Two thousand Chung cakes (a cake made from glutinous rice traditionally dedicated to Lunar New Year – Tet) will be made on February 5-7 (the 20th – 22nd day of the 12th lunar month) under a charity programme to help the poor. 

So Village’s communal house on the western outskirts of Hanoi will provide a platform to showcase the traditional customs of the Vietnamese Lunar New Year on February 10.

A luncheon featuring the favourite delicacies of Belgium was prepared by Belgian chef Christoph Pouls for nearly 100 special guests at the Pullman Hanoi Hotel on February 1.  

An annual book street festival will be organised in downtown Ho Chi Minh City from February 13-19, or the 28th day of the 12th lunar month to the fourth day of the lunar new year, in celebration of Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

The Department of Cinema will organise a film week introducing films on the topics of war, patriotism and revolution.

The museum of Ho Chi Minh City on February 2 opened a thematic exhibition on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Tet Offensive and Uprising in the spring of 1968. 

VOV.VN - Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza alongside a number of Vietnamese beauties posed for a sultry photoshoot of Do Manh Cuong’s latest designs.

An exhibition of folk Vietnamese paintings opened in the central city of Da Nang on February 1 with a view to honouring cultural and spiritual values of Vietnamese ethnic groups. 

Nine high-range shows and 22 low-range displays of fireworks will be organised in Hanoi on the eve of the Lunar New Year 2018.

VOV.VN - The 2018 spring calligraphy festival will be held at Ho Van in Van Mieu Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) from February 9-25. 

VOV.VN - Miss Earth 2016 top eight, Nguyen Thi Le Nam Em, attended a premiere of the film “789Muoi” in which she acts, on January 31 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Lai Chau is a mountainous border province in the northwest of Vietnam with more than 80% of its population being ethnic minorities, creating cultural diversity.

VOV.VN - Pham Huong, former Miss Universe Vietnam 2015, actress Bao Thanh and many other celebrities have taken part in the Elise Night fashion event in Hanoi.

In the days leading up to the Lunar Year of the Dog, Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi will host a festive open-air bazaar featuring more than a dozen stalls selling gourmet foods and beverages, designer clothing and handmade gifts.

All Vietnamese citizens, both at home and overseas, and foreigners living in Vietnam are invited to join a song writing contest for children with heart defects, namely “Viet Tiep Uoc Mo” (Keep writing dreams).

VOV.VN -Miss Earth 2017 Karen Ibasco arrived in Hanoi on January 30 to attend the opening ceremony of Tuyet Le Fashion Boutique.

VOV.VN -First runner-up of Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 Le Hang wore an elegant black and white high contrast outfit for a wildlife protection seminar.

Construction on Nguyen Hue Flower Street, a popular attraction during Tet (Lunar New Year), has begun in District 1 in Ho Chi Minh City and will be completed on February 13.

Singer Nguyen The Viet was awarded the golden trophy at the Asia Pacific Arts Festival 2018 for an emotional performance of his song, You Raise Me Up.

An international art exchange was held in Hanoi on January 30 to foster friendship between Vietnam and other countries as well as between Hanoi and other cities worldwide.

Phu My Hung Spring Flower Fair 2018 will take place from February 8-14 (the 23rd to 29th of the 12th lunar month) in Crescent Lake area in Phu My Hung Urban Area in District 7, HCM City, Phu My Hung Development Corp told a recent news conference.

Hanoi architecture past and present is reflected through sketches and mixed media artworks displayed at an exhibition in the city.

Cultural activities featuring traditional Tet (Lunar New Year) activities and a special organic produce market will be held at a Spring Festival in downtown Hanoi from February 2-8.

VOV.VN - Various models took to the catwalk to showcase a new Ao Dai (Vietnamese traditional dress) collection launched by Ngoc Han, former Miss Vietnam 2010, in Hanoi on January 29.

French photographer Réhahn, based in Hoi An ancient town in the central province of Quang Nam, is among nine nominees for Trophées des Francais de l’étranger.

The first episode of the French political television thriller Le Bureau des Legendes (The Bureau) will be screened at French Cultural Centre L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien street, at 6pm on January 30.

The annual pilgrimage festival honouring the Vietnamese people’s ancestors, the Hung Kings, will be held in the northern province of Phu Tho between April 21 and 25.

There is a huge difference between the milling crowds in Ho Chi Minh City’s Book Street and the lack of people in the Hanoi equivalent in a short street simply called December 19.

VOV.VN - Japanese jazz pianist Yamashita Yosuke will enthrall Hanoi audience in a pair of concerts at the Hanoi Opera House on the 1st and 2nd of February.

The life of Cuban people is reflected truthfully and colourfully through the lens of Italian photographer Fulvio Bugani.