Bac Giang: Bo Da pagoda festival becomes national cultural heritage
Bac Giang: Bo Da pagoda festival becomes national cultural heritage

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has recognised Bo Da pagoda festival in the northern province of Bac Giang as national intangible cultural heritage.

Bac Giang: Bo Da pagoda festival becomes national cultural heritage
Vietnam Airlines Classic - Hanoi Concert 2017 set for March
Vietnam Airlines Classic - Hanoi Concert 2017 set for March

VOV.VN - Vietnam Airlines Classic - Hanoi Concert 2017 is set to take place on March 4 at the site of Ly Thai To statue in Hoan Kiem District, according the Hanoi municipal People’s Committee.

Vietnam Airlines Classic - Hanoi Concert 2017 set for March
K-pop band Block B to perform in HCM City
K-pop band Block B to perform in HCM City

VOV.VN -Well-known K-pop band Block B will liven up Ho Chi Minh City in the Ho Chi Minh City-Gyeongju World Culture Expo 2017 to be held on February 21, according to an official fanpage of the band in Vietnam.

K-pop band Block B to perform in HCM City
Sara Buri hosts cultural exchange activities
Sara Buri hosts cultural exchange activities

Sara Buri has become the latest city to host cultural exchange activities supported by representatives of 15 different countries around the world. 

Sara Buri hosts cultural exchange activities
Show Disney on Ice returns to HCM City
Show Disney on Ice returns to HCM City

The Wonderful World of Disney on Ice is returning to HCM City for another performance from February 22-26.

Show Disney on Ice returns to HCM City
Vietnamese designs to be showcased at New York Fashion Week
Vietnamese designs to be showcased at New York Fashion Week

Designer Luong Minh Son, founder of fashion brand Son Collection, will introduce traditional Vietnamese silk to the world at the upcoming New York Fashion Week.

Vietnamese designs to be showcased at New York Fashion Week
Lim festival spotlights love duet singing
Lim festival spotlights love duet singing

A large number of local people  and visitors have flocked to Tien Du district in the northern province of Bac Ninh to attend the Lim festival, which is dedicated to Quan ho (love duet singing) recognised as the world’s cby UNESCO. 

Lim festival spotlights love duet singing
Fish praying festival opens in Thua Thien-Hue
Fish praying festival opens in Thua Thien-Hue

VOV.VN - On February 7, a festival to pray for a good fish harvest – the Cau Ngu Festival – opened in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

Fish praying festival opens in Thua Thien-Hue
Thousands line Hanoi streets for palanquin procession
Thousands line Hanoi streets for palanquin procession

VOV.VN - On February 8, thousands of people packed the streets of Hanoi to watch the chay kieu (palanquin) procession of the Phu Chua Festival at the Xuan Dinh Village in the Tu Liem District of  Hanoi. 

Thousands line Hanoi streets for palanquin procession
Unique breeding fertility festival in Phu Tho province
Unique breeding fertility festival in Phu Tho province

On the 11th day of the first lunar month every year, locals from Tu Xa commune, Lam Thao district, in the northern province of Phu Tho, celebrate “Tro Tram” festival, which aims to honour the breeding fertility belief -  a unique cultural feature of the local population.

Unique breeding fertility festival in Phu Tho province
Photos: An Dinh village festival in Hanoi
Photos: An Dinh village festival in Hanoi

VOV.VN - The annual Festival in An Dinh village, Ha Dong district of Hanoi was held on February 7 (the 11th day of the first lunar month), attracting hundreds of local people.

Photos: An Dinh village festival in Hanoi
Top model Le Thuy mysteriously charming in latest designs
Top model Le Thuy mysteriously charming in latest designs

VOV.VN - Vietnamese top model Le Thuy looks mysterious, elegant and impressive in latest designs of HCM City-based designer Do Manh Cuong 

Top model Le Thuy mysteriously charming in latest designs
Goethe Institute announces Spring Cinema line-up
Goethe Institute announces Spring Cinema line-up

VOV.VN - The Goethe Institute has announced its Spring Cinema line-up, which features 10 movies for the 10 weeks February 15 to April 26 that will screen at its facilities at 56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street in Hanoi.

Goethe Institute announces Spring Cinema line-up
First Bulgarian Rose Festival in Hanoi to open Mar. 3
First Bulgarian Rose Festival in Hanoi to open Mar. 3

VOV.VN - Bulgaria is well known primarily for the Black Sea and its roses, especially its famous rose oil.

