A Bulgarian rose festival – the second of its kind – will kick off next week in Hanoi’s Water Park near the West Lake, organisers have said.

VOV.VN - Daria Mishukova, who began studying Vietnamese in 1995, is now living in Vietnam, providing input into a business and leisure website. Daria said her job brings her closer to Vietnamese culture and she has fallen in love with it.

VOV.VN - On March 2, Miss Vietnam 2016 Do My Linh and first runner-up of Miss Vietnam 2016, Thanh Tu, visited the fashion store of designer Ngoc Han, former Miss Vietnam 2010, for a costume fitting of their outfits for the upcoming Asian Kids Fashion Week 2018. 

VOV.VN - For generations, Vietnamese have preserved a traditional New Year custom of collecting calligraphic words written in ancient Vietnamese-Chinese script. The practice reflects their respect for knowledge and learning, as well as wishes for a blessed new lunar year.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese representative Huong Giang looked stunning in the national costume competition at the international transgender pageant Miss International Queen 2018 in Thailand on March 2.

The Con Son-Kiep Bac 2018 Spring Festival opened at Con Son Pagoda in the northern province of Hai Duong on March 3 (the 16th day of the first lunar month). 

A festival commemorating the legendary Hung Kings’ teaching of rice cultivation to people was held in Minh Nong ward of Viet Tri city in the northern midland province of Phu Tho on March 2 (the 15th day of the first lunar month).

The Cau Ngu, or Whale Worshipping, Festival kicked off in Canh Duong commune, Quang Trach district, central Quang Binh province on March 2 (the 15th day of the first lunar month) with a hope for bumper hauls of fish and safe voyages in the year.

Vietnam Young Lions, the annual advertising and communication competition to identify advertising and communications works to represent Vietnam at the Cannes Young Lions contest at the Cannes Lions festival, the so-called ‘advertising Oscars’, was launched in HCM City on March 1.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese representative Huong Giang and other transgender contestants look graceful in their portraits at Miss International Queen 2018.

VOV.VN - Thousands of pilgrims flocked to Tran Temple in the northern province of Nam Dinh on the night of March 1 (the 14th day of the first lunar month) to attend the seal opening ceremony.

A music collection by France-based Vietnamese zitherist Tri Nguyen has been nominated for the Independent Music Awards (IMA) 2018. 

VOV.VN - Vietnamese model Chau Bui has attended H&M brand fashion show as part of Paris Fashion Week.

The Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank)’s branch in central Thua Thien-Hue province has agreed to provide funds worth VND1 billion (US$44,000) for the 10th Hue Festival.

VOV.VN - A range of activities such as poetry recital contests and art performances are being held at Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) in Hanoi within the framework of the 16th Vietnam Poetry Day.

VOV.VN - Famous Vietnamese singer Noo Phuoc Thinh will thrill foreign audiences at the Hong Kong Asian - Pop Music Festival 2018 on March 23.

VOV.VN - A number of local celebrities gathered in Ho Chi Minh City on February 28 for the debut of Vietnamese film “Nhung thang nam ruc ro” (The brilliant life).

Various annual spring festivals have opened in the northern province of Quang Ninh in response to the National Tourism Year 2018 - Halong - Quang Ninh.

VOV.VN -The young Vietnamese director Phan Gia Nhat Linh has been selected as one of the jury members for the Osaka Asian Film Festival 2018 running from March 9-18 in Japan, according to the organising board.

VOV.VN -A huge number of Vietnamese artists and designers will be in attendance for the Ao Dai Festival 2018 scheduled to take place in Ho Chi Minh City from March 3-25.

VOV.VN - Dong Cuong Temple Festival in the northern province of Yen Bai was held over the 27-28 of February (the 12th and 13th days of the first lunar month), drawing a crowd of thousands of local people and tourists praying for a lucky year.

Many critics and poets attending a workshop on contemporary poetry in Hanoi on February 27 agreed: the country is home to many poets, but few good poems.

A range of spring festivals are taking place in the north of Vietnam as locals wish for a year full of happiness, health and prosperity.

Elegant ikebana flower arrangements, together with hundreds of multicoloured flowers from Japan, are on display at “The Beautiful Japanese” – a special event that aims to introduce to Hanoi’s people the fresh flowers from the Land of the Rising Sun.

The northern mountainous province of Lao Cai is buzzing with several spring festivals to pray for a prosperous year.

A little dog waiting at a gate, a stone dog statue guarding a door and a mother dog clinging to her babies are three of the paintings at an exhibition currently underway in Hanoi.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Nguyen Hue Flower Street welcomed more than a million visitors during the seven-day Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese representative Huong Giang put in a strong performance in the talent competition at the international transgender pageant Miss International Queen 2018 in Thailand.

VOV.VN - A large number of local people and tourists came to Tien Du district in the northern province of Bac Ninh from the early morning of February 28 to join the Lim festival, which honours Quan Ho (love duet singing) – a world intangible cultural heritage recognised by UNESCO.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese movie star and director, Ngo Thanh Van appeared on the cover of the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet on February 27 with an exclusive interview.