Vietnamese candidate Do Nhat Ha represents the country to compete at Miss International Queen 2019 in Thailand.

 A painting exhibition titled “Face of Asia” featuring 25 artworks by Thai artist Vichit Nongnual opened at Dong A gallery in Hanoi.

 As per the decree No. 86, public schools and self-financing facilities are entitled to raise tuition fee once every two year whereas other public higher educational institutions subsidized by the government will change tuition fee annually.

 The District 1 Court in HCM City has ruled that painter Le Phong Linh (pen name LeLinh) is to be the only author of popular comic series Vietnamese Land’s Prodigy.

 The Swami Vivekananda Cultural Center under the Embassy of India in Hanoi will screen the drama thriller film “Papanasam” on February 22, starting at 6 p.m.

 The biennial Hue Traditional Craft Festival, which honours the value of heritage and raises the quality of traditional trade villages, has helped Vietnamese handicraft products reach out to the world.

 The Tan Vien Son Thanh (Tan Vien Mountain Saint) festival is underway in Minh Quang commune, Hanoi’s outlying district of Ba Vi from February 17-19.  

 The open dragon boat race 2019 kicked off at West Lake in the capital city of Hanoi on February 16, attracting thousands of locals and visitors.

 Various activities kicked off in the northern province of Bac Ninh on February 14 as part of an ongoing festival marking a decade since the Quan ho Bac Ninh folk songs were recognised by UNESCO as part of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

A festival took place in Mai Chau district, Hoa Binh province on Feb. 10 or the sixth day of the Lunar New Year festival. The traditional event is held by the Mong ethnic community every year to pray for a bumper crop.

 Hundreds of flower markets have opened across Ho Chi Minh City, showcasing and selling flowers for Tet holiday which comes in less than a week.

 Flower markets in Tao Dan Park, Phu My Hung, and Hiep Phuoc Park in Ho Chi Minh City are set to open in a few days.

 Hanoi’s traditional dragon boat race is scheduled for February 16 and 17, the first weekend after the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

Chuyen My village on the outskirts of Hanoi is famous for mother-of-pearl inlays. Of all the seven hamlets practice the traditional craft, Chuon Ngo has the oldest pearl inlay history - more than 1,000 years.

 Artists Karine Guillermin from France and Elena Osuna from the US are jointly holding an exhibition titled “Visions of nature” at The Hummingbird Cafe in District 1, HCMC.

 Traditional rituals for the Lunar New Year (Tet) were re-enacted at the Thang Long royal citadel relic site in Hanoi on January 26, giving participants a glimpse at the Tet celebrations of the royals in the past. 

 Various activities will be held across the northern province of Bac Ninh from February 13 to 28 in a festival marking 10 years since the Quan ho Bac Ninh folk songs became part of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

 The Spring Festival 2019 will take place at the Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts, No.2 Hoa Lu street, Hanoi from January 25-28, honouring the traditional culture of Vietnam.

 Japanese Ambassador Kunio Umeda has raised warnings about traps targeting Vietnamese students who go to study in Japan as Vietnam has the highest number of absconding students and apprentices.

 Pho Ong do, a street lined with calligraphers’ stands, has been opened at the HCMC Youth Cultural House at the corner of Nguyen Thi Minh Khai and Pham Ngoc Thach streets in District 1.