First Bulgarian Rose Festival in Hanoi to open Mar. 3
Cherry blossom festival in Da Lat cancelled
Cherry blossom festival in Da Lat cancelled

The Central Highland resort city of Da Lat has cancelled its first cherry blossom festival, initially scheduled from February 11-13.

Cherry blossom festival in Da Lat cancelled
Lang Son comes alive as spring festival gets underway
Lang Son comes alive as spring festival gets underway

VOV.VN - It is impossible to think of Vietnam without the thought of the Tan Thanh Pagoda Festival in the far northern city of Lang Son during February. 

Lang Son comes alive as spring festival gets underway
National museum exhibits historic sketches
National museum exhibits historic sketches

A painting exhibition is underway at the Vietnam Museum of Fine Arts, displaying 100 watercolour sketches by Vietnamese artists of different generations.

National museum exhibits historic sketches
Vietnamese author wins Japan manga award
Vietnamese author wins Japan manga award

Vietnamese author Can Tieu Hy received the Silver Award of the 10th International Manga Awards at a ceremony held in Tokyo by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on February 6.

Vietnamese author wins Japan manga award
Khanh Hoa starts sea festival logo contest
Khanh Hoa starts sea festival logo contest

The People’s Committee of the south central province of Khanh Hoa has launched a contest to design the logo for the Nha Trang-Khanh Hoa Sea Festival.

Khanh Hoa starts sea festival logo contest
Hanoi to serve up first-ever int’l street food festival
Hanoi to serve up first-ever int’l street food festival

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Tourism Association has announced it will sponsor the first-ever international street food festival in Hanoi, which will run April 6-9 and coincide with Vietnam International Travel Mart 2017. 

Hanoi to serve up first-ever int’l street food festival
Overseas Vietnamese celebrate traditional Tet festival
Overseas Vietnamese celebrate traditional Tet festival

The Vietnamese Embassy in France has organised a spring festival at the City Hall of Paris in celebration of the traditional Lunar New Year, the biggest festival in Vietnam.

Overseas Vietnamese celebrate traditional Tet festival
Press conference: Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival
Press conference: Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival

VOV.VN - A press conference for the annual Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival has announced it will run March 3-13 concurrently with the Central Highland Gongs Festival and the fourth Central Highlands Investment Promotion Conference.

Press conference: Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival
Spring Festival opens at Yen Tu historical site
Spring Festival opens at Yen Tu historical site

VOV.VN - The country has burst into a festive spirit as the Spring Festival running through the end of the third lunar month unwrapping its annual Buddhist pilgrimage opened today (Feb. 6) at the Yen Tu historical site.

Spring Festival opens at Yen Tu historical site
Japan cherry trees to bloom in Hanoi
Japan cherry trees to bloom in Hanoi

VOV.VN - Sakura cherry trees – the beautiful symbol of Japan – blossom in their full glory every March in Vietnam, says Ngo Van Quy, vice chair of the Hanoi People’s Committee.

Japan cherry trees to bloom in Hanoi
How do Vietnamese heat up for New Year Wrestling
How do Vietnamese heat up for New Year Wrestling

The Haiphong wrestling festival was first held more than 700 years ago by local fishermen.

How do Vietnamese heat up for New Year Wrestling
Floating market – A must see place in Mekong Delta
Floating market – A must see place in Mekong Delta

Floating markets on rivers in the Mekong Delta have existed for hundreds of years.

Floating market – A must see place in Mekong Delta
Mong ethnic culture festival 2017 held in Ha Giang
Mong ethnic culture festival 2017 held in Ha Giang

Thousands of tourists flocked to the 2017 culture festival of Mong ethnic people in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang from February 4-5.

Mong ethnic culture festival 2017 held in Ha Giang
Buddhist festival promotes healthy lifestyle
Buddhist festival promotes healthy lifestyle

Up to 10,000 pilgrims have joined a “smiling for happiness and peace” programme as part of a spring festival at Khai Nguyen Pagoda in Hanoi’s suburban town of Son Tay which opened on February 5.

Buddhist festival promotes healthy lifestyle
Pair of ancient bells in Cao Bang recognised as national treasures
Pair of ancient bells in Cao Bang recognised as national treasures

The northern province of Cao Bang has announced a Prime Minister decision recognising a pair of bells at the Da Quan relic complex in Hung Dao commune of Cao Bang city as national treasures.

Pair of ancient bells in Cao Bang recognised as national treasures
Thousands flock to Vieng Market to buy luck
Thousands flock to Vieng Market to buy luck

Thousands of visitors flocked to the annual Vieng Market in Nam Dinh Province on the night of February 3 to buy luck and sell their misfortune.

Thousands flock to Vieng Market to buy luck
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