During the early days of the new lunar year, Vietnamese people often visit a pagoda to pray for good luck and happiness. These days, temples and pagodas are filled with crowds of pilgrims.

Tran Thi Hoai Anh is the founder of GlobalLink, a company that has brought dozens of famous fashion brands like Celine, Balenciaga, Lanvin, Chloé, Moncler and Loewe to its multi-brand chain of concept stores called Runway. 

 A string of new activities are expected to take place within the framework of the 16th Vietnam Poetry Day, scheduled to start on February 27 (the 12th of the first lunar month), in the hope of attracting more audiences.

Vietnamese designer Audrey Hieu Nguyen has presented her latest collection at the prestigious New York Fashion Week in the US.

A festival was held at Tuy Loan communal house on February 25 (or the 10th day of the first lunar month) in central Danang city’s Hoa Vang district, attracting thousands of local people and tourists.

 The documentary film on Vietnam’s famous Buddhist Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh will be screened in Vietnam beginning March 1st this year.

 The country has welcomed the Lunar New Year, and 2018 is the Year of the Dog.

Two LGBT rights organisations in Viet Nam have sent an open letter to Viet Nam Television complaining about discrimination of LGBT people in an annual comedy that "should not appear on a national channel".

 The 16th Vietnam Poetry Day is scheduled to take place from February 27 to March 2 in Hanoi with a wide range of activities, said poet Huu Thinh, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers Association.

 Cau Ngu Festival – unique cultural feature of coastal areas

 The Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2018, themed “The Legend of Bridges”, will kick off on April 30 and end on June 30 with the participation of Vietnam and seven foreign teams.

 An exhibition featuring the charming beauty of the Vietnamese traditional dress Ao dai has opened at the InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula in the central city of Da Nang.

 Nowadays, research into traditional culture and the country’s historical works have attracted the attention of youngsters.

 The Yen Tu Spring Festival kicked off on February 25 or the 10th day of the Lunar New Year, in Uong Bi city, the northern province of Quang Ninh, starting the National Tourism Year hosted by the locality.

 The Da Nang-born songwriter and songstress Le Cat Trong Ly will introduce her latest songs during two special music nights at L’Espace on March 3 & 4.  

 A system of inscriptions carved on the cliff at Kinh Chu Cave in the northern province of Hai Duong’s Kinh Mon district was recognised as a national treasure at a ceremony held in the locality on February 23.

 Danang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2018 has been slated to take place from April 29 to June 30 and is expected to attract eight teams.

Many people have flocked to Lam Son Stadium in Vung Tau City to watch the first dog race of the Lunar New Year.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has requested the northern province of Vinh Phuc to tighten control over the organising of the Hai Luu buffalo fighting festival in the local district of Song Lo.