Miss Vietnam 2016: 35 beauties of ageless splendour
Miss Vietnam 2016: 35 beauties of ageless splendour

VOV.VN - Ageless is the word that best describes the ladies that comprise the 35 finalists of Miss Vietnam 2016. Years may pass but the faces of these young gals will surely be remembered.

Miss Vietnam 2016: 35 beauties of ageless splendour
Museum offers glimpse of golden past
Museum offers glimpse of golden past

VOV.VN - A new museum – The Fito Museum of Traditional Pharmacy – has opened its doors to the public as of August 12, providing a unique glimpse at drugstore tools and technologies of centuries past.

Museum offers glimpse of golden past
‘I Love You Mom’ Ao Dai Collection
‘I Love You Mom’ Ao Dai Collection

VOV.VN - Fashion designer Minh Chau has created a special Ao Dai Collection to present as gifts to beloved mothers on the occasion of the Vu Lan festival (or Vietnamese Mother’s Day), which falls on 15th day of the seventh month of the Lunar Calendar.

‘I Love You Mom’ Ao Dai Collection
Exporting Vietnamese cultural content to the world
Exporting Vietnamese cultural content to the world

VOV.VN - Vietnamese publishing companies have been working to export books and content to promote the national image. 

Exporting Vietnamese cultural content to the world
Miss Vietnam contestants take countryside tour
Miss Vietnam contestants take countryside tour

VOV.VN - The 35 finalists of Miss Vietnam 2016 took a tour of the Vietnam countryside on August 11 to enhance their awareness of the nation’s unique cultural heritage.

Miss Vietnam contestants take countryside tour
Hue struggles to protect garden houses
Hue struggles to protect garden houses

Up to 40 garden houses in the imperial capital city of Hue will be restored under a Thua Thien-Hue provincial People’s Committee project.

Hue struggles to protect garden houses
Vietnamese filmmaker receives the Order of Arts and Letters
Vietnamese filmmaker receives the Order of Arts and Letters

VOV.VN - Vietnamese filmmaker Nguyen Hoang Diep has received the Order of Arts and Letters for her work Dap Canh Giua Khong Trung (Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere). The conferment was made by French Minister of Culture Audrey Azoulay on August 11.

Vietnamese filmmaker receives the Order of Arts and Letters
Latest collection of fashion designer Ly Qui Khanh
Latest collection of fashion designer Ly Qui Khanh

VOV.VN - Fashion designer Ly Qui Khanh has launched his latest collection inspired by Vietnam’s most in-vogue pop singer Ho Ngoc Ha in Ho Chi Minh City recently. 

Latest collection of fashion designer Ly Qui Khanh
Nung’s New Year celebration and the meal to chase away bad luck
Nung’s New Year celebration and the meal to chase away bad luck

VOV.VN - Like many other ethnic groups, the Nung’s New Year festival is the biggest event of the year.

Nung’s New Year celebration and the meal to chase away bad luck
LGBT festival Viet Pride Hanoi 2016 kicks off next week
LGBT festival Viet Pride Hanoi 2016 kicks off next week

Viet Pride Hanoi 2016 will kick off in the capital city next week, according to an August 9 statement released by the event’s organizers.

LGBT festival Viet Pride Hanoi 2016 kicks off next week
Book on Vietnamese, Korean culture hits shelves
Book on Vietnamese, Korean culture hits shelves

A book on the cultural characteristics of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK), and their similarities and differences, was introduced in Ho Chi Minh City on August 11.

Book on Vietnamese, Korean culture hits shelves
Dual cultural festivals in northwest region
Dual cultural festivals in northwest region

Dual cultural festivals will land the northwest region in September 2016, according to the provincial People’s Committee of Yen Bai at a meeting in the locality on August 11.

Dual cultural festivals in northwest region
German documentary on AO victims nominated for Emmy
German documentary on AO victims nominated for Emmy

“Long Thanh will lachen”, the German documentary about an Orange Agent/Dioxin victim in Vietnam, is one of eight nominations for the News and Current Affairs category of the Emmy Awards this year.

German documentary on AO victims nominated for Emmy
National classic drama contest staged in Danang
National classic drama contest staged in Danang

Over 700 artists and actors from 11 art troupes nationwide will participate in the annual National Tuong (classic drama) and Traditional Folk Opera Contest in the central city on August 20-29.

National classic drama contest staged in Danang
Miss Vietnam finalists arrive in HCM City
Miss Vietnam finalists arrive in HCM City

VOV.VN - Vietnamese beauties hoping to set sail to the Miss Universe final in the Philippines next January have arrived in Ho Chi Minh City to compete for the coveted Miss Vietnam crown.

