VOV.VN - Hundreds of domestic and foreign artists will gather for a light festival featuring a mix of traditional and modern music, scheduled for December 31 at Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street, district 1, HCM City. 

VOV.VN - Thai model Lukkade and many Vietnamese models took to the catwalk for a recent fashion show in Ho Chi Minh City, showcasing designer Chung Thanh Phong’s latest collection themed “She’s A Goddess”.

VOV.VN - Ky Duyen, former Miss Vietnam 2014, took to the catwalk as vedette for the latest collection by designer Duc Vincie in Ho Chi Minh City fashion show on December 19.

After nearly two years of construction, the Hoang Sa Museum in the central city of Da Nang will open to the public next month, celebrating the New Year and offering a new destination to tourists.

The National Academy of Music will host a series of piano concerts on December 22-27, featuring talented artists from the Republic of Korea and Brazil.

An art exchange programme staged by artists from the Vietnam Contemporary Art Theatre was held in Sydney on December 20.

Fascinating performances by artists from different countries will highlight Hue Festival 2018, which will take place from April 27 to May 2 in Hue city, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

More than 60 art works featuring the culture and life of ethnic minority groups in the northern province of Thai Nguyen are being displayed at an exhibition which opened in the locality on December 19.

VOV.VN -Beautiful kids have given an impressive performance at Junior Fashion Runway in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN -Contestants of Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 have shown off their hot bikini bodies in the Glamshot Photo before entering the final round scheduled for December 21. 

The Vietnam Environment Administration under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment on December 19 honoured winners of the environmental photography contest, which was held under the patronage of the Vietnam Photographers Association.

The Belarus Embassy in Vietnam granted a collection of 21 volumes of books reproduced in the style created by Francysk Skaryna to the National Library of Vietnam on December 19.

Exhibitions on the 50 years of the Spring 1968 uprising and Vietnam’s economic, cultural, social and national defence achievements opened in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on December 19.

VOV.VN - Riyo Mori, former Miss Universe 2007, has captured the public attention recently at a fashion event in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Pham Thi Thu Ha, 20, from Can Tho City was crowned Miss University 2017 on the final night of the pageant in Ho Chi Minh City on December 17.

A play on the Mau Than Offensive (or Tet Offensive) in Spring 1968 will be staged by Hong Van Drama Troupe, one of HCM City’s leading private drama troupes, this month.  

Remnants of altars, carved letters in the old Nom script, carvings, architectural posts and beams have been collected together to honour dinh lang, the ancient Vietnamese communal houses that still dot the country. 

Over 300 documents, photos and artifacts relating to the victory of the Dien Bien Phu in the Air Battle are on display at an exhibition in downtown Hanoi to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the victory (December 18, 1972).

VOV.VN - First runner-up of Miss Vietnam 2012 Tu Anh is gorgeous in the latest wedding collection by designer Lek Chi.

The Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Arts Study in Hue has introduced a research book on Hindu statues found in temples in central regions of the country.

Actress and film director Kim Khanh recently launched her new project, Hon buom (Butterfly Soul), a documentary on the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in HCM City.

VOV.VN - An exhibition on Vietnam, its land and people was held in Phnom Penh on December 18 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Cambodia. 

Among the myriad Vietnamese dishes made with rice, be it main courses, side-dishes or snacks that are meals in themselves, the softest gluey texture belongs to the banh gio (rice dough dumpling with minced pork and wood ear mushrooms inside).

Noted water puppeteer Phan Thanh Liem has just opened his second miniature theatre for water puppetry at his private home in Hanoi’s Long Bien district.

Five veteran cai luong (reformed opera) artists will bring an ancient tale to life in HCM City this week.

VOV.VN -The Korean band GOT7 are set to liven up Ho Chi Minh City with a concert on January 19 along with the participation of numerous Vietnamese singers.

VOV.VN - Miss Vietnam 2016 Do My Linh looked charming and elegant in a light pastel skewed dress at an event in Hanoi on December 18.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese beauties on December 17 gathered at Silk Sense Hoi An River Resort for a fashion show featuring classic Ao Dai (traditional long dress) designed by Dinh Van Tho.

 A Bodhisattva statue made of Bat Tu flowers (scientifically known as Xerochrysum bracteatum) in Linh Phuoc Pagoda, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, has been named the world’s biggest Buddha statue by the World Records Union (Worldkings). 

Finnish conductor Kalle Kuusava will lead a concert celebrating the 100th anniversary of Finland at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House on December 19.