The Hollywood blockbuster “Kong: Skull Island”, which was shot in Vietnam, has received an Oscar nomination for Visual Effects.

 A wooden drum in the Phuong Nam Cultural Tourism Area of the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap was recognised as Vietnam’s largest drum by the Vietnam Record Association.

 French photographer Rehahn, who has been picked as one of the world’s 20 most renowned photographers in 2017 by the international photography site www.webneel.com, is putting on a permanent photo exhibition at Hoi An Museum.

 The magnificent Tchaikovsky ballet, “Nutcracker” will be performed by child dancers for the first time at Hanoi Opera House on January 28.

Children in Hanoi are having an opportunity to enjoy an early Tet (lunar New Year festival) celebration at a programme that opened in Thang Long Imperial Citadel on January 22.

12 animal sculptures planted with ornamental shrubs and flowers are being put on display at Thong Nhat (Reunification) Park in Hanoi to welcome the upcoming traditional Lunar New Year (Tet).

 Phan Ke An, one of the leading artists of Viet Nam renowned for lacquer paintings and sketches of President Hồ Chí Minh, passed away in Hanoi on Sunday. He was 95.

 More than 30 paintings, photos and sculptures by 11 Dutch artists were displayed at an exhibition hosted by the Embassy of the Netherlands in Hanoi.

 The brilliant natural world with its clouds, flowers and insects are reflected in the silk paintings of Vu Dinh Tuan. 

 Artists from different backgrounds joined forces with a Parisienne digital group to create La Joie, an augmented reality, or AR, exhibition in which technology and tradition combine to offer viewers new sensory experience.

 A cultural event which took place in Hanoi has portrayed the signature traditions of the Lunar New Year in Vietnam, bringing Tet closer to children in the capital city.

Less than a month after ‘Bai Choi’ singing was added to the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage, the first individual live show has been organised in Binh Dinh to honour this unique folklore style of singing.

 At the end of the year when rice ripens in terraced fields and the weather turn cold, people of the Pako, Ta Oi, and Co Tu ethnic groups celebrate the Aza New Year Festival to thank their genies for blessing them with a bumper crop.

Vietnamese representative Tuong Linh has been selected among the top 10 most popular candidates at the Miss Intercontinental 2017 pageant which is underway in Egypt.

The photo "Hidden Smile" of Vietnamese 70-year-old boat rower has been sold for US$30,000 at an auction, said the author of the picture, French photographer Réhahn Croquevielle.

 Events in Hanoi & HCMC on January 22-28 

 Hanoi’s book street has attracted fewer visitors, seriously affecting the revenues of publishers that have outlets and if the situation does not improve, the street may have to close.

 Jordan Vogt-Roberts, director of the Hollywood blockbuster “Kong: Skull Island”, on January 21 returned to Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh for a family trip.

 The Siberian Patterns folk dance ensemble from Russia has registered to perform in the Hue Festival 2018, announced the organising committee on January 21.

Long Bien bridge is now severely degraded after a century of traffic. Maintenance work has been carried out to preserve its beauty and ensure safety for the public.