The annual cultural event will welcome locals and visitors alike from now until February 9, 2025, offering a delightful experience in celebration of the Lunar New Year.

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 pop song written by composer Nguyen Van Chung of HCM City has been included on two CDs by the Casa Musica, a music company in Germany.

Tran Quoc Tuan of Vietnam was elected as Deputy Chairman of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) for the 2015-19 term during the federation`s 22nd congress held in Yangon, Myanmar on August 22, according to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

About 1,500 special documents of the August Revolution (August 19), National Day (September 2) and President Ho Chi Minh will be on display at the exhibition on Vietnam’s 70-year socio-economic achievements at the Vietnam National Library in Hanoi from August 26 to September 6.

“The Hanoi Days” will be held in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan on August 22-28. According to the organizing board, Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre will attend “The Hanoi Days” in Japan.

Hanoi will hold various cultural activities to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2) from August 18.

The grand finale of the 9th Sao Mai Television Singing Competition in Thanh Hoa on August 16 was a night for female singers as all they took home all three of the top awards.

Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien bagged bronze at the women’s 400-metre individual medley event on August 16 at the 2015 International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Cup Paris in Chartres city, France.

The permanent representative missions to the United Nations (UN) of 10 countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) celebrated “ASEAN Family Day” in New York on August 16.

The organising board said, the annual Vietnam-Japan Culture Exchange 2015 will be held at Administrative Centre Park in Da Nang city from August 28-30.

The Hanoi Department of Planning and Architecture announced a detailed planning for the National Sports Complex integrated with shopping, convention and tourism centres in Nam Tu Liem district on August 13.

The Korean Cultural Centre in Vietnam with the support of Vietnam Cinema Department and Vietnam Animation Film Studio opened the second Vietnam-Republic of Korea (RoK) cartoon festival in Hanoi on August 13.

A “Vietnamese Cultural Night” gala featuring traditional art performances and fashion shows was held on August 12 at the New-York Historical Society Museum and Library Archive (NYHS) in New York.

Film screenings will begin nationwide to celebrate the 70th anniversary of August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2).

Vietnamese star swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien won a silver medal at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Cup 2015 in Moscow, Russia, in the women’s 400m medley individual event on August 12.

The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) held a ceremony to inaugurate and put into use its information centre in Hanoi on August 11.

It is necessary for Vietnam and the US to enhance cooperation in culture, sports and tourism, specifically through art performances, concerts and exhibitions to increase mutual understanding and people-to-people exchanges.

An international conference gathering more than 100 Vietnamese and foreign scholars confirmed once again the glorious life and literary work of great poet Nguyen Du (18th century), who richly deserved to be considered as a cultural symbol of the country.

A ceremony to kick off the first international Vietnamese traditional martial arts championship – Thang Long Cup, was held at the My Dinh Indoor Athletics Gymnasium in Hanoi on August 9.

The Vietnamese Cultural Days in the US kicked off in Washington D.C. on August 8 to mark the 20th founding anniversary of Vietnam-US diplomatic ties (1995-2015).

Ministry of Information and Communications and Vietnam Corporation of Postal (VietnamPost) held a ceremony to launch the official stamp to welcome the ASEAN Community in Hanoi on August 7.