Musicians to honour composer Trinh Cong Son
Musicians to honour composer Trinh Cong Son

Dozens of singers and musicians will perform the works of late songwriter Trinh Cong Son in a series of concerts 15 years after his death. 

Musicians to honour composer Trinh Cong Son
‘Shakespeare lives in photography’ at Hanoi Creative City
‘Shakespeare lives in photography’ at Hanoi Creative City

VOV.VN - The best images from the ‘Shakespeare Lives in Photography’ competition are to be exhibited at Hanoi Creative City March 25- April 15. 

‘Shakespeare lives in photography’ at Hanoi Creative City
German, Vietnamese filmmakers set to gather at Mini Docfest
German, Vietnamese filmmakers set to gather at Mini Docfest

German and local filmmakers will gather at Mini Docfest documentary festival hosted by Hoa Sen University in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1 on March 19-20.

German, Vietnamese filmmakers set to gather at Mini Docfest
Francophone Week to be held on March 18-25 in HCM City
Francophone Week to be held on March 18-25 in HCM City

Ho Chi Minh City will host a wide range of activities to mark the Francophone Week, which will be held in from March 18-25.

Francophone Week to be held on March 18-25 in HCM City
Gout de France to attract 25 restaurants nationwide
Gout de France to attract 25 restaurants nationwide

Given the success of the first edition in 2015, the Gout de France dinner event will come back on March 21, featuring 25 restaurants in HCMC, Hanoi, Danang, Hoi An and Hue.

Gout de France to attract 25 restaurants nationwide
’Vietnomnom’ showcases Vietnam street cuisine on Instagram
’Vietnomnom’ showcases Vietnam street cuisine on Instagram

Noey Neumark sits on a miniature blue stool – Hà Nội’s classic throne – admiring the bowl of bánh đa trộn (flat noodles) she ordered from a food vendor.

’Vietnomnom’ showcases Vietnam street cuisine on Instagram
Three Vietnamese films screen in the Philippines
Three Vietnamese films screen in the Philippines

VOV.VN - Three films of Artist Bui Trung Hai are being screened at ASEAN Film Awareness Month, underway at the Manila Cinematheque in the Philippines, according to a local newspaper.

Three Vietnamese films screen in the Philippines
Vietnamese native wins best costume award at Mrs World
Vietnamese native wins best costume award at Mrs World

Vietnam’s Tran Thi Diem Trang (Kelly Trang Tran) won the Best Traditional Costume award at the Mrs. World Pageant, which was held in Dongguan, China.

Vietnamese native wins best costume award at Mrs World
Vietnamese-American piano child prodigy enchants foreign audiences
Vietnamese-American piano child prodigy enchants foreign audiences

VOV.VN -Foreign audiences gave big rounds of applause for Vietnamese-American piano child prodigy Evan Le while watching him playing Turkey March by genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at NBC’s Little Big Shots on March 13.

Vietnamese-American piano child prodigy enchants foreign audiences
Cong Tri’s designs highlighted at Tokyo Fashion Week
Cong Tri’s designs highlighted at Tokyo Fashion Week

VOV.VN - Vietnamese designer Cong Tri showcased his Lanh My A (Vietnamese traditional My A silk) haute couture collection in Tokyo Fashion Week 2016 on March 15.

Cong Tri’s designs highlighted at Tokyo Fashion Week
Lan Khue bows out of Miss Grand Slam 2015’s Top 20
Lan Khue bows out of Miss Grand Slam 2015’s Top 20

VOV.VN -Miss Ao Dai Vietnam Tran Ngoc Lan Khue has bowed out of the Top 20 at Miss Grand Slam 2015, according to GlobalBeauties.com.

Lan Khue bows out of Miss Grand Slam 2015’s Top 20
French activist gives museum mementos from Ho Chi Minh
French activist gives museum mementos from Ho Chi Minh

Some mementos from late President Ho Chi Minh held by a French peace activist and his family were given to the Ho Chi Minh Museum on March 15.

French activist gives museum mementos from Ho Chi Minh
Vietfest 2016 promotes Vietnamese culture in London
Vietfest 2016 promotes Vietnamese culture in London

Vietfest 2016, a Vietnamese cultural festival, opened at University College London (UCL) on March 14 as part of activities hosted by Vietnamese students in the UK to promote the image of Vietnam’s people and land.

Vietfest 2016 promotes Vietnamese culture in London
Miss Vietnam Pageant 2016 launches
Miss Vietnam Pageant 2016 launches

VOV.VN - The national pageant, Miss Vietnam 2016, officially kicked off on March 15 in Ho Chi Minh City, aiming to honour the beauty of Vietnamese women.

Miss Vietnam Pageant 2016 launches
Anthony Bourdain: My First Trip to Vietnam Changed My Life
Anthony Bourdain: My First Trip to Vietnam Changed My Life

VOV.VN - Anthony Bourdain (born in 1956)- a famous American chef, author and television personality- has played the roles of director and MC of some well-known culinary and cultural discovery programs, namely “Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations” and “The Layover”. 

