Massive jade Buddha displayed in Quang Binh
Massive jade Buddha displayed in Quang Binh

A ceremony was held at Hoang Phuc Pagoda in the central province of Quang Binh on March 27 to receive the world’s largest Buddha statue, made of jade.

Massive jade Buddha displayed in Quang Binh
K-Culture Supporters group to promote Vietnam -RoK ties
K-Culture Supporters group to promote Vietnam -RoK ties

The Republic of Korea Cultural Centre has introduced a group of Vietnamese who will support culture cooperation between Vietnam and the RoK.

K-Culture Supporters group to promote Vietnam -RoK ties
Thua Thien-Hue re-enacts ancient ceremony for peace, harvest
Thua Thien-Hue re-enacts ancient ceremony for peace, harvest

The central province of Thua Thien–Hue held the Le Te Xa Tac (Worshiping the Genies of Rice and Soil) ceremony on March 27, attracting a large crowd of tourists and locals.

Thua Thien-Hue re-enacts ancient ceremony for peace, harvest
Apricot Hotel to exhibit Bui Xuan Phai paintings
Apricot Hotel to exhibit Bui Xuan Phai paintings

Vietnam’s most remarkable and charismatic artists, will be showcased at “The Streets Without Phai, Phai Without the Streets” exhibition at the five-star Apricot Hotel in Hanoi on April 14.

Apricot Hotel to exhibit Bui Xuan Phai paintings
French photographer Réhahn Croquevielle’s love for Vietnam
French photographer Réhahn Croquevielle’s love for Vietnam

VOV.VN - French photographer Réhahn Croquevielle travelled to 32 countries but then settled in Vietnam because, he says, this place has brought him endless inspiration.

French photographer Réhahn Croquevielle’s love for Vietnam
Onigiri - A symbol of family love in Japan
Onigiri - A symbol of family love in Japan

VOV.VN - At first glance, Onigiri- Japanese rice balls- seem too ordinary to represent the quintessence of Japan’s cooking arts, unlike a colorful tray of sushi. 

Onigiri - A symbol of family love in Japan
Autism in Vietnam through eye of US photographer
Autism in Vietnam through eye of US photographer

 “Nhin | Picturing Autism Vietnam”, a photo exhibition by US photographer Debbie Rasiel, opened in Hanoi on March 26. 

Autism in Vietnam through eye of US photographer
Japanese girl band ‘to cut’ Vietnamese music
Japanese girl band ‘to cut’ Vietnamese music

VOV.VN -The newly formed Japanese girl band – Rew for Teenz – will soon release its first Vietnamese single, according to the band’s managing agent.

Japanese girl band ‘to cut’ Vietnamese music
Ao Dai Museum: Press conference and Fashion Show
Ao Dai Museum: Press conference and Fashion Show

VOV.VN - The Ao Dai Museum and Indian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City held a joint press conference on March 25 to unveil the details of an upcoming Ao Dai and Saree Dress Fashion Show.

Ao Dai Museum: Press conference and Fashion Show
Vietnamese, Swedish cartoonists join exhibition on climate issue
Vietnamese, Swedish cartoonists join exhibition on climate issue

Five Vietnamese and five Swedish cartoonists offer amusing and alarming reflections on climate change at an exhibition titled Facing the Climate that opened on March 22 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnamese, Swedish cartoonists join exhibition on climate issue
Minh Hang most stylish at ‘Seoul Fashion Week’
Minh Hang most stylish at ‘Seoul Fashion Week’

VOV.VN - Singer and actress Minh Hang stole the spotlight at 'Seoul Fashion Week,' held at Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in the Jung-gu District of Seoul.

Minh Hang most stylish at ‘Seoul Fashion Week’
Kha Trang to represent Vietnam at Miss Eco Universe
Kha Trang to represent Vietnam at Miss Eco Universe

VOV.VN - Duong Nguyen Kha Trang has been selected to represent Vietnam at the second edition of the Miss Eco Universe international beauty contest kicking off March 27 at the Baron Hotel & Resort in Cairo, Egypt.

Kha Trang to represent Vietnam at Miss Eco Universe
Shakespeare Lives in Photography at Hanoi Creative City
Shakespeare Lives in Photography at Hanoi Creative City

VOV.VN - The Shakespeare Lives in Photography exhibition was opened at Hanoi Creative City on March 25, attracting the attention of thousands of local people and visitors.

Shakespeare Lives in Photography at Hanoi Creative City
Kong: Skull Island producers inspect environment before leaving VN
Kong: Skull Island producers inspect environment before leaving VN

VOV.VN - Kong: Before leaving Vietnam, representatives of Skull Island film crew came back to Quang Binh province on March 25 to check whether the logistics companies treated the natural environment well as they committed. 

