A concert celebrating the 25th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) will be held at the Vietnam National Academy of Music on February 18.

 The Goethe-Institut is starting the New Lunar Year out with a musical performance by the German Ensemble Resonanz on the evening of February 13 at the Rec Room in Hanoi Creative City.

 People who love flying kites from nearby provinces boasted their self-making kites of all shapes, sizes and colour as well as kite flying skills at a recent exchange in Thanh Oai district, Hanoi.

 People’s Committee Chairman Nguyen Thanh Phong yesterday approved the project to organize a bazaar  and  musical quarterin the city downtown.

 Vietnamese representative Minh Tu has come to Singapore to compete at Asia's Next Top Model 2017, according to Kenh14.vn online newspaper.

 On February 8, thousands of people packed the streets of Hanoi to watch the chay kieu (palanquin) procession of the Phu Chua Festival at the Xuan Dinh Village in the Tu Liem District of Hanoi.

 On February 7, a festival to pray for a good fish harvest – the Cau Ngu Festival – opened in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

The annual Festival in An Dinh village, Ha Dong district of Hanoi was held on February 7 (the 11th day of the first lunar month), attracting hundreds of local people.

 The HCM City People’s Committee has scheduled the fourth Ao Dai (traditional long dress) festival for March 3-17.

 The 15th Vietnam Poetry Day will take place in Hanoi on the 15th day of the first lunar month, which falls on February 11 this year, according to Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Literature Association Nguyen Quang Thieu.

 On the 11th day of the first lunar month every year, people in Phu Tho celebrate “Trò Trám” festival, which aims to honour the breeding fertility belief.

 Lao Cai is famous for its natural landscapes and rich cultural characteristics of numerous ethnic groups with hundreds of temples and pagodas. After Tet holiday, thousands of visitors flock to the locality to enjoy spring walks and go on pilgrimages.

 Bulgaria is well known primarily for the Black Sea and its roses, especially its famous rose oil.

 Scientists have unearthed a large number of prehistoric artifacts inside volcano caves at the Krong No volcanic cave geo-park in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong.

 A painting exhibition is underway at the Vietnam Museum of Fine Arts, displaying 100 watercolour sketches by Vietnamese artists of different generations.

 The Central Highland resort city of Da Lat has cancelled its first cherry blossom festival, initially scheduled from February 11-13.

 Several cultural experts have protested about a barbaric buffalo hanging ritual after a photograph depicting the killing was recently posted online from a spring festival in Yen Bai Province last year.

 Ho Chi Minh City was named among the 50 most beautiful cities in the world by travel website Conde Nast Traveler.

 A park with sand statues named “Forgotten Land” in the south central province of Binh Thuan opened for visitors in January 2017.

 Vietnamese author Can Tieu Hy received the Silver Award of the 10th International Manga Awards at a ceremony held in Tokyo by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on February 6.