Ao Dai collection to be showcased at Vietnam Film Festival
Ao Dai collection to be showcased at Vietnam Film Festival

VOV.VN -As many as 20 traditional Vietnamese dresses (Aodai) designed by Nhat Dung will be showcased at the 20th Vietnam Film Festival on November 27.

Ao Dai collection to be showcased at Vietnam Film Festival
Nguyen Thi Loan listed among top 10 in Global Beauties list
Nguyen Thi Loan listed among top 10 in Global Beauties list

VOV.VN -Global Beauties, the leading online resource for international beauty pageants, has listed Vietnamese representative Nguyen Thi Loan among top 10 Miss Universe 2017 Best Glam Shots.

Nguyen Thi Loan listed among top 10 in Global Beauties list
Loan shines in Miss Universe 2017’s semi-final round
Loan shines in Miss Universe 2017’s semi-final round

VOV.VN - Vietnamese representative Nguyen Thi Loan and other 90 contestants from around the world competed in the semi-final round of Miss Universe 2017 in Las Vegas, USA on November 21.

Loan shines in Miss Universe 2017’s semi-final round
Winners of Vietnam Cultural Heritage photo contest awarded
Winners of Vietnam Cultural Heritage photo contest awarded

The 16 winners of the Vietnam Heritage Photo Award 2017 were honoured at an award ceremony on November 21.

Winners of Vietnam Cultural Heritage photo contest awarded
Banh giay cakes, ancient symbols of gratitude
Banh giay cakes, ancient symbols of gratitude

Been to a Vietnamese wedding banquet? If so, you must have tried banh giay, a white, flat round cake made of glutinous rice with or without mung beans inside.

Banh giay cakes, ancient symbols of gratitude
Private collection of People’s Artist displayed in Hanoi
Private collection of People’s Artist displayed in Hanoi

As many as 80 paintings and sculptures by People’s Artist Vuong Duy Bien are being displayed at his latest solo exhibition at the art space in Bot Tep hamlet, Hien Ninh commune, Hanoi’s outlying district of Soc Son.  

Private collection of People’s Artist displayed in Hanoi
Urban Dance Group to feature US, Vietnamese dancers
Urban Dance Group to feature US, Vietnamese dancers

Young dancers of the HCM City-based Urban Dance Group (UDG) troupe will perform in a show “Between Us” featuring contemporary dance.

Urban Dance Group to feature US, Vietnamese dancers
Meet the finalists of Miss Photo 2017
Meet the finalists of Miss Photo 2017

VOV.VN - Miss Photo 2017 contestants have been showing off their exquisite beauty in the latest photo shoot.

Meet the finalists of Miss Photo 2017
Vietnamese beauties in Miss Universe through the years
Vietnamese beauties in Miss Universe through the years

VOV.VN - Vo Hoang Yen, Pham Huong and Thuy Lam are outstanding beauties representing Vietnam in Miss Universe pageants.

Vietnamese beauties in Miss Universe through the years
Vietnamese culture features Buddhist legacy
Vietnamese culture features Buddhist legacy

Since Buddhism entered Vietnam from India and China years ago, has mixed with the nation’s traditions and beliefs, while contributing to shaping the nation’s cultural heritage.

Vietnamese culture features Buddhist legacy
Loan reveals evening gowns for Miss Universe 2017
Loan reveals evening gowns for Miss Universe 2017

VOV.VN - Vietnamese representative Nguyen Thi Loan has unveiled the evening gowns she will wear in the ongoing Miss Universe 2017 pageant in Las Vegas, USA.

Loan reveals evening gowns for Miss Universe 2017
Photo exhibition highlights Buddhist achievements
Photo exhibition highlights Buddhist achievements

As many as 450 photos featuring standout achievements of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) during 2012-2017 are on display at the Friendship Cultural Palace in Hanoi.

Photo exhibition highlights Buddhist achievements
Violin prodigy takes top prize at Int’l Music Competition
Violin prodigy takes top prize at Int’l Music Competition

VOV.VN -Ten-year-old Cao Hoang Linh has won first prize at the International Music Competition in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Violin prodigy takes top prize at Int’l Music Competition
In photos: Spectacular Miss Universe national costumes
In photos: Spectacular Miss Universe national costumes

VOV.VN -The National Costume competition is one of the most hotly anticipated segments of the annual Miss Universe pageant. Let’s take a look at some of the stunning national costumes worn by the contestants.

In photos: Spectacular Miss Universe national costumes
13 traditional craft villages meet in Da Nang
13 traditional craft villages meet in Da Nang

VOV.VN - For the first time, 13 traditional craft villages from Da Nang City and Quang Nam province have convened for a festival held at Da Nang Museum from November 17-19.

13 traditional craft villages meet in Da Nang
Do My Linh bows out of Miss World 2017’s Top 15
Do My Linh bows out of Miss World 2017’s Top 15

VOV.VN -Miss Vietnam Do My Linh has bowed out of the Top 15 at Miss World 2017 in China.