Kong: Skull Island producers inspect environment before leaving VN
Discover best foods at La Maison 1888 Da Nang
Discover best foods at La Maison 1888 Da Nang

VOV.VN - One of the world’s top ten chefs, Pierre Gagnaire will bring best foods imbued with French culinary arts to customers at La Maison 1888 Da Nang. Photos:

Discover best foods at La Maison 1888 Da Nang
Phan Chau Trinh awards bestowed upon notable scholars
Phan Chau Trinh awards bestowed upon notable scholars

Outstanding contributors to the development of Vietnam’s culture and education were honoured at the 9th Phan Chau Trinh awards presentation ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on March 24.

Phan Chau Trinh awards bestowed upon notable scholars
Thailand to welcome orchid lovers worldwide
Thailand to welcome orchid lovers worldwide

More than 45,000 Thai and foreign orchid enthusiasts gather for the 12th Asia-Pacific Orchid Conference (APOC12), to be hosted by Thailand from 19 to 27 March 2016.

Thailand to welcome orchid lovers worldwide
Thuong temple in Tuyen Quang honoured as national relic site
Thuong temple in Tuyen Quang honoured as national relic site

Authorities of northern Tuyen Quang province received a certificate recognising Thuong (Upper) temple as a national relic site during a local ceremony on March 24. 

Thuong temple in Tuyen Quang honoured as national relic site
Devotion music award nominees announced
Devotion music award nominees announced

Nominations for the Devotion Music Awards 2016 were announced by the Vietnam News Agency’s daily The Thao & Van Hoa (Sport and Culture) on March 24.

Devotion music award nominees announced
Hoi An to host Vietnam – Asia Silk Culture Festival
Hoi An to host Vietnam – Asia Silk Culture Festival

VOV.VN -Vietnam-Asia Silk Culture Festival, the first of its kind is set to take place in Hoi An silk village, central Quang Nam province on March 28.

Hoi An to host Vietnam – Asia Silk Culture Festival
‘The Fashion Show’ features Nguyen Hue walking street
‘The Fashion Show’ features Nguyen Hue walking street

VOV.VN -The image of Nguyen Hue walking street in Ho Chi Minh City has been imitated at ‘The fashion show: Fashion is Fearless’ in HCM City.

‘The Fashion Show’ features Nguyen Hue walking street
Korean bands to sweep through Vietnam in April
Korean bands to sweep through Vietnam in April

VOV.VN -Three famous Korean bands are expected to excite Vietnamese fans at a Spark Concert to be staged on April 17 in Hanoi.

Korean bands to sweep through Vietnam in April
'Pristine' Vietnamese-English dictionaries up for auction
'Pristine' Vietnamese-English dictionaries up for auction

VOV.VN - Pristine copies of three out of the six specially printed 350,000-word English-Vietnamese Dictionary will go up for auction in Ho Chi Minh City this weekend, it has been announced.

'Pristine' Vietnamese-English dictionaries up for auction
GB Awards 2015: Meet the winners
GB Awards 2015: Meet the winners

VOV.VN - Oddly enough, a dress that had been modelled by Lan Khue, who inexplicably bowed out of pageant on March 17, was named as the Most Beautiful Evening Gown at the 2015 Global Beauties Awards.

GB Awards 2015: Meet the winners
Famed Hollywood director attends book launch event
Famed Hollywood director attends book launch event

VOV.VN - Director of Kong: Skull Island Jordan Vogt-Roberts recently took part in a book launch ceremony featuring music band 365 in Ho Chi Minh City. 

Famed Hollywood director attends book launch event
Music in HCM City for late Tran Lap
Music in HCM City for late Tran Lap

Dozens of musicians will participate in a music programme on March 25 night at HCM City’s Acoustic Bar in memory of 42-year-old rocker Tran Lap, former leader of the rock band Buc Tuong (The Wall), who passed away in Hanoi last week.

Music in HCM City for late Tran Lap
Exhibition educates on island sovereignty
Exhibition educates on island sovereignty

An exhibition on “Maps and document display of Paracel and Spratly Islands – Historical and Legal Evidences” will be held in Thai Binh Province from March 30 to April 3.

Exhibition educates on island sovereignty
Tu Phu – Four palaces – “a must see show in Hanoi”
Tu Phu – Four palaces – “a must see show in Hanoi”

VOV.VN - A show that offers experiences of the spiritual life of Vietnamese people and its rich culture, is how one tourist described it. Very well organized with an amazing set up and extremely talented team.

Tu Phu – Four palaces – “a must see show in Hanoi”
Artist spans traditional and modern worlds in paint
Artist spans traditional and modern worlds in paint

An exhibition of unique works by veteran artist Tran Nguyen Dan opened at the Vietnam Museum of Fine Art on March 22.

Artist spans traditional and modern worlds in paint
Vietnam’s fine arts introduced in South Africa
Vietnam’s fine arts introduced in South Africa

Painter Vu Kim Thu from Hanoi introduced Vietnam’s fine arts and her own work at a kickoff event for the Vietnam culture week in Pretoria, South Africa on March 22.

Vietnam’s fine arts introduced in South Africa
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