successful year for Vietnamese beauties in international pageants.