VOV.VN - Every spring a maelstrom of pandemonium breaks out in the northern province of Vinh Phuc as revellers scramble for phet (a lucky ball) at the annual Da Cau Cuop Phet Festival.

Tens of thousands of locals in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang as well as tourists flocked to Chiem Hoa district on February 4 to join the Long Tong festival, a unique and most typical agricultural festival of the Tay, a big ethnic minority group in the locality.

VOV.VN -With the conclusion of the 65th Miss Universe pageant, Vietnam sealed a spot on the Missosology Timeless Beauty Top 20.

VOV.VN -Young Vietnamese actress/director/producer Ngo Thanh Van has revealed that she is joining the cast of Hollywood blockbuster ‘Bright’ directed by David Ayer.

VOV.VN - It is said that the first lunar month in Vietnam is for celebrations. A myriad of cultural, historical and religious events are held after the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

VOV.VN - Young men in Thuy Linh village, Hoang Mai district, Ha Noi competed in the locality’s traditional ‘lucky ball’ scrambling festival on February 2 (the sixth day of the first lunar month).

The festival of Huong Pagoda, one of the biggest traditional festivals in Vietnam, kicked off in Huong Son commune of My Duc district, Hanoi, on February 2 (the sixth day of the Lunar New Year).

The Bai Dinh Pagoda Festival kicked off in Gia Vien district, the northern province of Ninh Binh, on February 2 (the sixth day of the first lunar month).

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh attended a ceremony to mark the 1977th anniversary of the Trung sisters’ uprising at Hai Ba Trung Temple, a special national relic site in Hanoi’s Me Linh district on January 2 (the sixth day of the first lunar month). 

VOV.VN - Miss Vietnam Dang Thi Le Hang returned home after her participation in the 2016 Miss Universe pageant in the Philippines on February 1.

In the Bahnar ethnic group’s community in Glar commune, Dac Hoa district, Gia Lai province, the trades of sculpting, forging and carpentry are considered as men’s jobs while wine making and brocade weaving are the typical trades of women.

If rice is Vietnam’s staple crop, xoi (sticky rice) is the nation’s choice dish, as much as the famous pho (rice noodle soup), if not more so.

Having succeeded at printing photography on stones and leaves, Le Nguyen Vy started working with sea shells – a tough material for photo printing – and pioneered the art of printing photographs on shells in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Miss Vietnam 2010 Dang Thi Ngoc Han has conducted a photoshoot of Ao Dai with kids on the occasion of the Lunar New Year Festival (TET). 

In the Vietnamese entertainment market, which experienced many ups and downs in 2016, numerous outstanding young artists, with their ambition and creative capacity, have left an initial impression on arts lovers.

Tens of thousands of visitors flocked to Phat Tich pagoda in the northern province of Bac Ninh for a local annual spring festival, held on January 31 (the fourth day of the first lunar month).

For the Dao Do (Red Dao) people in the northern province of Ha Giang or the Muong in the central province of Thanh Hoa, Sau tre (bamboo worm), once a staple, has become a rare treat.

Whenever describing the Kinh Bac area (an old name for a large area in northern Vietnam, covering the provinces of Bac Ninh and Bac Giang), we always mentionthe two world heritage sites and hundreds of relic sites, beauty spots, and traditional craft villages. 

Artists and cultural groups are working to encourage Vietnamese men to wear ao dai, the famous Vietnamese traditional long dress.

VOV.VN - The Kon Tum Spring Festival 2017 opened on January at the Kon Tum Provincial Museum. Many cultural activities were held attracting a large number of visitors and locals. 

VOV.VN - The scent and sights of springtime are in the air in Ecopark as the country’s greatest annual TET (Lunar New Year) flower festival opens to sunshine and warmth with plenty of food and drink.

VOV.VN - The traditional Lunar New Year festival (Tet) is the biggest festival in Vietnam. It’s awaited by all Vietnamese people and also foreigners who live here. VOV has a story about how foreign expats celebrate Tet in Vietnam.

VOV.VN -Miss Universe 2016/17 featured a National costume session where contestants could show their patriotic pride.  Scroll to see our choice for boldest top 16 wildly elaborate designs.

 If you are going to the central city of Hue, don’t miss the imperial citadel, the tombs, the Thien Mu pagoda and, of course, the clam rice, a mouthwatering delicacy that began as a humble breakfast dish for the poor centuries ago.

Making beautiful garments with flax has for long been a way of life for the Mong; now, it is offering them a stable livelihood.

VOV.VN -The contest to be the next Miss Universe concluded on January 29, leaving Vietnamese fans disappointed after Le Hang fails to make the final top 13 cut after a stunning performance in the national costume session.

VOV.VN -An estimated 25 foreign diplomats in Vietnam have attended a Dao Mau (or Mother Goddess) ceremony paying homage to the deities that have power over all natural phenomena – droughts, floods, favourable weather and disasters.

The globalisation has been blowing through the modern world and affecting people’s lives in a variety of ways.

Vegetarian food, mostly vegan, has become increasingly popular in Vietnam over the last few years. All major cities, including the capital, have many restaurants that serve vegan food, and their number is increasing.

Banh Tet (round glutinous rice cake) is a traditional cake enjoyed by southern Vietnamese people on the occasion of the Lunar New Year. It is considered a variant of Banh Chung (square glutinous rice cake), which is more popular in the northern region.