Popular United Kingdom-based Vietnamese model and entrepreneur Jessica Minh Anh has unveiled that she will host the J Winter Fashion Show 2017 on January 26 over the Seine River in Paris.

 The Hanoi Culture Space will host a roundtable discussion with painter and antique collector Nguyen Manh Duc on January 13.

 The manga book Dia Nguc Mon (Gateway to Underworld) by the HCM City-based artist Can Tieu Hy, has been announced as one of the winners at the 10th Japan International Manga Awards.

 Nine projects will be implemented in 2017 to conserve and restore relics in the Complex of Hue Monuments, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, according to the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre.

 The Temple of Literature in Hanoi has recently looked brighter with new white walls, which was done in an attempt to clean and preserve the centuries-old relic.

Singers Ha Ho, Son Tung MTP, Noo PhuocThinh, Toc Tien and Chi Phu look gorgeous in Ao Dai to welcome traditional Lunar New Year or Tet.

Luxury resorts, hotels and cruise ships are leading choices of Hollywood stars, billionaires and State leaders when they spend holidays in Vietnam.

 The Hang Da Galleria in Hanoi is holding a thematic exhibition of 60 paintings on January 13 celebrating 2017, the Year of the Rooster, whose crowing signals the break of day, chasing away evil.

 Jump Arena, Vietnam’s first indoor trampoline park, is set to open its doors to the public.

 Traditional festivals comprising violent activities and causing chaos are to be stopped or changed, authorities and cultural managers said at a conference in Hanoi on January 10.

 The Indian Cultural Centre in Vietnam opened a free class on the Indian traditional dance of Kuchipudi in Hanoi on January 9, giving local residents an opportunity to get better understand of the Indian culture.

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has recognised “Zeng” weaving in A Luoi district, the central province of Thua Thien – Hue as a national intangible cultural heritage.

 As many as 18 national treasures of Vietnam are being exhibited for the first time at the Vietnam National Museum of History from January 10 to May 2017.

 Preliminary excavation findings of Duong Xuan Mound in Hue city were revealed on January 9, shedding light on a relic site dating back several hundreds of years.

 Former Misses Vietnam titleholders celebrated at a reunion in Hanoi and had a great time doing it as they presented the latest fashions of designers Anh Thu and Tien Loi in honour of the occasion.

 Model Le Hang was eye-wateringly beautiful on January 7 as she lit up the runway presenting the latest fashion collection by designer Adrian Anh Tuan at the Embassy of France in Hanoi.

 A new rule that requires film classification went into force on January 1, but few cinemas have strictly abided.

 Twelve walls in Nguyen Thai Binh Ward in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1 will be painted by graffiti artists.

 Authorities of the central province of Thua-Thien Hue have decided to revoke the land of a VND-70 billion (USD3.3 million) water park project which has been left unused for many years.

 HCM City’s annual Street Book Festival will be held from January 25 to 31, the city People’s Committee has announced.