Vietnamese representative H'Hen Nie had an impressive bikini performance at the semi-finals of the Miss Universe 2018 pageant in Thailand on December 13.

 A Czech cultural corner was inaugurated at the Centre for Cultural Exchange and International Cooperation (CCIC) under the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) in Hanoi on December 13. 

 A set of paintings by Hanoi’s 12-year-old student Nguyen Mai Trang has won the Grand Prix Award at the Mitsubishi Asian Children’s Enikki Festa painting contest.

 An annual international chamber music concert titled “CELLO Fundamento Concert III” will take place at the Hanoi Opera House on December 19.

 Nguyen Hue Flower Street will again be organised for Lunar New Year.

 The Guangdong Museum of Revolutionary History is running an exhibition of photos of late President Ho Chi Minh in China from December 5, 2018 to January 6, 2019.

 Wakuwaku Japan channel was officially launched in Hanoi on December 12 as part of a cooperation programme between the Japanese channel and the pay-TV cable broadcaster VTVcab.

 The German Christmas Market will be held for the second time at Cua Bac Church in Hanoi, offering handicraft gifts and musical performances to local people from December 13-15.

Beautiful fabric scrap paintings are on display at the Exhibition House, 16 Ngo Quyen Str in Hanoi. The exhibition will run until December 17.

1,000- year-old dragon-carved stone pillars, recognized as National treasures, at Dam Pagoda in Bac Ninh province have been an attraction to visitors.

The national costume representing Banh mi or Vietnamese Bread, worn by H’Hen Nie, the Vietnamese representative in Miss Universe 2018, was selected among the 15 best outfits by Global Beauties.

 The Vietnam Fashion Fair 2018 will take place in Hanoi from December 13-18, showcasing apparel, leather and footwear, jewellery, and beauty services to meet domestic demand and boost exports. 

 A multimedia exhibition featuring Vietnamese and Indonesian artists will open on December 14 at The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre in Ho Chi Minh City.  

 The first Balade en France in Hanoi is set to take place at the city’s Ly Thai To Statue Square from December 14-16, said French Ambassador to Vietnam Bertrand Lortholary in a media briefing on December 11 in Hanoi.

 The first Vietnam brocade culture festival and Dak Nong investment promotion conference will take place in the Central Highlands locality from January 5-7. 

 A cartoon within the Viet Su Kieu Hung (Vietnamese Epic History) project will be screened for the first time in Ho Chi Minh City on December 15. 

 Artists Liu Ruili and Zhang Yuying from China won the A prize of an art festival for foreigners held in the central city of Da Nang on December 8 and 9.

 The authorities in Truong Loc Commune in the central province of Ha Tinh are trying to preserve 10 old houses which were built hundreds of years ago.

 Events on December 10-16

 A collection of over 350 pottery artefacts dating back to the 14th-19th century of the Cham ethnic minority group are being displayed at an exhibition that opened in the south central province of Ninh Thuan on December 8.