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.

​Vietnamese firm TNA Entertainments is producing a new movie adapted from the Swedish best-seller novels, Jag ar wanted (I`m Wanted) and Jag ar Daniel (I`m Daniel).

On November 25, BHD Co Ltd held a press conference to introduce film lovers to a new movie named “Quyen” by director Nguyễn Phan Quang Binh in Hanoi.

​Starting at 9am yesterday, hundreds of people queued up at the National Cinema Centre to get free tickets to the third Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF).

A well-known designer Cong Tri will launch a new collection Haute Couture named "No.8 Collection" for an opening day of Vietnam International Fashion Week 2014 (VIFW 2014).

​A total of 130 films from 32 countries and territories will be screened at the third Ha Noi International Film Festival (HANIFF).

On November 21, runner-up Nguyen Thi Loan set off to go to the United Kingdom to participate in Miss World 2014 to be held in London from November 20 to December 14.

40 contestants selected from northern and southern primary rounds will enter the final round of Miss Vietnam Beauty Pageant 2014 held in Phu Quoc Island, Kien Giang Province from November 23 to December 6.

On November 22-23, the Echoes project will be running a series of unique audio walks in Hanoi.

With only a few days left before the final round of the 2014 Miss Vietnam pageant begins, it was announced that 40 young ladies are nervously to put themselves on a public platform.

Although living far away since she was a child, Miss Asian American always remember traditional values of Vietnam.

The 9th session of the Intergovernmental Committee of UNESCO Convention on the protection of intangible cultural heritage will be held from November 24 to 28 at the headquarter of UNESC0 in Paris under the chairmanship of the President of the Commission, Mr José Manuel Rodríguez Cuadros.

On December 12th, Gala The Voice Kids 2014 will take place at the Stadium of Military Zone 7, Ho Chi Minh city with the participation of many talented kid singers loved by audiences.

The 2014 European Music Festival will open in Ha Noi on Saturday and in HCM City next Monday, with artists from seven European countries and Viet Nam participating.

In a new series of photographs, Beauty Queen Vietnam 2014 Duong Kim Anh shows Vietnamese girl`s beauty in white traditional dress with graceful, palm-leaf conical hats.

On November 18, Toyota Motor Asia Pacific (TMAP) and Toyota Motor Vietnam (TMV) in coordination with Vietnam Performing Arts Center will hold the Toyota Classics Concert 2014 at the Ho Chi Minh city Opera House.

​The duo of pianist Pho An My and composer Dang Tue Nguyen will present a new stage production that combines the traditional art of tuong and chamber music.

The 2014 Europe music festival will be held at the Youth Theatre in Hanoi and the Conservatory of Music in Ho Chi Minh city from November 22 to December 5.

​After the controversy on the time for adult movies on national television, VTV began airing the US series "Sex and the City" at 11pm on November 10. I

​Vietnamese designers unveiled their favorite designs at the launch of the first international fashion week in Vietnam.

Documentary films will be screened at the French Cultural Centre in Hanoi on November 12, with the aim of raising public awareness about climate change impact and policies.