As part of the ongoing Inter-Parliamentary Union's 132nd General Assembly, a city tour around Hanoi and a visit to the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Dong Mo have been organised for participants and their relatives.

Japan's Shoya Nakajima scored a double to make it two-out-of-two wins at the 2016 AFC U23 Championship qualifiers with a 2-0 win over Vietnam on March 29 at the Shah Alam Stadium in Selangor, Malaysia.

The increase in popularity of the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s culture, also known as Hallyu, has taken root in numerous Asian countries, including Vietnam, through cinemas, game shows, cuisine and fashion trends, highly influencing the youth in the country. 

The Giay people care a great deal about marriage and the continuation of the family line but less concern about family’s wealth or poverty. For them, the most important things are morality, family tradition, and respect. 

Marcelo Pino, Chile's most-talked about young sommelier, will take part in a Chile Wine Tour to introduce that country's wines in HCM City on March 31.

Hat boi (classical Vietnamese opera) is now an old-fashioned art which only marks its presence in some parts of southern Vietnam. 

American trio Fugu will perform works of modern musicians like Miguel del Aguila, Maria Newman, Rebecca Clarke at the free monthly concert for young audiences at the HCM City Opera House on the evening of March 29.

The southern province of Kien Giang on March 27 held a ceremony to announce a Prime Minister’s decision recognising Phu Quoc prison in Phu Quoc island district as a special national heritage site.

Visitors to a weekend Thai festival at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology can mingle with artistic dance performers and learn about the country's cuisine.

(VOV) -The semi- and final rounds of the 2015 Miss Universe Vietnam pageant will take place at the 7,500 seat Crown Convention Centre located in the central province of Khanh Hoa’s Nha Trang city this coming August.

The Halong cherry blossom festival 2015 entitled “Peace – Prosperity – Cooperation and Development” will take place from April 2 to 5 in Halong City in northern Quang Ninh province.

New exhibition "Chao Saigon" (Hello Saigon) displays 40 black and white photos taken by Nguyen Thanh Tung and enlarged on canvas.

(VOV) - Chefs from Saigon Morin Hue hotel on March 26 completed a 26-metre long banh tet (cylindrical glutinous rice cake) to celebrate the 40th anniversary of liberation of Thua Thien Hue central province. 

(VOV) -The Cultural Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups has planned a large number of spectacles to showcase the traditional customs and festivals of the nation’s ethnic minority groups during the 132nd Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly.

(VOV) -The Vietnam Fine Arts Museum has announced that 46 works by 23 artists from Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand have been selected for an exhibition presenting a cross-section of Asian contemporary watercolour.

(VOV) -An exhibition entitled ‘Into Karishma's World’ of Indian girl Karishma Kannan is set to take place at Sheraton Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City on March 27 as a fund raiser for underprivileged children in HCM City.

(VOV) - Mrs. Asia Isabelle Liow and Mrs. Malaysia Rachel Sua arrived in HCM City on March 26 to attend the international female leaders forum at the invitation of Mrs. World 2011 Thu Huong.

The ballet “Carmen” will be performed by artists of the Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House on March 29 to mark the 140th anniversary of the premiere of the “Carmen” opera.

The stamp and postmark designed by Vietnamese artists will be produced as a joint issue stamp within the ASEAN region on August 8, 2015 to celebrate the 48th founding anniversary of ASEAN and the formation of the ASEAN Community on December 31, 2015. 

Vietnamese photographer Nguyen Minh Tan has received a prize at the fourth edition of the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award (HIPA). 

Communications authorities in Ho Chi Minh City are working on a plan to establish a city book street, with a small street in the downtown area being the strongest candidate. 

The football (soccer) center operated by Viettel, a military-run Vietnamese mobile network operator, is where budding, teenage Vietnamese talents are trained to realize their dreams of becoming star players.

The 2015 Spring Book Festival, presenting 5,000 book titles, will take place from March 25 to 29 at the Vietnam Women's Museum, No.36 Ly Thuong Kiet Street, Hanoi.

(VOV) - Experts and educators gathered at a seminar in Hanoi on March 24 to discuss how to include intangible cultural heritage in education for sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region. 

(VOV) - A photo exhibition is set to open at the Vietnam Art Gallery in celebration of the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations between America and Vietnam, and the 40th anniversary of the end of the war.

(VOV) -It has been reported that the popular romantic comedy – How to Fight in Six Inch Heels – directed by Ham Tran and starring Kathy Uyen, who also produced and co-wrote the script will be widely aired in US movie theatres over coming weeks.

Fertility worship is closely associated with Vietnamese farmers’ prayers for favorable weather, bumper crops and sufficient food. 

(VOV) - Vietnamese Canadian guitarist Eric Quach will enthral Hanoi music lovers at 8pm on March 26 at 73A Mai Hac De street, Hanoi.

(VOV) -Well-known French jazz trio The Drops is to take the stage at the French Cultural Centre L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien street, in Hanoi on April 18.

(VOV) -An exhibition entitled‘Pong-Ping’ of two Swiss artist duo Plonk &Replonk will be displayed at French Cultural Centre L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien Street, Hanoi from March 24-April 12 on the occasion of International Francophonie Day.