Travelers are invited to experience the charm of Vietnam's ancient Tet celebrations in the picturesque village of Duong Lam on the outskirts of Hanoi.

The "Voice of Heritage" finale celebrated Hanoi's cultural soul as 14 student teams passionately brought the city's rich history to life.

A Vietnam-RoK lacquer exhibition is taking place at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum in Hanoi from November 30 to December 12, according to Quan doi Nhan dan (People’s Army) newspaper.

A culture and tourism week to mark the 250th birth anniversary of UNESCO-recognised World Cultural Celebrity Nguyen Du kicked off on November 28 in Nghi Xuan district, the central province of Ha Tinh.

Vietnam`s weightlifting team have made history by winning three tickets to compete at the next Olympic Games in Brazil.

Seventeen artworks were sold for a total US$18,000 at an auction held at the Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts.

The Vietnamese contingent of 130 athletes will attend the ASEAN Paragames 2015 held in Singapore from December 3-9 and the send-off ceremony was held in HCM City on November 26.

As many as 13 outstanding books were awarded prizes of the Vietnamese-Danish project on fostering literature for children at a ceremony in Hanoi on November 26.

Nearly 100 outstanding handicraft items of Venezuela are being on show at an exhibition held by the country’s Embassy in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang.

After the first joint-effort of the play entitled Caucasian Chalk Circle in 2014, the Hanoi-based Youth Theatre are cooperating with German director Dominik Gunther from Hamburg and puppeteers from Dresden to stage a play entitled Fisherman and a Golden Fish.

The annual food festival titled Taste of the World featuring Vietnamese and international dishes will be held at September 23 Park in Ho Chi Minh City from December 3 to 6.

"Hanoi Run for Children 2015" will be organised at the main gate of the Thong Nhat Park, Hanoi at 8 am on December 6 to raise funds for the treatment of disadvantaged children with cancer and heart disease.

The 2015 Golden Ball Award for the best player of the year was kicked off on November 23 in HCM City.

A ceremony to mark the 70th founding anniversary of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was held at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi on November 23.

The Vietnam Drama Theatre recently presented a new version of Hamlet at the Hanoi Opera House. The play, which played five nights, drew a large audience.

Vietnam sent 51 athletes and officials to compete in the seventh ASEAN Schools Games which kicked off in Brunei on November 22.The team will compete in four out of seven sports at the event, including athletics, badminton, golf and pencak silat.

A photo exhibition on Vietnam’s tourism before the country opened its door to the world opened on November 22 at the Vietnam House in Paris, giving French viewers a rare bit of insight into the lives of Vietnamese people in the 1980s.

Artist Lee Jeong-hee from the Republic of Korea is visiting Vietnam for the first time, to showcase her embroidered paintings at an exhibition in Hanoi.

Ngo Thanh Van who will soon start shooting her new film Tam Cam-Chuyen Chua Ke (Tam and Cam – The Untold Story) recently received a visit from Hollywood film producer, Harvey Weinstein.

A book on the life of veteran teachers written by associate professor and lecturer Tran Huu Ta, former Deputy Head of the HCM City Pedagogical University`s Literature Faculty, has been released to celebrate Vietnam Teachers` Day on November 20.

The Vietnam Film Institute (VFI) held a ceremony in Hanoi on November 18 to receive the collection of orginal films and documentary reels presented by the Germany-Vietnam Friendship Association.

American maestro David Itkin and Vietnamese violinist Vu Viet Chuong will perform at a concert celebrating 20 years of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the US at the HCM City Opera House on November 19.