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.

​ Two Vietnamese films “Nhung nguoi viet huyen thoai” (The legend makers) and “Banh mo” (Dreaming cake) will be shown in the Republic of Korea (RoK) - ASEAN film week which took place in Jakarta (Indonesia) from November 7-9.

​Saxophonist Tran Manh Tuan will perform with the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra (VNSO) on November 26 and 27 at the Hanoi Opera House.

​ A Belarusian film titled “The Brest Fortress” tells the story about the unyielding fight of Soviet soldiers at the Brest fortress.

The Innovative Sweden Exhibition continues its international tour in Asia to Ho Chi Minh where it opens on 10th November at Hoa Sen University main campus in Ho Chi Minh City. Along with the exhibition, an extensive programme is organized in collaboration with Swedish Institute and Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee.

​The 2014 Miss Vietnam beauty pageant selected its 20 top beauties from the southern region who will compete on November 23-December 6 in the finals at Phu Quoc island in Kien Giang province.

Holding the book in his hands, Huy said he hasn`t been so eager to read a comic, especially a Vietnamese comic, for a long time, as he had got used to reading Japanese and Korean comics.

As many as 600 young volunteers will take part in a special programme named Dance for Kindness 2014 which is scheduled for November 9 at Vincom Royal City (10am) and Indochina Plaza Hanoi (3pm) in respond to World Kindness Day.

Mozart`s classic opera The Magic Flute will be performed for the first time in HCM City this weekend by the HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) under the baton of Norwegian conductor Magnus Loddgard.

​​The first Vietnam International Fashion Week is coming to Ho Chi Minh City on December 1-6 and the top tier event will feature works of many world-renowned fashion designers.

Top 4 contestants of the 2014 Vietnam Next Top Model competition will have a chance to come to Milan, one of the biggest fashion capital in Paris.

​An album recently produced by composer Le Minh Son highlights a genre – lullabies - that has all but slipped from the consciousness of new music being produced in the country.

An album recently produced by composer Le Minh Son highlights a genre – lullabies - that has all but slipped from the consciousness of new music being produced in the country.

Five Israeli films including “‘Foreign Letters,” “Broken Wings,” “Something Sweet,” “Someone to Run With” and “The Matchmaker” will be screened at the National Cinema Centre in Hanoi (Nov 1-5) and the BHD Star Cineplex ICON68 in Ho Chi Minh city (Nov 6-10).

Vietnamese and French experts this week joined an international conference focusing on literature translation.

A number of parks, hotels, restaurants and bars in Hanoi and HCM City have prepared exciting programs to treat guests this Friday and Saturday on the occasion of Halloween.

Well-known Indian dance troupe Odissi will amaze Hanoian audiences with four special performances at Hanoi University of Culture on October 30.

One Miss Vietnam contestant has been disqualified because of suspicions she has had plastic surgery.

The largest ever Halloween festival in Ha Noi will bring scary, traffic safety-themed thrills on October 31 to West Lake Water Park.

More than 230 contestants have participated in the northern and southern primary rounds of Miss Vietnam Pageant 2014.

Two Japanese calligraphers, along with a Vietnamese calligrapher who has been their tutor for nearly a year, are holding a joint exhibition titled Duyen (Predestined Affinity), displaying 60 of their works in HCM City.