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.

Children’s art workshops offer a dynamic cultural experience, introducing young participants to the vibrant world of contemporary Vietnamese art.

Two jazz bands from Germany and Vietnam will perform at a show on January 22 night at the Vietnam Youth Theatre.

KTĐT - At the programme.

Tet Art 2016, the biggest Vietnamese and foreign art fair of the year, will kick off on January 21 in Hanoi.

The Hanoi Party Committee held a press conference to reveal informations on art and cultural activities to welcome the 12th National Party Congress and the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival on January 19.

A photo exhibition on national party congresses throughout history opened in Hai Phong on January 18.

The Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi is transforming the ‘street’ through its open-air courtyard into a traditional Vietnamese market in anticipation of the Tet lunar new year.

Vietnam became a member of the ASEAN Community on December 31st, 2015. This creates a chance for Vietnam to further promote cultural integration and its cultural identity.

The ASEAN Friendship Caravan with around 50 travel agents and media from Thailand and other ASEAN countries arrived in HCM City on January 20.

To welcome the upcoming 12th National Party Congress, the exhibition themed "Communist Party of Vietnam - From Congress to the Congress" kicked off on January 15 in the Vietnam National Library in Hanoi.

The Vietnamese film “Thanh pho khac” (Another City) is among the nominations in the short film category at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival, which will be held from February 11-22 in Germany’s capital Berlin.

The northern province of Phu Tho recently announced a master plan on preserving Hung Kings Temple complex by 2025, aiming to turn the special national historical site into an attractive tourism destination.

Landscapes and heritage of Morocco and Vietnam are featured at an exhibition by artist Naima R Deniale, the wife of the Moroccan Ambassador to Vietnam.

An exhibition, themed the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the country’s renewal process (1986-2016), kicked off in Hanoi on January 12 with nearly 200 photos, documents and items featuring the founding and development of the Party’s reform policy in the past 30 years.

A season of films will be screened from January 18 to February 5 nationwide to celebrate the 12th National Party Congress, slated for late January.

A stamp commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Vietnam civil aviation industry has been issued in Hanoi.

On behalf of the Party and the State, President Truong Tan Sang awarded the titles of People’s Artist and Meritorious Artist to 479 artists for their outstanding contributions in the field of art performances in Hanoi on January 10.

President Truong Tan Sang attended a ceremony to present the People’s Artist title to 102 artists at Hanoi Opera House on January 10.

The Ho Chi Minh City Book Street officially opened on Nguyen Van Binh street, District 1, on January 9, looking to promote the reading habit.

According to the FIFA world rankings issued for January 2016, Vietnam team ranked 146th, jumping a place from December 2015.

Lacquer and oil paintings featuring beautiful Vietnamese and Moroccan scenery, and portraits of people are on display at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi from January 8.