VOV.VN - Vietnamese representative Lien Phuong put in a confident performance, looking radiant in the national costume competition at World Miss Tourism Ambassador 2017 in the Philippines on December 8.

VOV.VN -A number of vibrant and stylish Vietnamese stars appeared as guests of honour at an opening ceremony on December 8 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Cua Dinh folk singing, the original, standard form of Ca Tru ceremonial performance, was once on the verge of extinction because it was no longer being practiced over the last 60 years.

Xoan singing, a folk music genre in Vietnam’s northern midland province of Phu Tho, has been removed from UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding and added to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

The movie "Sai Gon, anh yeu em" (Sai Gon, I love you), directed by Ly Minh Thang, won the jury prize at the ASEAN-China Film Festival on December 4.

A music contest, Tieng Hat Cong Nhan (Voice of Workers), for young labourers working in southern provinces will open this week.

The Alliance of Arts and Literature Association of Vietnam coordinated with the centre of culture, cinema and tourism in Gia Lai province to organise a fine art exhibition featuring land and people of the Central Highlands.

An exhibition featuring archive materials capturing French culture in the capital city opened at No 18 Vu Pham Ham Street, Hanoi, on December 7.

VOV.VN -A large number of Vietnamese celebrities have gathered at ELLE Fashion Show 2017 in Ho Chi Minh City.

An exhibition on the traditional weddings of Hue people in the 1960s and 1970s has opened at the Hue Culture Museum.

Bai Choi singing, a folk music genre practised in Vietnam’s central region, has been added to the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, according to the Department of Cultural Heritage under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. 

VOV.VN - The judge of Miss Ao Dai Vietnam World pageant has announced the Top 30 contestants to compete on the final night of the beauty contest scheduled for December 7 in Praha, the Czech Republic. 

VOV.VN - Vietnamese representative Lien Phuong finished in the Top 6 of the World Miss Tourism Ambassador’s talent competition in the Philippines.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese beauty queens have earned a total of 242 points to put the country in 15th position of the global beauty rankings on the Missosology website.

VOV.VN - Representatives of Vietnam, Russia, South Africa, and Thailand are hoping to be crowned as queen of the World Miss Tourism Ambassador 2017 pageant.

A kaleidoscope of Vietnam’s ethnic culture, rituals and cuisine will be introduced at the Culture-Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic groups in Son Tay town on the outskirt of Hanoi in December.

The Hanoi Goethe Institute will hold a series of activities for the Christmas season at Cua Bac Church in Hanoi. 

VOV.VN - The band NCT 127 from the Republic of Korea (RoK) held an exchange with their fans at a press conference in Hanoi on December 6.

A concert featuring ethnic minority music will be held to introduce Seaphony Orchestra - the first Vietnamese ethnic minority orchestra at Hanoi Opera House on December 12.

A gastronomy festival showcasing the diversity of Vietnamese and international cuisines will be held on December 10 at the Van Phuc Diplomatic Compound in Hanoi.

A seminar was held in Moscow, Russia, on December 5 to introduce the Vietnamese worship of Mother Goddesses of the Three Realms.

A photo exhibition on Vietnam-Laos relations opened at the Lao National Cultural Hall in Vientiane on December 6 to mark the Vietnam-Laos, Laos-Vietnam Friendship and Solidarity Year 2017.

VOV.VN - A number of Vietnamese artists gathered at an awards ceremony in Danang on December 5 for the annual international cinema event ‘Autumn Meeting 2017’.

VOV.VN -Mrs Universe Vietnam 2016 Hang Nguyen will serve as an honourable judge at Mrs World Peace 2017 scheduled to take place in Manila, the Philippines on December 10 at the invitation of the organising board of the pageant.

VOV.VN -The Korean band NCT 127 hit the stage of Lotte Hotel Hanoi on December 5 with an amazing performance.

An “Exhibition of Tourism Photos of Argentina” opened at Ho Chi Minh City’s Youth Cultural House on December 4 night.

The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will open the Christmas season this week with the ballet The Nutcracker at the Opera House, featuring a conductor from Norway and dancers from Japan.

A talk with Ko Un, a famous poet from the Republic of Korea, was held in Hanoi on December 5 where he introduced his renowned poetry volume – Ten Thousand Lives.

The Vietnamese Tourism-Culture Festival will be held in the Republic of Korea (RoK) as part of activities celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Vietnam-RoK diplomatic relations (December 22), according to Vietnam’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Xoan singing and Bai choi singing, two forms of Vietnamese folk music, are among 35 cultural heritages applying to be added to the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.