Do My Linh bows out of Miss World 2017’s Top 15
Khmer ethnic culture festival highlighted with fascinating activities
Khmer ethnic culture festival highlighted with fascinating activities

VOV.VN - The 7th Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival of Khmer people in southern provinces has been launched in Bac Lieu Province with a wide range of special and unique cultural and art activities.

Khmer ethnic culture festival highlighted with fascinating activities
Vietnam-RoK Film Festival held in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam-RoK Film Festival held in Ho Chi Minh City

The Vietnam-Republic of Korea (RoK) Film Festival is taking place in Ho Chi Minh City from November 17-22, with twelve outstanding films of the two countries screened free.

Vietnam-RoK Film Festival held in Ho Chi Minh City
Exhibition features contemporary Buddhism
Exhibition features contemporary Buddhism

Fifty one paintings and eight sculptures featuring the values of Buddhism are on show in Hanoi.

Exhibition features contemporary Buddhism
US author lectures on VN legendary spy Pham Xuan An
US author lectures on VN legendary spy Pham Xuan An

American historian Larry Berman, author of a book on Vietnamese legendary spy Pham Xuan An, has spoke about the famous spy with students from the HCM City University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH).

US author lectures on VN legendary spy Pham Xuan An
Braille versions of Nguyen Nhat Anh’s books to be published
Braille versions of Nguyen Nhat Anh’s books to be published

Veteran writer Nguyen Nhat Anh’s books in Braille versions will be printed and released soon by Nguyen Dinh Chieu School for the Blind in Hanoi to serve its students. 

Braille versions of Nguyen Nhat Anh’s books to be published
Show features traditional Vietnamese, Korean costumes in HCM City
Show features traditional Vietnamese, Korean costumes in HCM City

Hundreds of traditional costumes of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea were displayed on the walking street of Nguyen Hue in HCM City on November 18.

Show features traditional Vietnamese, Korean costumes in HCM City
Ancient paper art returns to Hanoi's Yen Thai village
Ancient paper art returns to Hanoi's Yen Thai village

The art of making poonah paper from the bark of a tree for artwork and votive offerings is being revived in Yen Thai, a village outside Hanoi that made the product for at least 600 years.

Ancient paper art returns to Hanoi's Yen Thai village
Hanoi concert with Japanese cellist Tsutsumi Tsuyoshi
Hanoi concert with Japanese cellist Tsutsumi Tsuyoshi

Concert Vol. 105 with the performance of conductor Honna Tetsuji, cello soloist Tsutsumi Tsuyoshi and the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra will take place at the Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien, Hanoi on November 29.

Hanoi concert with Japanese cellist Tsutsumi Tsuyoshi
Broadway play “Lend me a tenor” to hit city stage
Broadway play “Lend me a tenor” to hit city stage

Tony award-winning Broadway play “Lend me a tenor” will be staged for the first time by Saigon’s English-language Dragonfly Theater at the Soul Live Project in District 3, HCM City at 7:30 p.m. on November 24, 25 and 26, and December 1, 2 and 3.

Broadway play “Lend me a tenor” to hit city stage
Vietnamese and RoK bilateral play conveys message of humanity
Vietnamese and RoK bilateral play conveys message of humanity

VOV.VN - The Youth Theatre and the Jigeum drama troupe of the Republic of Korea (ROK) have worked together to premiere the play “Ben bo xa lac” (faraway shore) in both Vietnamese and Korean.

Vietnamese and RoK bilateral play conveys message of humanity
Vietnam’s culture introduced to international friends
Vietnam’s culture introduced to international friends

VOV.VN - Nearly 400 archaeological treasures from Vietnam have been displayed at three museums in Germany. This is part of the Vietnam National Museum of History’s efforts to introduce Vietnam’s traditional culture to the world.

Vietnam’s culture introduced to international friends
The Ma’s buffalo sacrifice ritual dedicated to Jade Emperor
The Ma’s buffalo sacrifice ritual dedicated to Jade Emperor

VOV.VN - The Mạ live mainly in Lam Dong province in the Central Highlands. One of their most important cultural or religious ceremonies is to offer a buffalo to the Jade Emperor to thank him for a bumper crop.

The Ma’s buffalo sacrifice ritual dedicated to Jade Emperor
Grave statues of the Co Tu
Grave statues of the Co Tu

VOV.VN - The Co Tu in the Central Highlands are famous for wood statues and grave-houses. The grave-house is a unique architectural work of the Co Tu, which reflects the characteristics and hobbies of the deceased.

Grave statues of the Co Tu
First Italy-ASEAN Week kicks off in Hanoi
First Italy-ASEAN Week kicks off in Hanoi

The first Italy-ASEAN Week, a programme to popularise culture and enhance friendship between Italy and ASEAN countries, was opened in Hanoi on November 18.

First Italy-ASEAN Week kicks off in Hanoi
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