(VOV) - Leading Vietnamese chefs displayed their refined cooking techniques and use of unique ingredients featuring royal delicacies, bringing alive the traditions and flavors of the Nguyen Dynasty at Hue Royal Palace on April 15.

(VOV) - A street festival themed “heritage and cultural colour” has Hue City streets bustling with a highly charged jubilant and festive atmosphere.

(VOV) - Hundreds of people gathered in the former imperial city Hue on April 13 to enjoy a good old fashioned kite fly and the thrill of watching kites dive, careen, twirl and spin through the sky.

(VOV) -Tens of thousands flocked to the highly anticipated opening ceremony of Hue Festival 2014 at Ngo Mon Square in the former imperial city of Hue, the central province of Thua Thien Hue, on the evening of April 12.

(VOV) - Two US naval ships, the USS John S. McCain and USNS Safeguard, docked at Tien Sa Port in Danang on April 7, beginning an exchange visit to Vietnam. 

(VOV) - The northern midland province of Phu Tho held a ceremony on April 5 to commemorate the death anniversary of Lac Long Quan and Au Co – parents of legendary Hung Kings believed to be the founders of the Vietnamese nation.

(VOV) - The central province of Thua Thien-Hue is putting the finishing touches to the biennial Hue Festival 2014 which will take place in less than 10 days’ time. 

(VOV) -Residents in Hanoi are making or buying Banh Troi and Banh Chay in celebration of Tet Han Thuc (Cold Food Festival), which falls on the third day of the third lunar month (April 2 this year).

(VOV) -An annual festival praying for a good fish harvest commonly known as – Cau Ngu Festival – is an indispensable part of the spiritual life of people living in Vietnam’s coastal areas.

(VOV) - Mountainous regions offer visitors the unique opportunity to meet beautiful bright-eyed children.

(VOV) - The Indian Chamber of Commerce on March 23 organised Hindu people’s Holi Festival of Colours to mark the beginning of spring. 

(VOV) -A fire broke out during the evening of March 19 at Pho Hien market in northern Hung Yen province.

(VOV) - A photo exhibition themed “The colour of life” is currently ongoing at the Hanoi University of Culture, vividly capturing moments from everyday life in the northern and central regions of the country.

(VOV) -Doan Thi Hai Linh, a local Vietnamese student, was announced winner of the Kinh Bac beauty pageant, which wrapped up on March 12.

(VOV) -Over 1,000 visitors attended a biennial Elephant Race held in Krong Na commune, Buon Don district, in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak on March 12.

(VOV) - Disadvantaged children in rural areas show their view on life through photographs they take themselves.

(VOV) -Legend has it that there is a correlation between fertility and the bamboo tree. Young men in Son Dong village of Hanoi’s Hoai Duc district struggled hard to get their hands on it in an annual festival starting on March 6.

(VOV) - A number of suspension bridges in the north-western region pose safety risks of collapsing.

(VOV) -Despite the inclement rainy weather, thousands of people are flockingto Hanoi’s PhucTho stadium to attend a buffalo fighting festival – the first of its kind in the capital city.

(VOV) - Long Bien is often referred to as the bridge of the poor in Hanoi capital, recording scenes of ragged labourers from early morning till midnight.

(VOV) -The mountainous districts of Sapa and Bat Xat in north-western Lao Cai province experienced widespread snowfall on February 19, with temperatures plummeting to minus two degree Celsius.

(VOV) -Thousands of visitors flocked to the northern province of Nam Dinh for the annual 2014 Phu Day Festival to commemorate the Mother Goddess Lieu Hanh, one of the Four Immortals in Vietnamese legends.

(VOV) - Van Loc Temple Festival held triennially on the 15th and the 16th of the first lunar month in Cua Lo town, Nghe An has attracted a large number of visitors this year.

(VOV) - Another Kilo-class submarine named HQ-183 Ho Chi Minh, is on its journey to Cam Ranh. 

(VOV) - Unlike last year’s stampede, pilgrims lined up the path to Tran Temple in Nam Dinh province this year to get papers stamped with the holy royal seal in the hopes the seal will bring them good luck in the new year.

(VOV) -In the first few days of spring, Dao ethnic minority people in Nam Det commune, Lao Cai province, hold a fire dancing festival to pray for health and prosperity in the New Year.

(VOV) -A gala awards presentation dinner was held at Porchester Hall in London to announce the winners of a Vietnamese student’s photo contest.

(VOV) - World renowned German photographer Thomas Billhardt has highlighted the desperate plight of Vietnamese children during the devastating war decades ago, through a collection of photos.

(VOV) -A strong cold snap is striking the northern region of Vietnam, and many Hanoians have to make a fire to warm them up against the cold.

(VOV) - Coming to Moc Chau Plateau this time of year, visitors have the chance to see beautiful peach and plum flowers in full bloom across the hills and winding paths to villages.