Tam Thanh Beach to host international kite festival
Tam Thanh Beach to host international kite festival

More than 100 craftsmen from Canada, the US, Germany, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Republic of Korea, China and Vietnam will take part in the International Kite Festival in Quang Nam province’s Tam Thanh commune from June 5-9.

Tam Thanh Beach to host international kite festival
London-based pianist to play in HCM City
London-based pianist to play in HCM City

Critically acclaimed pianist Nguyen Bich Tra will perform in a concert at the HCM City Opera House on April 19.

London-based pianist to play in HCM City
Learning Vietnamese to love Vietnam more
Learning Vietnamese to love Vietnam more

VOV.VN - Learning Vietnamese is becoming more popular with foreigners living and working in Vietnam. In addition to the language, they are learning more about Vietnam and its people.

Learning Vietnamese to love Vietnam more
Da Nang to host ASEAN Community exhibition
Da Nang to host ASEAN Community exhibition

Da Nang will host the ASEAN Community Exhibition to mark the 50th anniversary of the foundation of ASEAN from May 19-25.

Da Nang to host ASEAN Community exhibition
Hanoi Opera House to be filled with Spanish music
Hanoi Opera House to be filled with Spanish music

The Vietnam National Opera and Ballet (VNOB) and Spanish musicians will perform classical operas, music pieces and ballets at Hanoi Opera House on April 15, the second day of the performance.

Hanoi Opera House to be filled with Spanish music
Photo exhibition showcases works by Vietnamese with disabilities
Photo exhibition showcases works by Vietnamese with disabilities

A photo exhibition featuring 150 photos taken by 30 photographers with disabilities opened at the Museum of Vietnamese Women in Hanoi on April 14.

Photo exhibition showcases works by Vietnamese with disabilities
Vietnamese places fourth at Miss Eco International
Vietnamese places fourth at Miss Eco International

VOV.VN - Amber Bernachi, 27, from Ontario, Canada was crowned queen of Miss Eco International 2017 at the pageant grand finale on April 14 held in Egypt.

Vietnamese places fourth at Miss Eco International
Images from designer Minh Chau fashion show
Images from designer Minh Chau fashion show

VOV.VN - In both style and scale Minh Chau presented a more sustainable fashion show on April 14 in Ho Chi Minh City for Vietnamese designers. Here are some images of the highlights.

Images from designer Minh Chau fashion show
Village promotes traditional craft of embroidery
Village promotes traditional craft of embroidery

The traditional embroidery craft in Dong Cuu village, Dung Tien commune, Thuong Tien district in Hanoi, was recently honoured as a national intangible cultural heritage.

Village promotes traditional craft of embroidery
Concert raises funds for Trinh Cong Son Scholarship
Concert raises funds for Trinh Cong Son Scholarship

A concert, titled “Toi Di TimToi” (I Seek Myself), to commemorate the 16th death anniversary of Vietnamese legendary musician Trinh Cong Son will being held at the Soul Convention Complex on April 14-15.

Concert raises funds for Trinh Cong Son Scholarship
Jolie Nguyen gorgeous at Hong Kong event
Jolie Nguyen gorgeous at Hong Kong event

VOV.VN -Miss Vietnam World Australia 2015 Jolie Nguyen made big splash on April 13 in a fishtail dress at an event in Hong Kong.

Jolie Nguyen gorgeous at Hong Kong event
Upcoming events calendar for HCM City
Upcoming events calendar for HCM City

VOV.VN - So it's April and time to celebrate the arrival of spring with a trip to the beach and start hashing out warm weather plans and figuring out things to do on a rainy day in or around Ho Chi Minh City.

Upcoming events calendar for HCM City
Japanese caricature exhibition is coming to Vietnam
Japanese caricature exhibition is coming to Vietnam

VOV.VN - The Japan Foundation international travelling exhibition – Manga Hokusai Manga: Approaching the Master’s Compendium from the Perspective of Contemporary Comics – is coming to Vietnam.

Japanese caricature exhibition is coming to Vietnam
Dance groups take to the streets of Hanoi Apr. 22-23
Dance groups take to the streets of Hanoi Apr. 22-23

VOV.VN -Street dance groups are set to rock the stage – or at least break out some fancy hip-hop moves and gravity-defying acrobatic feats at the Tuoi Tre Theatre in Hanoi this coming April 22-23.

Dance groups take to the streets of Hanoi Apr. 22-23
“Sac bua” singing recognised as national intangible cultural heritage
“Sac bua” singing recognised as national intangible cultural heritage

“Sac bua” (Tet greeting) singing in Phu Le commune, Ba Tri district, in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre, has been named national intangible cultural heritage.

“Sac bua” singing recognised as national intangible cultural heritage
Mexican guitarist to perform in Hanoi
Mexican guitarist to perform in Hanoi

Famed Mexican-Spanish guitarist Mauricio Diaz Alvarez will give a concert at Hanoi University on April 19.

