VOV.VN - Hang Trong folk paintings first appeared 400 years ago as religious and Lunar New Year hanging pictures. In the early 20th century, they covered more topics such as social practices and the illustrations of popular stories.

VOV.VN - Bao Ha village in Haiphong province has a long history of creating and performing puppets. Here, two types of puppetry co-exist: water and non-water puppetry. 

A wide range of activities have been held during the ongoing Con Son-Kiep Bac Autumn Festival 2016 in the northern province of Hai Duong.

A Nghinh Ong or whale worshipping festival is taking place in Vung Tau city, the southern province of in Ba Ria – Vung Tau, attracting crowds of local people and tourists.

VOV.VN -The Department of Performing Arts has announced that Miss Mekong Delta 2015 Nguyen Thi Le Nam Em will represent the nation at the Miss Earth 2016 competition this coming October in the Philippines.

VOV.VN -Here’s a look at the latest official photos just released by the Miss Vietnam 2016 pageant showing the top three winners as they appeared in the evening gown competition.

VOV.VN-Here’s a collection of images of how 12 Vietnamese beauty pageant titleholders looked when they were a child contrasted to what they look like now.

VOV.VN - Nine local films have been selected to represent Vietnam at two prominent forthcoming international film festivals, according to an announcement by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MOCST).

A ceremony to commemorate the 574th death anniversary of Nguyen Trai, a national hero and a world cultural celebrity, was held at Con Son-Kiep Bac relic site in Chi Linh town of northern Hai Duong province on September 16. 

VOV.VN - Ha Kieu Anh was born in 1976 in Hanoi. She was crowned Miss Vietnam 1992 at age 16 and became the youngest Miss Vietnam in history.

Vietnamese art performances and a photo exhibition were held in the Norwegian capital of Oslo on September 15 to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Vietnam-Norway diplomatic ties.

VOV.VN -It has been unveiled that Dang Pham Phuong Chi will represent Vietnam at the Miss Tourism Queen International 2016 pageant set for September 12-28 at Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China

VOV.VN - Thanh Hang showed up at a recent fashion event in Ho Chi Minh City in a very on-trend crop top, drawing attention to the areas right at the middle of her ribcage, between her chest and waist.

The Cao Dai religious festival “Yen Dieu Tri Cung” was held at the Tay Ninh Cao Dai Holy See in Hoa Thanh town, southern Tay Ninh province on September 15, the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. 

VOV.VN - The film ‘Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass” directed by Victor Vu has been nominated to compete at the 89th Oscar held on February 26, 2017.

The Vietnam Cai luong Theatre will attend the China-ASEAN Theatre Festival, performing a cai luong show for the first time, in Nanning, Guangxi, from September 17 to 23. 

VOV.VN -Korean DJs SODA and Koo will arrive in Hanoi to perform at V Live DJ Party, which is scheduled to take place in Ho Chi Minh City on September 25.

VOV.VN -This year’s annual Autumn Book Festival displayed thousands of book titles from 70 publishing houses and book companies.

The fourth Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF), which will take place from November 1 to 5, will feature about 550 films from over 40 countries and territories across the world.

The central city of Danang has launched “Impressive Moment", a video clip competition marking the 20th anniversary of its recognition as a central government city.

The 2016 Con Son-Kiep Bac Autumn Festival, held in Hai Duong Province, is expected to attract an estimate of nearly 30,000 visitors this year, according to the event’s organisers. 

Four films selected from the FIFA Mons, the Festival of Films about Love of Mons (Festival international du film d’amour de Mons), are being screened in Hanoi from September 14 through September 17.

The most outstanding works of the annual press photography contest titled “Khoanh Khac Vang” (Golden Moment) were awarded at a ceremony in Hanoi on September 15.

Beluxcham Vietnam is holding its third edition of the Belgian Beer Festival in Hanoi, aiming to bring one of the best parts of Belgian culture to the Vietnamese and foreigners living in Vietnam.

Hanoi children enjoyed the Mid-Autumn Festival with various activities held at Thang Long Royal Citadel and Hanoi’s Old Quarter.

VOV.VN - President Obama enjoyed Vietnamese street food ‘bun cha’ with well-known American chef Anthony Bourdain at a streetside restaurant in Hanoi during his Vietnam trip in May this year.

VOV.VN -DJ SlimV has unveiled he will take his brand of electrifying electronic dance music to the stage of the Asia Song Festival 2016 this coming October 9 to be held at the Asiad Main Stadium in Busan, Republic of Korea.

VOV.VN - Xuan Lan, founder and head of the Vietnam Junior Fashion Week (September 22-25) organizing board held a press conference on September 13 to unveil the details of the upcoming program. 

VOV.VN -Supermodel Ngoc Tinh has received great support from his fans as he currently ranked 3th place at the popularity voting on Facebook and Instagram of Mister Universal Ambassador 2016 competition.

Ho Chi Minh City will partner with Gyeongsangbuk-do province from the Republic of Korea to organise the world cultural festival 2017.