(VOV) -The Huffington Post website has run an article to explain why people should start eating Vietnamese food.

An Antraxit coal monolith currently displayed at the Museum of northern Quang Ninh province has been recognised by the Vietnam Book of Records (Vietkings) as the largest of its kind in Vietnam. 

(VOV) - Vietnam has joined with over 170 art galleries from Asian and Western countries participating in Art Stage Singapore 2015, known for its focus on Southeast Asian art scenes.

(VOV) - The northern province of Ninh Binh is to be rebranded as part of a major overhaul, capitalizing on its new found status as a UNESCO mixed natural and cultural world heritage, it has been announced.

An ancient bronze bell, weighing over 200 kilograms, has been discovered in a field in Nhan Vu hamlet, Nguyen Trai Commune, An Thi District, in the northern province of Hung Yen. 

(VOV) - Ninh Binh province has kicked off the National Tourism Year 2015 celebrating Vietnam’s eight World Heritage sites under the theme–Connecting the World Heritage–with an exhibition at the Bai Dinh Pagoda.

(VOV) - HCM City will host the nation’s first International Debutante Ball on February 15 at the Sheraton Hotel and attending the high-society event is sure to become the new status symbol.

A series of cultural activities have been taking place in Nicosia, the capital of the Republic of Cyprus, during the Vietnam Days, which runs from January 18-30.

(VOV) -A cultural festival to welcome Japanese traditional New Year (Oshogatsu) will take place at Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) on January 24.

(VOV) - The festival which best epitomizes Vietnam's cultural identity is the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday and this year is no exception—as the central region has a bevy of activities on the agenda.

Vietnam Football Federation's (VFF's) Chairman Le Hung Dung said VFF will meet with a representative from European football giant Manchester City for a collaboration plan in the future.

More than 300 artifacts dating from over a thousand years ago are on display in the provincial museum of the northern province of Ninh Binh from January 20-24. 

(VOV) -Van Thuy Tu Temple, one of the oldest relics in Binh Thuan province, is home to the largest whale skeleton in Southeast Asia, which annually attracts great numbers of tourists.

(VOV) -Five boys and five girls from Vietnam are competing at the 2015 Asian U14 Tennis Championships – Division II, which began on January 20 at the Phu Tho Sports Centre in Ho Chi Minh City.

(VOV) - Acrobats from the Ho Chi Minh Circus Troupe won a silver medal and the most favourite award at the Golden Circus Festival, held on December 21 to January 14 in Rome according to Vu Ngoan Hop, head of the circus troupe.

(VOV) - First runner-up of the 2014 Miss Vietnam pageant Nguyen Tran Huyen My appeared on January 19 for an interview with an online newspaper dressed in a slender yellow Ao Dai tunic.

(VOV) - Hanoi’s traditional craft villages, with their centuries old cultural values and techniques passed down from generation to generation, have become increasingly popular with tourists.

(VOV) - Singer My Tam will be the sole Vietnam representative to perform with guitarist Oshio Kotaro at ‘Dreaming together in Osaka’ this upcoming April.

(VOV) - A collection featuring 37 oil paintings by Nguyen Hai Chi, more popularly known as Choe that he drew during the last days of his life while hampered by vision loss have gone on show in HCM city’s District 1.

Phan Dang Di's latest film will premiere at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), becoming the first Vietnamese film to compete for the top prize at the film fest.

A photo exhibition featuring 65 years of Vietnam-China diplomatic ties opened in Hanoi on January 19. 

(VOV) -Famous actress Truong Ngoc Anh and overseas Vietnamese actor Kim Ly is attending the Vietnam Cultural Week which is taking place in Cyprus from January 18 - 30.

(VOV) - Thai Son Nam women team of Vietnam won the champion title at an international futsal tournament for Southeast Asian clubs, which concluded in Indonesia on January 18.

(VOV) -A 580-meter Flower Street will open in Ho Chi Minh City on February 16-22 to welcome the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) – the Year of the Goat -- which falls on February 19.

The Government of India has allocated US$2.5 million to assist Vietnam in restoring and preserving the My Son Sanctuary world cultural heritage site in the central province of Quang Nam, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.

(VOV) -The Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will host a concert featuring two works written by composers Mozart and Johannes Brahms on January 19 at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House.

(VOV) - Large numbers of classical music lovers from throughout the nation gathered at the Goethe Institute in Hanoi on January 19 for a training symposium aimed at broadening an appreciation for it across all segments of society.

(VOV) - Vietnam came second with 7 gold, 7 silver and 5 bronze medals at the World Pencak Silat Championship in Thailand from January 10-16. 

(VOV) - Nguyen Oanh and Quang Hung were crowned on the finale of Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2014 on January 17.

(VOV) - The top 5 Vietnam Next Top Model contestants recently appeared as brides in their latest photo in Italy.