Hundreds of locals and tourists flocked to the “Le khao le the linh Hoang Sa” (Feast and Commemoration Festival for Hoang Sa Soldiers) ceremony in Ly Son island district in the central province of Quang Ngai on April 2.

The pearl crown which will be awarded to Miss Ocean Vietnam 2017 is worth VND3.2 billion (US$140,000), according to the organizing committee of the pageant.

Famous dance drama “800 nam hen uoc” (Promise of 800 years) were staged by artists of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Seoul’s Gangdong district, on March 31, as part of activities to mark the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between two countries.

An ongoing exhibition entitled “Treasures of Vietnam Archaeology” at the State Museum of Archaeology in Germany’s Sachsen state has been attracting a large number of visitors.

VOV.VN - A cultural event sponsored by the Vietnam Embassy aimed at increasing people-to-people contact and mutual understanding was held yesterday (Mar. 31) at the ASEAN-China Centre in Beijing.

VOV.VN - Those in search of a refreshing event for enjoying an afternoon should look no further than the Lao Cai Azalea Festival destined to become a treasured yearly occasion. 

VOV.VN - Vietnam was admitted on March 31 to the Paris-based World Folklore Union (IGF) as its 56th member at the organization’s plenary session.

The General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People’s Army on March 31 launched a drive to encourage the creation of arts and literature works on the solidarity in combat of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.   

The Vietnam Archaeology Institute and the Tuyen Quang Museum have discovered a metal-age tomb complex in Na Tham cave in Na Hang district’s Thanh Tuong commune, northern mountainous Tuyen Quang province.

VOV.VN - Ha Thu seemed very excited yesterday (Mar. 30) in Ho Chi Minh City at an event announcing a new TV show that she will soon begin filming.

VOV.VN - This year’s Hanoi Book Festival, a free public event April 6-10, at the Thong Nhat Park, has confirmed more than 100 presenting authors spanning all genre and promises to be the largest ever.

VOV.VN -Vogue fashion magazine has released an article featuring outstanding design collections of Asian designers at Tokyo Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2017. ‘Em Hoa’ of Vietnamese designer Cong Tri is one among them.

Movie star, director and producer Ngo Thanh Van is working on a new film, Co Ba Sai Gon (Miss Sai Gon), after more than four months of filming a project in Hollywood.

The fourth HCM City Biennale Art Exhibition for Young Artists will be held at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum next month.

Visitors to Ho Chi Minh City will have a chance to pose for photos at the Wax Museum of Vietnamese Artists, known informally as Madame Tussauds Vietnam, which is scheduled to open early next month.

The preparation for the death anniversary of the Hung Kings and the 2017 Hung Kings Temple Festival in the northern province of Phu Tho has been completed, said the organising board.

VOV.VN - A Vietnam-the Republic of Korea (ROK) festival called ‘We are together’ will take place at Sungnam Arts Centre (ROK) on April 29 to mark the 25th anniversary of Vietnam-ROK diplomatic ties.

VOV.VN -Music lovers in Hanoi will have a chance to enjoy a 10-hour nonstop Electronic Dance Music (EDM) party with well-known Dutch DJ Don Diablo and other international and local artists.

A photo of Mu Cang Chai terraced rice fields by a Vietnamese photographer has secured third prize in the Sony World Photography Awards 2017 which was competed by 220,000 photographers from across the world.

VOV.VN - Miss Vietnam 2016 Do My Linh has appeared gracefully in a television show in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Hanoians got up early to stand in line for Banh Troi (floating rice dumplings) and Banh Chay (lean cake) at a shop on Ngo Thi Nham street this Cold Food Day, which falls on the third day of the third lunar month.

VOV.VN - A press conference was held in Ho Chi Minh City today (Mar. 30) to introduce the beautiful and talented Khanh Ngan who has been chosen to represent Vietnam at Miss Tourism World 2017.

VOV.VN - Winner of Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2016 Nguyen Thi Ngoc Chau has given an impressive performance with a new collection of Korean designer Chung Chung Lee within the ongoing Seoul Fashion Week. 

VOV.VN - Miss Vietnam 2010 Dang Thi Ngoc Han looks elegant and dignified in the latest photo shoot taken at a century-old house in central city of Hue.

Pianists will gather at a Passionato concert which the Saigon Classical Music Group will hold on March 31 at the Southern Women’s Museum in District 3, HCM City.

Hanoi’s cultural officials learnt experience from Poland’s capital city of Warsaw in the preservation of historical relics and cultural heritages during a meeting with a delegation from the Warsaw City Council in Hanoi on March 29.

A concert to mark the 25th anniversary of Vietnam – the Republic of Korea (RoK) diplomatic relations will take place on April 1 at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi.

Vietnam is gifted with rich and diversified natural landscape. But it’s only when the movie “Toi Thay Hoa Vang Tren Co Xanh” (or I See Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass) hit the screen that movie fans were amazed how beautiful the Phu Yen peaceful countryside is.

VOV.VN -Actress and former Tourism Ambassador Ly Nha Ky has been invited to serve as judge of the Miss Ocean Vietnam 2017.

VOV.VN - Korean band EXID will perform in a night concert at Ly Thai To Park in Hanoi on April 8, according to Zing News.