VOV.VN - Italian designer Maria Elena Di Terlizzi and her Vietnamese colleague Lasen Vu debuted their latest collection of Ao Dai, the traditional long dress of Vietnam, for a showcase held in Hanoi on December 13.

The “Vietnam Days in India 2022” programme took place in New Delhi from December 12-14, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.

VOV.VN - The ASEAN Music Festival 2022 will take place from December 19 to 24 in Hoi An – a world cultural heritage site recognized by UNESCO in central Quang Nam province, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said on December 14.

VOV.VN - The 100-year-old Ba Dai boat building village in Long Hau commune in Dong Thap province was recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2015 with dozens of local households seeking ways to preserve their traditional craft.

French Senate President Gérard Larcher attended a ceremony in Hanoi on December 8 to inaugurate the new headquarters of the French Institute in Vietnam, as part of his ongoing official visit to the Southeast Asian country.

VOV.VN - Repatriating the Nguyen Dynasty’s imperial seal, the nation’s hosting SEA Games 31, and the reopening of international tourism as of March 15 are among the nominations for voting in the top 10 culture, sporting, and tourism events of the year.

A special water puppetry and traditional music performance with the theme “Village stories" took place from December 1-4 in Paris to promote Vietnam’s traditional culture and raise funds for disadvantaged children in the country's remote mountainous areas.

VOV.VN - Bau Truc village in Ninh Thuan province is famous for a pottery-making craft handed down from Poklong Chanh, a mandarin in the reign of King Po Klong Garai from 1151 to 1205.

Sam Son city in the central coastal province of Thanh Hoa is famous for its beautiful beaches, along with historical and cultural sites and landscape.

Since its introduction into Vietnam, Buddhism has integrated into the Vietnamese social life and become an important element in the national culture, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said in a reception for a delegation of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) after the success of the 9th National Buddhist Congress on November 29. ​