Vietnamese representative Lien Phuong put in a confident performance, looking radiant in the national costume competition at World Miss Tourism Ambassador 2017 in the Philippines on December 8.

More than 200 award-winning typography and graphic designs are being showcased at the 63rd International Typography Exhibition held in HCM City.

 Hundreds of television employees will attend the 37th National Television Festival being held from December 13 to 16 in the central province of Thanh Hoa. 

Thua Thien - Hue has decided to allocate 32.6 billion VND (1.44 million USD) to preserve and develop garden houses in 2017-2020, heard a conference to review two years of the province’s resolution on garden houses protection.

 There have been more and more contemporary art exhibitions held around the country and abroad, which have gradually attracted public attention and are considered as important information channels in the visual arts life.

 Vietnam owns 12 UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage elements

 The exhibition of South Korean Ceramics opened in Hanoi on December 6, marking the 25th Anniversary of the Vietnam – South Korea diplomatic relations establishment.

 Following more than one year of revivification this type of folk paintings has received the attention of the people, especially enthusiasts of traditional cultural values. 

 A new serial on family relations, Ca Mot Doi An Oan (Life of Love and Feud), will go to air on Viet Nam Television — and overseas.

 Coastal areas in the central province of Thua Thien - Hue are facing worsen erosion, threatening inland life and infrastructure.

An exhibition entitled ‘French culture’s imprint through archives’ officially opened at the National Archives Centre 1 in Hanoi on December 7, aiming to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Vietnam – France diplomatic ties (2018). 

Xoan singing has been removed from UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding and added to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

 Ho Chi Minh City as usual is always packed with exhilarating activities for weekend celebrations. Those still pondering where to relax this weekend should check out the following sites in the city.

Vietnamese representative Lien Phuong finished in the Top 6 of the World Miss Tourism Ambassador’s talent competition in the Philippines.

 Vietnamese beauty queens have earned a total of 242 points to put the country in 15th position of the global beauty rankings on the Missosology website.

The movie Sài Gòn, anh yêu em (Sài Gòn, I love you), directed by Ly Minh Thang, won the jury prize at the ASEAN – China Film Festival on December 4.

 Bai Choi singing, a folk music genre practised in Vietnam’s central region, has been added to the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. 

 The 10th Ho Chi Minh City Book Festival will return to Le Van Tam Park in District 1 from March 19-25, 2018 with over 35 million copies of books planned for display.

Sapa has been enchanting local and foreign visitors with its many kinds of beautiful wild orchids, which are in bloom all year round. Let’s take a look at 14 photos of the flowers found in Hoang Lien National Park.

 A concert featuring ethnic minority music will be held to introduce Seaphony Orchestra - the first Vietnamese ethnic minority orchestra at Hanoi Opera House on December 12.