The "Voice of Heritage" finale celebrated Hanoi's cultural soul as 14 student teams passionately brought the city's rich history to life.

Art exhibitions are a great way to hang out during Hanoi's New Year celebrations.

With the New Year just around the corner, let The Hanoi Times take you on a tour of the most exciting celebrations taking place in Hanoi!

Great interest has been expressed by Buddhists and archeologists, as a 2,000-year-old Buddhist book of palms is put on display in an exhibition in Hue.

Pham Thi Hue on April earned the 15th Olympic slot for Vietnam after her success during the rowing qualification tournament in the Republic of Korea (RoK).

A new racetrack, Happyland, will open next weekend in the Mekong Delta province of Long An.

The first-ever Japanese cherry blossom festival is scheduled to take place in the southern province of Dong Nai on April 23-24 with a conference for Japanese investors to be held on the event’s sidelines.

A cultural programme themed "The story of Vietnamese lacquer painting" to promote and honour traditional lacquer painting, is being organised at Kim Ngan Temple, 42-44 Hang Bac street, in Hanoi.

From now until 2020, Heritage Conservation Centre of the Thang Long Imperial Citadel relic site will preserve the Con Rong (Dragon) House.

Ho Chi Minh City will set off fireworks in four venues to mark the 41st anniversary of the liberation of south Vietnam and national reunification (April 30) and the 130th International May Day (May 1).

Actress Ninh Duong Lan Ngoc, who plays the role of Ut Thom in movie Trung So (Jackpot), won Best Actress of Golden Kite award for feature movie at the awarding ceremony on April 20 night in Hanoi.

The Ministry of Education and Training opened the third Vietnam Book Day in Hanoi on April 19.

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Hanoi People`s Committee opened the art programme to welcome the Cultural Day of Vietnamese ethnic groups (April 19) at the Culture-Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups in Son Tay town in Hanoi on April 16.

State President Tran Dai Quang attended a ceremony and beat a drum to open the Truong Yen Festival 2016 at the Hoa Lu ancient capital historic site in the northern province of Ninh Binh on April 15.

Nearly a hundred photos capturing the miserable lives of Indochinese workers in the French Toulouse Region during world wars in 1914-1918 and 1939-1945 are being exhibited in Toulouse city, from April 2-23.

Amateur kayakers will compete in the Da Nang Kayak Open Race in the sea along coastline of My Khe beach on April 30.

Ho Chi Minh City on April 13 hosted a festival featuring customs and rituals of Cambodian, Lao, Myanmar and Thai people during their traditional New Year celebrations.

The first Hanami festival held in the central coastal city of Da Nang on April 9-10, is part of the activities organised by Asia Park to popularise the traditional and cultural values of Asian countries, aiming to bring outstanding tourism products to visitors.

Thirty pictures exposing the essence of the night in Hanoi and Hue through the lens of Sebastien Laval will be on display at Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel in Hanoi from April 14 – 24.

Vietnamese photographers have won top prizes at the second International Salon of Photography Donegal 2016 in Ireland.

The Sheraton Phu Quoc Resort designed by architect Vo Trong Nghia won the 2016 Green Era Award which was presented at the ceremony held in Germany`s Berlin Intercontinental hotel from April 3-4.

Opera Australia will perform La Boheme at the Hanoi Opera House on April 10.

A number of Vietnamese squads will be sent to foreign countries this April for further training in anticipation of the Olympics and Paralympics 2016 qualifiers in Brazil.