Anthony Bourdain: My First Trip to Vietnam Changed My Life
Vinh Phuc has two more special national relic sites
Vinh Phuc has two more special national relic sites

A ceremony was held in the northern province of Vinh Phuc to receive certificates recognising the Tay Thien site and the Binh Son Tower as special national relic sites. 

Vinh Phuc has two more special national relic sites
Festival honouring Quan Ho creator becomes national heritage
Festival honouring Quan Ho creator becomes national heritage

An annual festival dedicated to Vua Ba goddess in Viem Xa village in northern Bac Ninh province has been acknowledged as a national intangible heritage. 

Festival honouring Quan Ho creator becomes national heritage
Cultural day features Vietnamese cuisine in Slovakia
Cultural day features Vietnamese cuisine in Slovakia

A “Vietnamese Cuisine Day” was recently held in the Slovakian capital of Bratislava with the aim of introducing Vietnamese traditional dishes to international friends. 

Cultural day features Vietnamese cuisine in Slovakia
World famous DJ to perform in Hanoi
World famous DJ to perform in Hanoi

VOV.VN - A grand music festival will take place at Ecopark in Hanoi on March 27 with the participation of world leading DJ Steve Aoki, Ummet Ozcan, Headhunterz and Quintino as well as local ones like Huy DX, Looze, Minh Tri and Romain Rou. 

World famous DJ to perform in Hanoi
Music Story of the Old Quarter
Music Story of the Old Quarter

VOV.VN - The “Music story of the Old Quarter” will start at 8 pm on May 8th at the Center of the Old Quarter’s culture exchange in Hanoi.

Music Story of the Old Quarter
Int’l chefs entertain visitors in Hoi An Food Festival
Int’l chefs entertain visitors in Hoi An Food Festival

VOV.VN - The first Hoi An International Food Festival 2016 “Taste the World” was opened in the evening of March 14. On this occasion, delicious dishes were offered to local and international visitors by famous chefs from 12 nations around the globe and Vietnam. 

Int’l chefs entertain visitors in Hoi An Food Festival
Xoan singing an intangible cultural heritage of humanity
Xoan singing an intangible cultural heritage of humanity

Vietnam is waiting for guidance from UNESCO in helping to reclassify xoan singing from being a world’s intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent protection, to simply being an intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

Xoan singing an intangible cultural heritage of humanity
Quang Ninh grows indigenous plants to preserve cultural features
Quang Ninh grows indigenous plants to preserve cultural features

999 Ochna integerrima trees were planted at Hoa Hien Pagoda and its vicinity in the Yen Tu relic site, northern Quang Ninh province, on March 12. 

Quang Ninh grows indigenous plants to preserve cultural features
MoCST unveils 7 new cultural heritages
MoCST unveils 7 new cultural heritages

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) has unveiled it has added seven new events to the national list of intangible cultural heritages.

MoCST unveils 7 new cultural heritages
Vietnam Adventure Race Begins April 28!
Vietnam Adventure Race Begins April 28!

VOV.VN - One of the toughest adventure races in the world – Tu Lan Adventure Race 2016 – will get underway on April 28 in Quang Binh Province, according to an announcement by Oxalis, the race organizer.

Vietnam Adventure Race Begins April 28!
Thailand holds annual ASEAN barred ground dove festival
Thailand holds annual ASEAN barred ground dove festival

Each year Thailand's Yala province holds the ASEAN Ground Barred Dove Festival as its major cultural event, which attracts a great number of visitors, not only from various parts of Thailand but also from other ASEAN countries.

Thailand holds annual ASEAN barred ground dove festival
T-ara girls charming in Vietnamese ao dai
T-ara girls charming in Vietnamese ao dai

VOV.VN -After their arrival in Vietnam last weekend, T-ara Eun Jung and Qri from Korean girl pop group wore Ao Dai (Vietnamese traditional dress) to attend a meeting with their fans at a studio in Ho Chi Minh City on March 14.

T-ara girls charming in Vietnamese ao dai
Vietnamese photographer wins prize at US photo contest
Vietnamese photographer wins prize at US photo contest

Reporter Viet Van from the Lao Dong (Labour) daily newspaper has won an Honourable Mention in the photo competition “Same but Different” in the US for his work named “The room”.

Vietnamese photographer wins prize at US photo contest
Dien Bien Phu Tourism seeks to boost economy
Dien Bien Phu Tourism seeks to boost economy

The signature spring festival of Dien Bien, or Hoa Ban Festival, beg​an on March 13night in Dien Bien city with hundreds of local performers and international visitors in attendance.

Dien Bien Phu Tourism seeks to boost economy
Don Village Festival in Dak Lak
Don Village Festival in Dak Lak

VOV.VN - A string of diverse activities are taking place in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak as part of annual Don Village Festival in Krong Na Commune, Buon Don District.

Don Village Festival in Dak Lak
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