Excellent cuisines of Vietnam and foreign countries will be introduced at 100 booths at the 12th Taste of the World festival scheduled for January 11-14 in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Xe Dang ethnic minority in Cu M'Gar district, the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, hold the New Rice ceremony in the early days of the year.

 About 20,000 artefacts were unearthed in Linh Son pagoda, which is located within the Oc Eo archaeological site in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang, between August and December 2017.

 Manzi Art Space will host Air/Sound – a solo flute concert by artist Laura Chislett from Australia, on January 12.

  Musician Ngo Hong Quang, who sings and plays traditional Vietnamese instruments, will introduce his new songs at the Factory Contemporary Arts Centre on January 11 in District 2.

 The Saigon Classical Music Group will present a concert titled “Four Seasons in Music” at the HCM City Conservatory of Music on  January 7.

 Vietnamese-American pianist child prodigy Evan Le will perform in a concert called “Spring Buds” in HCM City on January 7.

Maestro Unai Urrecho of Spain will conduct the New Year concert at the HCM City Conservatory of Music on January 20.

 The Vietnam - Australia friendship mural village in Tinh Thoi commune, Cao Lanh city of the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap is expected to draw more visitors to the locality.

 The unique colours of Khmer culture are part of the rich variety among the 54 nationalities who live in Vietnam, said Dang Hung, head of the Bac Lieu province’s Union of Associations for Literature and Arts.

 Vietnam Center was officially launched in March, 2017 by three young Vietnamese living in Sydney with a goal to introduce Vietnamese culture abroad.

 An overseas Vietnamese in Australia has purchased the printed version of the photo titled “World’s most beautiful old woman” by French photographer Réhahn Croquevielle for 30,000 USD, according to the photographer.

 Eleven Japanese films will be screened at the Le Do Cinema in Da Nang City from January 5-7 and 13-14 as part of an annual cultural exchange programme between Japan and the central city.  

 As usual, on the first Sunday of each month, the “Ex-lover fair” takes place in 58/52 To Ngoc Van (Tay Ho Dist., Hanoi).

 Take a tour to Dong Lac Communal House at 38 Hang Dao Street, Hanoi, it's your chance to explore Hanoi craft culture and ancient architecture.

 Getting in line and waiting to buy something is kind of trouble in some cities, but for Hanoian it`s kind of fun, a "quality-certificate" for age-old restaurants.

Ly Nha Ky, Pham Huong, Angela Phuong Trinh, Ho Ngoc Ha, and Ngoc Trinh are outstanding beauties who attracted the most public attention on the red carpet with their beautiful evening gowns.

 Mr. Pham Van Quang, 62, is one of the last moon-cake mold makers in Hanoi. He has pursued the job for nearly four decades.

 Xuan La village in Phu Xuyen district, Hanoi, has long been famous for making To He, a traditional toy made of rice powder. This is the only village in Vietnam that makes the toy figurines.

 Among the ethnic groups of the Central Highlands, the M’nong are famous for capturing and taming elephants.