VOV.VN - Miss Vietnam 2016 Do My Linh has been selected as an ambassador of media images at the Ao Dai festival set to take place March 3-17 in Ho Chi Minh City, Tran Vinh Tuyen, vice chairman of the municipal People’s Committee said at a recent press briefing on the event.

Brick ruins from the Champa era have been found during an archeological excavation at Nui But (Pen Mountain) tower, Nghia Chanh ward, the central city of Quang Ngai.

The Lộ sáng (Exposed) exhibition will open at 4pm on February 21 at the Vietnam University of Fine Arts, 42 Yet Kieu Street.

Gau Tao festival is the most important festival for Mong ethnic people in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang. 

VOV.VN -All 100 agarwood handcrafted fans exquisitely designed and carved with a line "APEC Vietnam 2017 Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa"  are hoped to bring Vietnam’s culture to the world.

VOV.VN - Thuy Duong says she is having the time of her life in Johannesburg, South Africa participating at Miss Heritage Global 2017.

The string JK Chamber Orchestra of the Republic of Korea is due to perform at the Vietnam National Academy of Music’s Grand Concert Hall in Hanoi on February 18 to mark the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries. 

Vietnamese photographers won two gold medals at an international photo contest that was held by the Kotrung Uttarpara Photography Association (KUPA) in India, according to the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists.

VOV.VN -Seungri flew into Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi today (Feb. 17) for a visit with friends.

The Goethe Institute is running its Spring Cinema season with one popular German film screened every Wednesday, starting February 15 in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnamese water puppeteers will join international artists to perform at the 4th International Festival of the Form Theatre in Krakow, Poland from February 18 to 25. 

VOV.VN - Miss Tourism Vietnam 2008 Ngoc Diem is seemingly ever more splendid and feminine modelling the latest Ao Dai collection of designer Minh Chau.

Vietnamese pop singer Son Tung M-TP has once again become record breaker with his new hit Noi nay co anh (I Am Here).

A number of outstanding Israeli films will be introduced in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City during the Israeli Film Festival, taking place February 24-March 6.

Devon Nguyen will present her Spring/Summer collection at the Paris Fashion Week from February 28 to March 8. 

VOV.VN - Truong Thai Thuy Duong showcased Vietnam in spectacular fashion in the national costume segment of Miss Heritage Global 2017 (February 8-18) in Johannesburg, South Africa, donning a design by Tuan Hai.

VOV.VN - Beauties Tu Anh and Huyen My appeared radiant and stylish when attending a debut ceremony of Haichi company on February 15 in Hanoi as guests of honour.

The fifth cherry blossom festival is slated for March 11 – 15 in Ha Long City in the northern province of Quang Ninh, according to the municipal People’s Committee. 

Red Dao ethnic people in Lai Chau province boast a special festival during which sneaking into a home to steal things from it is not considered a crime. According to the local beliefs, if anyone can steal something without being caught, they will have a lucky year.

The 23rd festival of “don ca tai tu”, the musical art recognised by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage, took place in the southern province of Long An on February 12-13.

The fourth “Beijing – ASEAN culture journey” exchange programme took place in Hanoi on February 14.

A southern traditional cake festival will take place in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho from April 6 to 9.

The Music Training and Development Center under the HCM City Conservatory of Music will host the HCM City Piano Competition 2017 for local and international amateur and professional contestants aged between 6 and 24 from June 14-18.

In all major Vietnamese cities, one dish becomes ubiquitous after emerging as a new trend a decade or so ago – the hotpot.

Established artist Pham Khac Quang is showing his latest paintings which were created using a relief printing technique at an exhibition launched recently in Hanoi’s Goethe Institute. 

Colourful lanterns have long been a symbol of the ancient town of Hoi An, Quang Nam province. In the evening, the whole town is lit up with lanterns of all shapes and sizes.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese representative Nguyen Tien Dat entered Top 6 of Mister International 2017 on the final night in Bangkok, Thailand on February 13.

VOV.VN - The Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre is taking a theatrical journey to appear for the first-time ever at Materia Prima (February 18-25) in Cracow, Poland, report the organizers.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced a list of 11 newly-recognised national intangible cultural heritages.

The Tet cake is made with sticky rice and filled with pork fat and beans seasoned with black pepper and shallots. It is considered a variant of Chung cake (square glutinous rice cake), which is more popular in the northern region.