Van Anh first runner-up in Mrs. Planet 2017
Van Anh first runner-up in Mrs. Planet 2017

VOV.VN - Vietnamese representative Tran Van Anh came away as the first runner-up on the final night of the Mrs. Planet 2017 pageant held in Sofia, Bulgaria. 

Van Anh first runner-up in Mrs. Planet 2017
Mnet Asian Music Awards held in Vietnam for first time
Mnet Asian Music Awards held in Vietnam for first time

VOV.VN - Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) 2017 was recently held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam for the first time ever, drawing the participation of many stars from around Asia.

Mnet Asian Music Awards held in Vietnam for first time
Ngoc Tinh vies for Manhunt International title
Ngoc Tinh vies for Manhunt International title

VOV.VN - Model Truong Ngoc Tinh recently appeared in a national costume designed by Ken Nguyen and Huynh Huan for the Manhunt International 2017 male pageant in Thailand. 

Ngoc Tinh vies for Manhunt International title
PM visits culture-tourism space in Ha Giang province
PM visits culture-tourism space in Ha Giang province

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited the culture-tourism space in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang on November 26.

PM visits culture-tourism space in Ha Giang province
Huong Giang crowned Miss Photo 2017
Huong Giang crowned Miss Photo 2017

VOV.VN - Vu Huong Giang, 22, from the northern city of Hai Phong was crowned Miss Photo 2017 on the final night of the pageant in Ho Chi Minh City on November 25.

Huong Giang crowned Miss Photo 2017
Youngsters show off talent in performing Cai Luong (Reformed opera)
Youngsters show off talent in performing Cai Luong (Reformed opera)

VOV.VN - A national competition on performing reformed opera and drama for young artists took place in Dong Nai province recently drawing 20 art troupes nationwide. The contest created an opportunities for the young performers to show off their talents and preserve the traditional art form.

Youngsters show off talent in performing Cai Luong (Reformed opera)
Film Festival promotes Vietnam's image to the world
Film Festival promotes Vietnam's image to the world

VOV.VN - The 20th Vietnam Film Festival opened in the central city of Da Nang on November 24, featuring the best films of Vietnam and promoting the image of Vietnamese people, culture, and tradition to the world. 

Film Festival promotes Vietnam's image to the world
Miss Photo 2017 contestants shine in Ao Dai
Miss Photo 2017 contestants shine in Ao Dai

VOV.VN -Twenty one Miss Photo 2017 contestants wearing Ao Dai (Vietnamese traditional dress) have posed for a photo shoot in the southern province of Vung Tau.

Miss Photo 2017 contestants shine in Ao Dai
Vinh Long: Exhibit spotlights Vietnam’s betel chewing tradition
Vinh Long: Exhibit spotlights Vietnam’s betel chewing tradition

An exhibition on Vietnam’s tradition of chewing betel leaf and areca nut opened in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long on November 23.

Vinh Long: Exhibit spotlights Vietnam’s betel chewing tradition
Vietnamese version of 'Carmen' takes stage
Vietnamese version of 'Carmen' takes stage

Characters from the popular opera Carmen have performed as contemporary Vietnamese people by artists from Vietnam National Opera and Ballet (VNOB) at Hanoi Opera House on November 23 and 24.

Vietnamese version of 'Carmen' takes stage
Vu Lam to compete at Mrs Asia International 2017
Vu Lam to compete at Mrs Asia International 2017

VOV.VN -Vietnamese representative Vu Lam will compete at Mrs Asia International, to be held in Zhejiang, China, in late November.

Vu Lam to compete at Mrs Asia International 2017
Miss Photo 2017 finalists’ delightful portraits
Miss Photo 2017 finalists’ delightful portraits

VOV.VN - Twenty-one contestants in the final round of Miss Photo 2017 have shown off their sublime beauty in their latest portraits.

Miss Photo 2017 finalists’ delightful portraits
Nguyen Loan and Miss Universe contestants prepare for finale
Nguyen Loan and Miss Universe contestants prepare for finale

VOV.VN - Contestants of the Miss Universe 2017 pageant rehearsed in the AXIS auditorium at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, USA on November 22 to prepare for the grand finale scheduled for November 26.