Mexican guitarist to perform in Hanoi
Tuong Linh crowns Miss Asia Beauty 2017
Tuong Linh crowns Miss Asia Beauty 2017

VOV.VN -Phu Yen-born beauty Tuong Linh has surpassed 30 other candidates at the final night to become the winner of Miss Asia Beauty 2017 held recently in Thailand.

Tuong Linh crowns Miss Asia Beauty 2017
Two concerts feature Vietnamese, Korean artists
Two concerts feature Vietnamese, Korean artists

Two concerts at the Ho Chi Minh City Music Conservatory will feature Vietnamese and Korean artists this weekend.

Two concerts feature Vietnamese, Korean artists
Danish Film Festival 2017 set for screening in Vietnam
Danish Film Festival 2017 set for screening in Vietnam

VOV.VN - A film festival – Contemporary Cinema of Denmark – will be held in Hue at the Dong Ba Cinema on May 26-28 and in Danang at the Le Do Cinema on June 2-4, sponsored by the Danish Embassy in Vietnam.

Danish Film Festival 2017 set for screening in Vietnam
Vietnam ethnic culture day vibrant with activities
Vietnam ethnic culture day vibrant with activities

The Culture and Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups in Hanoi’s suburban town of Son Tay will host a string of cultural activities to celebrate the cultural day of ethnic groups in Vietnam from April 19-23.

Vietnam ethnic culture day vibrant with activities
Dong Nhi, Thanh Van among Top 50 Most Influential Women in Vietnam
Dong Nhi, Thanh Van among Top 50 Most Influential Women in Vietnam

VOV.VN - Singer Dong Nhi and actress Ngo Thanh Van were listed among Top 50 Most Influential Women selected by Forbes at a ceremony on April 12 in Ho Chi Minh City. 

Dong Nhi, Thanh Van among Top 50 Most Influential Women in Vietnam
Festivals of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand featured in HCMC
Festivals of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand featured in HCMC

Traditional festivals of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand were featured at a programme that opened in Ho Chi Minh City, on April 12, by the city’s Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO).

Festivals of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand featured in HCMC
Lam Dong tea culture to be promoted in Da Lat Flower Festival 2017
Lam Dong tea culture to be promoted in Da Lat Flower Festival 2017

The Lam Dong tea culture will be featured at the Da Lat Flower Festival 2017, which will be held from December 23 – 27 in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.

Lam Dong tea culture to be promoted in Da Lat Flower Festival 2017
Exhibit links traditional crafts, modern designs
Exhibit links traditional crafts, modern designs

A multi-media exhibition exploring the relationship between traditional crafts and contemporary design will open to the public on April 13 in Hanoi.

Exhibit links traditional crafts, modern designs
Regional countries’ traditional New Year festival marked in HCM City
Regional countries’ traditional New Year festival marked in HCM City

The traditional New Year festival of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand was celebrated in a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on April 12.

Regional countries’ traditional New Year festival marked in HCM City
Thi May performs ancient Apsara Dance
Thi May performs ancient Apsara Dance

VOV.VN -Wearing a glittering silk tunic, sequinned top and an elaborate golden headdress, Truong Thi May looked exquisite performing the centuries old traditional Khmer Apsara Dance.

Thi May performs ancient Apsara Dance
Taggers' delight: Vietnam city turns into graffiti canvas
Taggers' delight: Vietnam city turns into graffiti canvas

Shrouded by fumes and surrounded by spray cans, Vietnamese graffiti artist Kong conjures his latest masterpiece, a monkey clutching an aerosol, a colour-splashed act of rebellion in a country where the youth are expected to follow strict social mores.

Taggers' delight: Vietnam city turns into graffiti canvas
Hoang Yen selected as Catwalk Director for Miss ASEAN Friendship 2017
Hoang Yen selected as Catwalk Director for Miss ASEAN Friendship 2017

VOV.VN -Vo Hoang Yen, who crowned Miss Vietnam Supermodel 2008 and first runner-up at Miss Universe Vietnam 2008, has been chosen as Catwalk Director for Miss ASEAN Friendship 2017 set for June 5 to July 2 in the south central coastal province of Phu Yen.

Hoang Yen selected as Catwalk Director for Miss ASEAN Friendship 2017
Vietnamese celebrities attend “Fast & Furious 8” debut
Vietnamese celebrities attend “Fast & Furious 8” debut

VOV.VN -Vietnamese celebrities gathered in Hanoi on April 11 for the debut of the well-known action film ‘Fast & Furious 8’.

Vietnamese celebrities attend “Fast & Furious 8” debut
Le Hang jets off to fashion show in Japan
Le Hang jets off to fashion show in Japan

VOV.VN - Dressed in a simple casual dress, Le Hangwith her hair tightly pulled back,departed in the middle of the night toa fashion show in Japan.

Le Hang jets off to fashion show in Japan
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