Spring and the Lunar New Year is a great time for many obvious reasons.

VOV.VN - Models Ha Anh, Yen Nhi and Miss Global finalists have shown off their hot bikini bodies in latest photos taken in Danang City.

VOV.VN -An image of Ha Long Bay appeared on‘Kong: Skull Island’ poster at the much-anticipated movie ‘Kong: Skull Island’ premiere in London on February 28.

Dang Nhat Minh recently received Licorne d’Or d’Honneur (Golden Unicorn Award) at the 36th Amiens International Film Festival (FIFAM) for his life-long contribution to filmmaking. 

Hue on February 28 opened an exhibition showcasing the history of Vietnam and Japan trade relations.

Cua Ong Temple Festival in the northern province of Quang Ninh receives the national intangible cultural heritage status at a ceremony held in the locality on February 28.

Two documentary films featuring the wars in Vietnam were screened recently in Choisy-le-Roi city in the southeastern suburb of Paris.

Russian veteran cook Viktor Belyaev, who worked for 30 years in Russia’s Kremlin, will join the Hoi An International Food Festival 2017, slated for from March 22-26 in Hoi An town, the central province of Quang Nam.

The newest Broadway-inspired music by Vietnamese director Nguyen Phi Phi Anh has sold over 1,300 tickets in 48 hours.

VOV.VN - Singer Ho Ngoc Ha hobnobbed in the limelight at Milan Fashion Week and was cited as one of the budding actors, models, musicians, dancers or social media mavens by Vogue Italia.

VOV.VN - Nam Em was ranked 10th, while Kha Trang stood at 19th in the Timeless Beauty 2016 list released by Missosology.

Famous Vietnamese writer Di Li’s latest book - featuring her notes from adventures in Asia and Europe - was presented to the public late last week.

The French Institute in HCM City will host Hanoi Duo music show featuring popular Vietnamese French guitarist Nguyen Le and local composer Ngo Hong Quang at Idecaf in HCM City’s District 1 on March 1.

An exhibition entitled “Trade Relation between Japan and Vietnam in History” kicked off at the Hue Royal Antiquities Museum in the central province of Thua Thien - Hue on February 27.

Artisans in the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) are asking for financial support from local authorities to preserve ethnic Jarai epics, oral folk literature that is now known by the elderly only.

VOV.VN -Tran Lap, who died last year at the young age of 42 from cancer, never forgot his friends or fellow singers and composers and they have never forgotten him.

VOV.VN - This year’s annual Mekong Delta Music Festival (March 9-12) will celebrate Don Ca Tai Tu song and dance that took root in southern Vietnam in the late nineteenth century.

VOV.VN - Famous fashion designers introduced their latest collections at the Vietnam Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2017 that concluded on February 26 in Hanoi. 

Folk paintings are unique cultural feature of Vietnam. However, they have gradually lost their reputation due to social development. 

For the San Diu ethnic group that lives in the northern province of Vinh Phuc, singing is a daily ritual.  

A 123-year-old house in Tay Ninh city, the southern province of Tay Ninh, has been recognised as an artistic and architectural relic by the provincial People’s Committee.

An annual pilgrim festival dedicated to the Hung Kings will be organised between April 1 and 6 and hosted by the northern province of Phu Tho.

The final round of Sparktacular 2017, a talent show for Vietnamese university students in Singapore, was held on February 25 at the Singapore Institute of Management.

VOV.VN - Clay cracker, a traditional game that involves hurling clay crackers to produce noise, originated in Vietnam’s northern delta region. 

VOV.VN - The Gie Trieng, one of 6 tribes in Kon Tum province, has about 33,000 people. 

Vietnam left strong impression on visitors at the 14th Sakia International Cultural Festival in the Egyptian capital city of Cairo.

VOV.VN - The Red River Delta is the cradle of the ancient Vietnamese wet rice civilization and culture. 

The Saigon Orchestra and dozens of veteran and young artists will participate in a contemporary music programme launched this week to serve tourists in Ho Chi Minh City.      

VOV.VN - An international culinary festival in Hoi An this coming March 22-26 will include visits to Vietnam from the kitchen crews of 12 best and most famous chefs from around the globe.

The first-ever Hanoi Mardi Gras Festival, which aims to highlight and celebrate the city’s LGBT community, will hold its main celebration on March 24 at the Australian Embassy.