Artists are applying the finishing touches to the murals covering the walls of an alleyway in the centre of Danang City for local people celebrating the upcoming traditional Lunar New Year (Tet).

 Singer Nguyen The Viet was awarded the golden trophy at the Asia Pacific Arts Festival 2018 for an emotional performance of his song, You Raise Me Up.

 Violinist Nguyen Huu Nguyen will perform a selection of masterpieces by famous composers at a concert at L'Espace French Cultural Centre in Hanoi, at 8pm, on February 3.

 Visitors have complained that the Da Lat Cherry Blossom Festival was held too late when there are no more blossoms to see.

 Hanoi has planned to hold firework displays at dozens of places across the city on the coming Lunar New Year Eve with a 30-minute show for Hoan Kiem Lake area.

 Hanoi architecture past and present is reflected through sketches and mixed media artworks displayed at an exhibition in the city.

 The first episode of the French political television thriller Le Bureau des Legendes (The Bureau) will be screened at French Cultural Centre L’Espace, 24 TrangTien street, at 6pm on January 30.

 French photographer Réhahn, based in Hoi An Ancient Town in the central province of Quang Nam, is among nine nominees for Trophées des Francais de l’étranger.

 HCMC-based Nha Nam Media and Publishing House will hold a spring book fair in Hanoi, Danang and HCMC for the first time as part of its annual activities to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

Vietnamese cinematography witnessed encouraging progress in 2017, demonstrated through the establishment of a favourable legal framework for the film industry’s development.

 Famous magazine Missosology has announced its list of the top 90 Timeless Beauty 2017, including two Vietnamese beauties, Ha Thu and Kha Trang.

Events in Hanoi & HCM City on January 29-February 4 

 A series of cultural and sports activities will be featured during the fifth Japan – Viet Nam Festival, which will kick off today at the September 23 Park in HCM City’s District 1.

The life of Cuban people is reflected truthfully and colourfully through the lens of Italian photographer Fulvio Bugani. 

 Coming to the traditional incense making village, we can see the hurried working atmosphere everywhere.

 The cherry blossom festival was kicked off at Tuyen Lam Lake in Da Lat city of the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong at a ceremony on January 27.

 The Vietnam-Australia Mural Village was launched in Tan Tich ward, Cao Lanh city, Dong Thap province, on January 26.

 The 5th Vietnam-Japan Festival kicked off at the September 23 Park in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1 on January 27.

The 1968 Spring Mau Than General Offensive and Uprising broke out on the eve of the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) on January 30-31 across the southern battlefield, especially in Saigon and Hue.

 The Spring Festival 2018 will take place from February 2-8, 2018 at the Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts in Hanoi prior to the traditional New Year (Tet) festival.