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.

Vietnam’s land, people and cultural identities have been featured during Vietnam Day in Venice, Italy, fascinating Italian friends and overseas Vietnamese (OV) in the country.

The central city of Da Nang organised a ceremony on September 24 to start the 365-day countdown to the fifth Asian Beach Games (ABG 5), which will be held from September 24-October 3, 2016.

A special art performance programme is set to take place on October 4 to help people understand about national seas, islands and borders and call for them to share difficulties with islanders and forces on duty there.

The mid-autumn festival is underway in Hanoi`s Old Quarter with numerous activities organised to serve people, especially children.

Movies by budding filmmakers Do Quoc Trung and Tran Dung Thanh Huy were selected for the 2015 Asian Project Market (APM) in the Republic of Korea (RoK).

A Vietnam-Singapore friendship concert, co-performed by the Saigon Philharmonic Orchestra (SPO) and Singaporean artists, is slated to get underway in Ho Chi Minh City Academy of Music on September 25.

"Hanoi Days in Moscow 2015" programme was officially launched at Et Cetera Theatre in Moscow on September 21 under the framework of the signed agreements between the two capital cities to strengthen friendship ties.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a ceremony to release the 7-minute clip “Welcome to Vietnam” in Hanoi on September 21, which is presented in nine languages: Vietnamese, English, French, Chinese, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese and Arabic.

The second runner-up of 2015 Miss Ao Dai Vietnam beauty contest, Nguyen Thi Le Quyen would be representing at Miss Grand International 2015 and Miss Supranational 2015 beauty pageants.

Young Vietnamese singers like Vu Cat Tuong and Dinh Manh Ninh are pushing artistic boundaries by writing their own songs in an industry where few vocalists write their own material.

The Football for All in Vietnam (FFAV) has won the AFC Dream Asia award in the non-governmental organisation category as the best NGO working in the football field in Asia.

The Hanoi People`s Committee has issued a detailed maintenance plan for the areas of the city that include old streets.

According the announcement of individual website, Dutch trance music producer, DJ Armin Van Buuren will perform in Hanoi on December 13.

Grammy-winning soul singer Joss Stone tops a long list of artists from 10 different countries performing at the second Monsoon Music Festival (MMF) in Hanoi in October.

The Russian Mosfilm Week 2015 is set to kick off on September 17-19 in Hanoi and September 21-23 in the central city of Da Nang, introducing Vietnamese audiences to the best of the Russian cinematography.

An improvised orchestra performance by the Hanoi Collective Orchestra with the participation of the audience will take place at 5pm on September 17 in Hanoi.

Wishing Peace for Truong Sa, a photo series by Nguyen Thu Thuy, made it to the Worldwide Photography Gala Awards` final round for women in York, UK.

The candidates, selected from 63 contestants of the semi-final round of the Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 pageant held on September 15, were judged on five criteria: figure, body, performance, behaviour and manners.

Thang Long water puppet theatre will attend the Kuala Lumpur International Arts Festival held in Malaysia from September 17- 21.

A ceremony to launch the illustrated diary contest Mitsubishi Asian Children’s Enikki Festa was held in Hanoi on September 15.