Thousands of young people in HCM City have lined up over the past few days in order to take the TOEIC test as fast as they can before new updates are implemented next year.

 Vietnamese photographers have won big at the 14th Orhan Holding International Photography Contest whose awarding ceremony was held in Bursa, Turkey on December 1.

A wide range of cultural and sports events will take place at pedestrian streets close to Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi in December. 

 The first Vietnam brocade culture festival and Dak Nong investment promotion conference will take place in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong from December 28-30, heard a local press conference on November 27. 

 The Vietnamese Cultural Heritage 2018 exhibition will take place at the Vietnamese Culture and Arts Exhibition Center, 2 Hoa Lu Street, in Hanoi’s Hai Ba Trung district from November 23 to 25.

 A sandstone statue of the Hindu goddess Saraswati, the first of its kind found in Vietnam, is being showcased at the museum of the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long.

 American alto saxophonist and composer, David Binney will give performance at the Soul Live Project Complex in HCMC’s district 3 on November 17.

 25 scrap containers have been found at Cat Lai Port in HCM City recently despite the government’s tightened controls over scrap imports.

Ambassadors and international and Vietnamese sports fans were impressed with designer Do Trinh Hoai Nam’s Ao dai collection, which features 22 national flags, at an event to celebrate hosting the upcoming Formula One race (F1) in Hanoi.

 Vietnam ranked 44th out of 88 countries and territories around the world in the 2018 global English Proficiency Index.

 Miss Vietnam 2018 Tran Tieu Vy is preparing enthusiastically for the world's most celebrated pageant Miss World 2018 which will take place in China.

 A film project called ‘Handsome Guy For Rent’ won the category of commercial film at Autumn Meeting 2018, an international cinema event providing the opportunity for young filmmakers in the region.

After more than 300 years of waning in popularity, Chu Dau is now reviving strongly, becoming a valuable handicraft on both domestic and international markets. 

Nguyen Phuong Khanh from Vietnam was crowned Miss Earth 2018 at the finale on November 3 in Manila, the Philippines.  

 The Nung people in Dong Hy district, Thai Nguyen province, have a tradition of organizing birthday parties for elders in the family to show children’s respect and filial duty to their parents and grandparents.

 Humanity and the way we feed, fuel and finance our societies and economies is pushing nature and the services that power and sustain us to the brink, according to the WWF’s 2018 Living Planet Report.

 The “Italian Voices to Chaconnes by the Masters” concert kicked off the annual Saigon International Guitar Festival in Ho Chi Minh City on October 31.

 Vietnamese representative Huynh Vy has been crowned as the Miss Tourism Queen Worldwide 2018 on October 28 in Manila, Philippines.

 About 70 photos are on display at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology to show the lives of the Bru - Van Kieu ethnic people of central Vietnam.

 Heritage Space in Hanoi will screen the 1926 Japanese silent film “Kurutta Ippêji” (A Page of Madness) by Teinosuke Kinugasa on October 25.