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.

The 28th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Singapore will open on June 5. The Vietnam sport delegation took part in a sending off ceremony at the National Sports Training Centre in Hanoi on May 19.

The talented Cameroon-French singer-songwriter Irma Pany will debut in Vietnam for her 2015 Asia tour, the French Institute in Ho Chi Minh City has announced. Irma will perform on May 23 in Hanoi, May 24 in Hue, and May 26 in HCM City.

The Hoan Vu Joint Stock Company held a press conference to announce the Miss Vietnam 2015 contest in HCM City on May 5.

Young rising star Nguyen Tran Trung Quan won the New Artist and Album of the Year at the Cong Hien (Devotion) Music Awards.

The third season of the American web television drama series House of Cards has just been introduced to Vietnamese audiences.

Chau Chan Hung and Ha Hong Lam, runners-up of Project Runway Vietnam in 2013 and 2014, have been picked by Harper’s Bazaar Vietnam magazine to take part in the Asia New Generation Fashion Designer Awards in Singapore from May 13 to 17.

“Music Bank in Hanoi” will be held at the My Dinh National Stadium on March 28.

The Vietnam Fall-Winter 2015 Fashion Week is scheduled to take place this week in Hanoi, featuring 18 designers in evening shows from March 12-15.

Japanese dance performances which are based on street dance by three groups, “Moreno Funk Sixers”, “Memorable Moment” and “90’s” will serve fans in Hanoi.

Young talented composers like Do Hieu and Pham Toan Thang are introducing quality songs that are expected to win them new achievements in the new year.

Vietnam Project Runway 2014 winner Ly Giam Tien will unveil his latest collection Dark Raven on February 15 at Crowne Plaza Times Square in New York City as part of the ongoing New York Couture Fashion Week.

Spring and love are the hottest themes for music videos that will be released this month to welcome Tet (Lunar New Year), which begins on February 19.

The year`s largest street art festival is set to hit the 3A Alternative Art Area this Saturday, featuring live mural painting, a street photography exhibition, live performance art, live music and freestyle sports.

Vietnam won a gold medal at the Asia Latin Championship recently held in Singapore during the International Latin Festival.

Young Vietnamese actress Ngo Thanh Van looks set to become a household name in 2015.

Thai actor and director Troy Le plays a leading role in new horror film Oan Hon, a joint Vietnamese-Thai production.

Composer Vu Cat Tuong scored a hat-trick for his song at Bai Hat Viet 2014 (Vietnamese Song 2014), a television show that runs throughout the year to showcase new songs by Vietnamese writers.

Singer My Tam will be the sole Vietnam representative to perform with guitarist Oshio Kotaro at ‘Dreaming together in Osaka’ this upcoming April.

KTĐT - Thousands of Hanoi audiences gathered at My Dinh National Stadium on January 10 to attend RockStorm7 despite the cold weather and heavy rain.

KTĐT - Vietnamese singer Le Cat Trong Ly along with American artists will depict six legendary Vietnamese myths through singing, live visual arts and an interactive dance tonight in HCM City. The American electronic duo, Space/Panther, will collaborate with Ly to create a digital fictional book about the six myths.