A new serial on family relations, Ca Mot Doi An Oan (Life of Love and Feud), will go to air on Viet Nam Television — and overseas.

 Coastal areas in the central province of Thua Thien - Hue are facing worsen erosion, threatening inland life and infrastructure.

An exhibition entitled ‘French culture’s imprint through archives’ officially opened at the National Archives Centre 1 in Hanoi on December 7, aiming to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Vietnam – France diplomatic ties (2018). 

Xoan singing has been removed from UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding and added to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

 Ho Chi Minh City as usual is always packed with exhilarating activities for weekend celebrations. Those still pondering where to relax this weekend should check out the following sites in the city.

Vietnamese representative Lien Phuong finished in the Top 6 of the World Miss Tourism Ambassador’s talent competition in the Philippines.

 Vietnamese beauty queens have earned a total of 242 points to put the country in 15th position of the global beauty rankings on the Missosology website.

The movie Sài Gòn, anh yêu em (Sài Gòn, I love you), directed by Ly Minh Thang, won the jury prize at the ASEAN – China Film Festival on December 4.

 Bai Choi singing, a folk music genre practised in Vietnam’s central region, has been added to the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. 

 The 10th Ho Chi Minh City Book Festival will return to Le Van Tam Park in District 1 from March 19-25, 2018 with over 35 million copies of books planned for display.

Sapa has been enchanting local and foreign visitors with its many kinds of beautiful wild orchids, which are in bloom all year round. Let’s take a look at 14 photos of the flowers found in Hoang Lien National Park.

 A concert featuring ethnic minority music will be held to introduce Seaphony Orchestra - the first Vietnamese ethnic minority orchestra at Hanoi Opera House on December 12.

 Manzi Art Space, in collaboration with Art Vietnam Gallery will present No & Meaning, a solo exhibition by visual artist Nguyen Minh Thanh, one of the most important artists of contemporary art in Viet Nam today.

 The HCMC government has proposed revising up entrance fees at major museums in the city, with the new prices expected to be applicable next January. 

 Filmmaker Mauricio Osaki from Brazil won the Grand Prix worth US$3,000 for his film “The Paths of My Father” at the 5th Autumn Cinema Meeting which ended in Da Nang City on December 5.

 Traditional weddings in Hue in the 1960s and 1970s the focus of exhibition at Hue Culture Museum until February 2.

 Mrs Universe Vietnam 2016 Hang Nguyen will serve as an honourable judge at Mrs World Peace 2017 scheduled to take place in Manila, the Philippines on December 10 at the invitation of the organising board of the pageant.

 The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will open the Christmas season this week with the ballet The Nutcracker at the Opera House, featuring a conductor from Norway and dancers from Japan.

 The central province of Quang Nam’s first-ever Korean Day Festival and Korean Film Week will take place from December 11 to 17 in Tam Ky city to mark the 25th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea.

 Students of English at the HCMC Open University will perform dramas in English adapted from American literary works at the HCMC Drama Theater in downtown HCMC on December 9, 15, 16 and 23.