(VOV) -Young Vietnamese actress Ngo Thanh Van looks set to become a household name in 2015.

A photo exhibition showcasing scenes from Vietnam and Hungary opened in Hanoi on January 29.

Vietnamese Pham Van Phuong won two titles during the second leg of the International Tennis Federation (ITF)'s Asia 14 and Under Championships, Division II, which concluded in Ho Chi Minh City on January 30.

(VOV) -In honour of the 132nd Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) General Assembly being held in Vietnam this upcoming March, a photo contest has been launched by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union in Hanoi.

The Viettel Sports Centre is in the process of setting up a football academy in collaboration with European giant Borussia Dortmund.

More than 200 photos along with a series of valuable documents and objects featuring the founding and development history of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) are being displayed at an exhibition that opened at the Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hanoi on January 28.

(VOV) - Vietnamese literature shined brightly in the spotlight at the opening of the 39th International Kolkata Book Fair in India, one of the world’s three largest international book fairs.

A four-member Vietnamese team will take part in the international baking competition for the Louis Lesaffre Cup to be held in Jakarta, Indonesia, in November.

Pulamarasetty Padmavathi says she agreed immediately when her husband suggested that they should move to Vietnam to live even though she had never heard of the country before.

Landscapes, portraits of daily life, and the beauty of women of Mongolia are the themes of a painting exhibition that has opened at the HCM City Union of Literature and Arts Associations.

(VOV) - Miss Vietnam 2012 Dang Thu Thao has offered Tet gifts to 600 old people in difficulty in Ben Tre province and Ho Chi Minh City.

Fireworks will light up the sky over the Red River in Hanoi on the Lunar New Year’s Eve (February 18) as local authorities recently approved the display from the river’s alluvial ground under the Long Bien Bridge.

Ly Hoang Nam was ousted from the Australian Open after his loss in the boys' singles second-round match on January 27 at the Melbourne Park.

An exhibition on “Vietnam’s Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos: Historical and Legal evidence” was opened on January 27 in northern Hoa Binh province to deepen public understanding of Vietnam’s ownership of the two archipelagos.

(VOV) -The Japan Foundation Centre for Cultural Exchange in Hanoi has announced the fifth in a series of concerts it has been staging at its facilities in hopes of bringing musical diversity to the city.

The education sector of central Ha Tinh province plans to include Vi-Giam folk singing in primary school curriculum from the 2015-2016 academic year, as part of its efforts to preserve the humanity’s intangible cultural heritage.

(VOV) - The latest collection of Ao Dai (Vietnamese traditional tunics) and hand-made embroidery silk scarves by Hanoi fashion designer Lan Huong are turning heads in Berlin, Germany.

A movie on Nguyen Ai Quoc's life in Thailand will be premiered to launch a nationwide film week to celebrate the 85th anniversary of the Vietnam Communist Party.

(VOV) -Nam Nguyen, a Vietnamese-Canadian athlete, has won men's single title at Canadian figure skating championships which is taking place in Kingston city, Ontario, Canada from January 19 to 25.

(VOV) - This year’s massive Tet flower festival in HCM City to welcome the Lunar New Year holiday will feature 128 flower markets.

(VOV) -An Asian Youth Jazz Orchestra concert is set to take place on February 3 at the Youth Theatre in Hanoi.

(VOV) - The city of Danang will be hosting a light festival, which is free to everyone, as a way of providing a cultural experience and an opportunity to connect with the culture and heritage of the region.

A troupe from the British TNT Theatre will perform Frankenstein – The Monster and the Myth from March 17 to 21 in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

A performance troupe from Thailand will take part in the Quan The Am (Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva) Festival on Son Tra peninsula, central Danang city, on April 5-7, according to the organising board.

A special art performance entitled “Mai mai niem tin theo Dang” (Viva the trust in the Party) was broadcast live on Vietnam Television on January 24 to mark the 85th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) (February 3, 1930).

(VOV) - Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam on January 24 defeated his rival Corentin Moutet of France in the first round of the Australian Open’s junior circus held in Melbourne. 

(VOV) -The unique delicacies and flavours of international cuisine and entertainment have once again attracted thousands of visitors to the annual food festival held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

(VOV) -The Trang An Eco Tourism Complex was honoured by the Postal Corporation of Vietnam on January 23 with the issuance of a commemorative stamp series as part of the activities marking the complex’s recognition as a UNESCO mixed heritage.

A grand ceremony was held at Bai Dinh Pagoda in the northern province of Ninh Binh on January 23 to pray for world peace and the country’s prosperity.

(VOV) - Official website of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on January 22 ran an article highlighting the glorious victory of striker Abass Cheikh Dieng of Becamex Binh Duong team.