Many people in Hanoi were thrilled when attending a cultural event called “Dó bay” or says “Drifting Poonah paper” held recently at a book house on Nguyen Thai Hoc street in the capital city.

VOV.VN - Supermodel Thanh Hang embraces singer Ho Ngoc Ha in the final parade for a fashion show by designer Cong Tri in what was the most eye-catching performance of Vietnam International Fashion Week (VIFW) 2018.

The winner of Miss Southern Vietnam 2018 will represent the country at the Miss Globe contest in Italy in November.

Spectacular light shows will bring extra excitement to the Danang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2018 and transform the Danang skyline into an outdoor audiovisual feast.

VOV.VN - Deep in the minds of Vietnamese people, the worship of the Hung Kings has been a major cultural and religious ritual and a manifestation of great national unity. Vietnamese people at home and abroad turn their attentions to ancestral merits and honor the tradition of remembering the source of the water we drink.

VOV.VN - Phu Tho province is Vietnam’s place of origin, where many cultural heritages associated with the Hung Kings, the legendary founders of the Vietnamese nation, are preserved. Phu Tho has been working to conserve and uphold the values of these cultural heritages through specific plans of action.

A series of activities to launch Hoa Lu Festival and mark the 1,050th anniversary of the establishment of Dai Co Viet, the first feudal state of Vietnam, began in the northern province of Ninh Binh on April 24.

VOV.VN - About 400 artists will perform in a ceremony on May 5 in Quy Nhon city to honorarily recognise Choi singing (a genre of folk music practised in Vietnam’s central region) as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).

The central province of Ha Tinh has come up with an innovative way to reduce moss on its walls and attract tourists.

A painting exhibition was held in Hanoi on April 24 to introduce the Cuban identity through butterflies’ image and a poem collection by Cuban Hero Antonio Guerrero Rodriguez to Vietnamese people.

VOV.VN - Supermodel Minh Trung has revealed his latest photoshoot in which he shows off the national costume he will wear at the Mister International 2018 to be held in Yangon, Myanmar from April 30.

VOV.VN -“NEX Music Festival” will be held in the Ecopark urban area in the northern province of Hung Yen on May 5.

VOV.VN -Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 H’Hen Nie has won the “Best dress woman” Award at Vietnam International Fashion Week (VIFW) 2018 held in Ho Chi Minh City recently.

VOV.VN - The first runner-up of Miss Universe Vietnam 2017, Hoang Thuy, has taken to the catwalk to model Maison Gattinoni’s fashion collection for the Vietnam International Fashion Week (VIFW) 2018 held in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Vietnam Festival 2018 will take place at the Yoyogi Park in Tokyo between 10 am and 8 pm on May 19 and 20.

On the occasion of the Hung Kings Temple Festival, scheduled to take place between April 20 and 25 in Phu Tho province, Xoan singing performances will be held between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm every day. One these days, Xoan singers are actively practicing to prepare for the event.

VOV.VN -Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 Pham Huong appeared in beguiling style at a wedding event in Ho Chi Minh City on April 22.

The artisans of My Nghiep brocade weaving village in Ninh Thuan province are attempting to restore lost weaving patterns once used as trademarks for ethnic Cham.

The media centre for the Hue Festival 2018 opened on April 23 at No. 1, Phan Boi Chau street, Hue city, serving reporters to cover the biennial event. 

The Sri Lanka Cultural Festival will take place at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum (VWM) in Hanoi from April 27-29, featuring diverse activities, according to Sri Lankan Ambassador to Vietnam S.H.U Dissnayake. 

VOV.VN - Nguyen Thi Kim Ngoc, 19, from the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang province was crowned Miss Sea Vietnam Global 2018 in the grand finale of the pageant held on Phuc Quoc Island, Kien Giang Province on April 21.

VOV.VN - Miss Vietnam 2016 Do My Linh attended a charity night in Ho Chi Minh City in her role as an ambassador of the event.

VOV.VN - More than 1,000 overseas Vietnamese living in regions across the Czech Republic and other European nations gathered at a ceremony on April 22 to celebrate the Hung Kings festival. 

An international photo exhibition marking the country’s Reunification Day (April 30) and Labour Day (May 1) will take place in the central city of Da Nang from April 24 to May 3 at the Da Nang Museum.

The Embassy of Vietnam was among 35 embassies taking part in the international culinary festival “Delicanto – Here the world eats” at the FEZ Centre in Berlin, Germany from April 21 - 22.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Argentina, in collaboration with diplomatic agencies of Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia, organised an annual bazaar on April 21  to promote cultural exchanges and introduce the nations’ images and people.

VOV.VN - Fashion designers Le Long Dung and Tran Nguyen An Kha have introduced their latest collection at Vietnam International Fashion Week with a performance featuring many famous models, such as Vo Hoang Yen, winner of the Vietnam Supermodel 2008 contest.

A Culture Festival of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups took place at Hoang Van Thu Park in Ho Chi Minh City on April 22, aiming to honour the groups’ cultural values.

Nguyen Thi Kim Ngoc, a 19 year-old girl from the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang, was crowned Miss Sea Vietnam Global 2018 at the final round on Phu Quoc island, Kien Giang province, on April 21.

When a nation is determined to gain independence and liberation, no amount of military strategy or force can crush their will. According to a former French foe, Vietnam deserved independence and liberation after all that it suffered.