Miss Vietnam finalists arrive in HCM City
Vietnam Cultural Days open in Thailand
Vietnam Cultural Days open in Thailand

VOV.VN - Vietnam Cultural Days kicked off on August 10 in Bangkok, Thailand in the presence of deputy prime ministers Thanasak Patimaprakon and Vu Duc Dam and other officials.

Vietnam Cultural Days open in Thailand
Vietnam beauty pageant kicks off in Japan
Vietnam beauty pageant kicks off in Japan

VOV.VN - Here’s a look at many of the 20 contestants participating a beauty pageant running August 8-14 in Aichi Prefecture, Japan aiming to honour Vietnam female entrepreneurs, as provided by the organizers of the event.

Vietnam beauty pageant kicks off in Japan
Miss Vietnam 2016: 10 Hanoians make the cut
Miss Vietnam 2016: 10 Hanoians make the cut

VOV.VN - The Miss Vietnam beauty pageant is heating up and has now been narrowed down by the judges to the top 32.  Out of those, 10 beautiful young ladies from Hanoi made the cut and here they are:

Miss Vietnam 2016: 10 Hanoians make the cut
Vietnam teen band wins gold prize at Asia Arts Festival
Vietnam teen band wins gold prize at Asia Arts Festival

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s teen band Soul Club founded by music composer Thanh Bui has won gold prize at the 4th Asia Arts Festival in Singapore.

Vietnam teen band wins gold prize at Asia Arts Festival
Then and now photos of former beauty queens
Then and now photos of former beauty queens

VOV.VN - Throughout the past 25 years of beauty pageants in Vietnam, many former beauty queens such as Kim Oanh and Nhat Mai have gone on to have many successes in their lives. Check out these former beauty queens who are doing their part to change the world.

Then and now photos of former beauty queens
Miss Vietnam 2016: Top five finalists unveiled
Miss Vietnam 2016: Top five finalists unveiled

VOV.VN - The top five Mekong Delta finalists of the Miss Vietnam 2016 pageant have been unveiled and here they are:

Miss Vietnam 2016: Top five finalists unveiled
National Discovery Museum Institute holds discussion on promoting a learning society
National Discovery Museum Institute holds discussion on promoting a learning society

The National Discovery Museum Institute has invited experts from ASEAN nations to share knowledge on HR development and increasing the role of museums in society.

National Discovery Museum Institute holds discussion on promoting a learning society
The 84 Perspectives of Thailand showcased the kingdom’s diversity
The 84 Perspectives of Thailand showcased the kingdom’s diversity

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) recently arranged a successful familiarization tour of Thailand for 84 writers, bloggers and photographers from around the world to showcase some of the Royal Projects and the best of Thai culture. 

The 84 Perspectives of Thailand showcased the kingdom’s diversity
Celebrities gather in HCMC party
Celebrities gather in HCMC party

VOV.VN - Tran Ngoc Lan Khue, Miss Ao Dai Vietnam 2014 titleholder, singer Ho Ngoc Ha, and supermodel Xuan Lan joined a party in Ho Chi Minh City on August 8. 

Celebrities gather in HCMC party
Top 16 Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2016 in final round
Top 16 Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2016 in final round

VOV.VN - Top 16 finalists of Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2016 have competed in new challenge which requested them to pose with silk.

Top 16 Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2016 in final round
Vietnamese American TV host inspires young Vietnamese
Vietnamese American TV host inspires young Vietnamese

American TV host Jeannie Mai spent an hour last week, during her ongoing trip to Vietnam, inspiring Vietnamese youths to believe in themselves and give life tips based on her own experiences.

Vietnamese American TV host inspires young Vietnamese
Vietnam fashion displayed in the US
Vietnam fashion displayed in the US

Vietnamese fashion designer Vo Viet Chung will introduce 25 designs in his latest collection, Vuong Trieu (Royal), to the Haute With Heart Fashion Show that takes place at Hilton San Diego Bayfront on August 13.

Vietnam fashion displayed in the US
Artifacts unearthed in Nguyen Lords’ town
Artifacts unearthed in Nguyen Lords’ town

The Centre of Heritage Preservation and the museum of the central province of Quang Tri has recently announced in a press conference the results of excavations in the Nguyen Lords’ chief town.

Artifacts unearthed in Nguyen Lords’ town
Huyen My looks radiant at London fashion event
Huyen My looks radiant at London fashion event

VOV.VN - Nguyen Tran Huyen My looked as resplendent as ever in an extravagant red dress attending a recent fashion show at the London College for Design & Fashion as guest of honour. 

Huyen My looks radiant at London fashion event
New project preserves ethnic cultural values
New project preserves ethnic cultural values

The Government has approved a project to preserve and promote the literature and art of ethnic minorities. 

New project preserves ethnic cultural values
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