Nguyen Loan and Miss Universe contestants prepare for finale
Four national treasures showcased on Cultural Heritage Day
Four national treasures showcased on Cultural Heritage Day

The Hanoi Museum on November 23 introduced for the first time four groups of Thang Long – Hanoi national treasures on the occasion of the Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day (November 23).

Four national treasures showcased on Cultural Heritage Day
Vietnam musical prodigies bring piano and flute concert to Hanoi
Vietnam musical prodigies bring piano and flute concert to Hanoi

VOV.VN - Two young musical maestros Luu Duc Anh and Nguyen Ly Huong will collaborate to organize Duo-Flute& Piano concert at the French Culture Centre, L’Espace in Hanoi on December 9. 

Vietnam musical prodigies bring piano and flute concert to Hanoi
Vietnam-ROK literature exchange opens in HCM City
Vietnam-ROK literature exchange opens in HCM City

VOV.VN - The Vietnam-ROK literature exchange opened in HCM City today (November 23)  with nearly 100 representatives from Dongni-Mogwol Memorial Society of the Republic of Korea and HCM City Writers’ Association in attendance.

Vietnam-ROK literature exchange opens in HCM City
Cultural exchange nurtures Vietnam-Indonesian relations
Cultural exchange nurtures Vietnam-Indonesian relations

VOV.VN -  The Indonesian Embassy in Hanoi held a Vietnam-Indonesia art performance exchange on November 22 with the support of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Association of Hanoi.

Cultural exchange nurtures Vietnam-Indonesian relations
Gorgeous girls of Miss Universe 2017’s swimsuit competition
Gorgeous girls of Miss Universe 2017’s swimsuit competition

VOV.VN - Contestants of Miss Universe 2017’s semi-final round showed off their curvaceous bodies in a stunning swimsuit display in Las Vegas, USA.

Gorgeous girls of Miss Universe 2017’s swimsuit competition
Windsor Plaza Saigon to host Japanese culinary fair
Windsor Plaza Saigon to host Japanese culinary fair

Those fond of Japanese cuisine and culture should head to the Windsor Plaza Hotel in District 5, HCMC to join a Japanese Culinary Festival from November 24 to December 3.

Windsor Plaza Saigon to host Japanese culinary fair
Miss Vietnam Do My Linh named ambassador of Ao Dai festival 2018
Miss Vietnam Do My Linh named ambassador of Ao Dai festival 2018

VOV.VN - Miss Vietnam 2016 Do My Linh will be the ambassador of the fifth Ao Dai festival set to take place from March 3-25, 2018 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Miss Vietnam Do My Linh named ambassador of Ao Dai festival 2018
Korean star receives warm Vietnamese welcome
Korean star receives warm Vietnamese welcome

VOV.VN - The Republic of Korea’s So Ji Sub, who stars in the hit film “Glass Shoes” (Giay Thuy Tinh), attended an event on Nguyen Hue Street in Ho Chi Minh City on November 22, receiving a warm welcome from Vietnamese fans.

Korean star receives warm Vietnamese welcome
Fine arts festival highlights young talents
Fine arts festival highlights young talents

The fourth Young Fine Arts Festival, which opened in Hanoi on November 21, features works by young artists using a wide range of media to express their observations and concerns about life.

Fine arts festival highlights young talents
Student art display on Book Street explores UK rivers
Student art display on Book Street explores UK rivers

Six works of art by students from Hanoi secondary schools are on display at the Rivers of the World exhibition on Book Street, also known as December 19 Street.

Student art display on Book Street explores UK rivers
Ngoc Han's Ao Dai collection on show at UNESCO HQ
Ngoc Han's Ao Dai collection on show at UNESCO HQ

VOV.VN - Miss Vietnam 2010 Ngoc Han has been invited to attend a ‘Vietnam sea and islands – Endless Beauty’ event at Paris-based UNESCO Headquarters as a fashion designer after her impressive Ao Dai show during the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Da Nang.

Ngoc Han's Ao Dai collection on show at UNESCO HQ
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
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