Vietnamese student Cao Dinh Thang recently won a third prize at a music festival in Russia for wind instruments.

 The second German style Christmas Market took place at Cua Bac Church, No.56 Phan Dinh Phung, Hanoi, from December 13 to 15, attracting a large number of visitors.

 Paintings portraying the landscapes of two cities, Hanoi and Kampen, are being shown in an ongoing exhibition entitled Hanoi – Hoang Ha Tung – Kampen in Kampen, Netherlands.

 The recent French festivals in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City spread messages of the close-knit friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and France.

 The oil painting “My teacher” which portrays head coach of the Vietnamese national football team Park Hang-seo will be auctioned at Chon’s Auction House in downtown Hanoi on December 30.

 Nine European and Asian artists will perform together at an annual international chamber music concert at the Hanoi Opera House on December 19.

 Travel company Saigontourist won the bid to embellish Nguyen Hue Flower Street.

Following the success of two plays “Quan” by Long Chuong and “La Jalousie du Barbouillé” by Molière, theatrical group LucTeam will be back with the world-renowned play “La cantatrice. chauve”

H’Hen Nie, the Vietnamese representative at Miss Universe 2018, has left a fantastic impression on viewers during the beauty pageant in Thailand.

A selection of noteworthy artistic and cultural events to take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

 In the moment of winter, Nhan Dan Online Newspaper introduce a series of images “Coming winter” selected from works participating in the photo contest, themed 'The Beauty of Vietnam".

 Every year, HCM City loses more heritage buildings to poor urban planning and a lack of awareness about their economic value. The issue was mentioned at a seminar on the city’s heritage preservation recently.

 Director of the Centre for Vietnam Studies in Turin of Italy Sandra Scagliotti recently launched her Italian-language book featuring Vietnamese cuisine and culture.

 Vietnamese singer Huong Tram has won the Best Asian Artist in Vietnam title at the Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) 2018 in Hong Kong.

The Ha Nhi people in northern mountainous Dien Bien province celebrate their traditional New Year festival (Tet) at the end of the 10th or the beginning of the 11th lunar month annually.

 A-list actor of the Republic of Korea Ahn Sung-ki will attend the RoK - Vietnam Film Festival’s opening ceremony on December 15 in Hanoi.

 A traditional fire dance of the Red Dao ethnic minority group in the northern province of Dien Bien has been restored after 20 years thanks to efforts made by the provincial museum, local authorities, elders and researchers.

 However, peach blossoms, a traditionally festive flower in Vietnam’s northern region, are already being sold early at Quang Ba flower market in Hanoi’s Tay Ho district.

 The cherry blossom festival will return to Pa Khoang commune, Dien Bien district, the northwestern province of Dien Bien for the second time from January 11 – 13, 2019.

 As a person who has a natural association with Vietnam, French photographer Nicolas Cornet has introduced several works in his photo book on Vietnamese pagodas.