Locals look forward to the holiday season, and Hanoi's Old Quarter is a hive of activity as Christmas preparations get underway.

The "Bach Hoa Bo Hanh" or "Parade of Flowers" is a celebration of the Vietnamese national attire, showing young people's love and pride for the nation's cultural heritage.

The goal of the first-ever Vietnam International Piano Competition and Festival is to establish itself as one of the country's most prominent piano contests and cultural events.

Titled “Bieguni - nhung nguoi khong ngung chuyen dong” (Flights), the book by Nobel prize awarded author Olga Tokarczuk published by the Viet Nam Women Publishing House, is a collection of some 1,000 stories linking to one another on the same topic: travelling and moving around.

Nguoc Xuoi Roi Nuoc (Water Puppetry: Odds and Ends) is a new product launched by Thang Long Water Puppetry Theatre in co-ordination with creative group TiredCity.

The Publishing, Printing and Distribution Department, the Viet Nam Post and Trung Nguyen Group hosted a ceremony to announce a co-operation project to develop reading culture in community between 2020 and 2030 in Ha Noi on December 2.

The festival is expected to attract broad participation from local and international golfers this year.

he Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will host a film screening week in various localities throughout the country between December 19 and 25 to celebrate the 76th anniversary of the Viet Nam People’s Army (22/12/1944 - 22/12/2020).

Hanoi’s authorities have requested speedier preparations for hosting the SEA Games 31 and Para Games 11 in 2021 in the capital.

The program is part of the campaign to promote the largest sports event in Southeast Asia to be hosted by Vietnam in 2021.

Twenty-two documentary films from Vietnam and other countries are expected to be screened at the festival.

The "Full moon book festival" takes place from September 26 to October 1 at Hanoi Book Street.

The mid-autumn program will run until September 27.

Vietnamese people’s watch time for financial content, fashion, pilates videos, music and online gaming competitions on Youtube has increased recently.

The German Film Festival Vietnam has become a must-see in the culture calendar for many Hanoi cinephiles.

The Ministry of Public Security and relevant agencies are requested to control illegal actions at the bars and karaoke parlors.

Before the outbreak of Covid-19, the F1 race had been expected to give a boost to Hanoi’s economy.

The AFC.com selected the Vietnamese stadium as one of the five best stadiums in Southeast Asia.

The Ministry of Information and Communications on April 19 opened the first national online book fair at Book365.vn with a theme “Read books, improve intellect, overcome fear of the disease”.

Asking for calligraphic words at the beginning of the Lunar New Year is a cultural beauty that has existed for a long time.

During the week-long event, there are also other programs to celebrate the traditional Tet holiday will take place.

Fireworks show on the Lunar New Year's Eve when the clock strikes 12 a.m. has become one of the most anticipated moment in Hanoi and many places in Vietnam.

Some ancient objects of hundreds years old are very time-consuming to find out and collect.