On February 7, a festival to pray for a good fish harvest – the Cau Ngu Festival – opened in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

The annual Festival in An Dinh village, Ha Dong district of Hanoi was held on February 7 (the 11th day of the first lunar month), attracting hundreds of local people.

 The HCM City People’s Committee has scheduled the fourth Ao Dai (traditional long dress) festival for March 3-17.

 The 15th Vietnam Poetry Day will take place in Hanoi on the 15th day of the first lunar month, which falls on February 11 this year, according to Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Literature Association Nguyen Quang Thieu.

 On the 11th day of the first lunar month every year, people in Phu Tho celebrate “Trò Trám” festival, which aims to honour the breeding fertility belief.

 Lao Cai is famous for its natural landscapes and rich cultural characteristics of numerous ethnic groups with hundreds of temples and pagodas. After Tet holiday, thousands of visitors flock to the locality to enjoy spring walks and go on pilgrimages.

 Bulgaria is well known primarily for the Black Sea and its roses, especially its famous rose oil.

 Scientists have unearthed a large number of prehistoric artifacts inside volcano caves at the Krong No volcanic cave geo-park in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong.

 A painting exhibition is underway at the Vietnam Museum of Fine Arts, displaying 100 watercolour sketches by Vietnamese artists of different generations.

 The Central Highland resort city of Da Lat has cancelled its first cherry blossom festival, initially scheduled from February 11-13.

 Several cultural experts have protested about a barbaric buffalo hanging ritual after a photograph depicting the killing was recently posted online from a spring festival in Yen Bai Province last year.

 Ho Chi Minh City was named among the 50 most beautiful cities in the world by travel website Conde Nast Traveler.

 A park with sand statues named “Forgotten Land” in the south central province of Binh Thuan opened for visitors in January 2017.

 Vietnamese author Can Tieu Hy received the Silver Award of the 10th International Manga Awards at a ceremony held in Tokyo by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on February 6.

 Sakura cherry trees – the beautiful symbol of Japan – blossom in their full glory every March in Vietnam, says Ngo Van Quy, vice chair of the Hanoi People’s Committee.

 Around 10,000 Buddhists set a Vietnamese record by laughing together at the opening ceremony of An Lạc Spring Festival 2017 at Khai Nguyên Pagoda in Hà Nội on Sunday.

 Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia has been awarded with the RIBA International Fellows 2017 at a recent ceremony in London, the UK.

Finance Ministry following up on accusations by local online hotel provider Vntrip.com regarding Agoda.com's tax affairs.

 Vietnamese films failed to attract more viewers than foreign movies at local cinemas during the holiday period.

 An ao dai tunic worn with skirts is proving controversial with conservative fashion observers. Many people said this has affected the image of Vietnam’s traditional long dress.