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.

A cultural programme themed “The Colours of Vietnamese Culture” was held on February 4 at the Gymnaziym school in the city of Teplice , the Czech Republic , to introduced the country’s unique culture to the locals.

Hanoi`s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism opened Hanoi Spring Festival on February 4.

A programme themed “Spring in every region nationwide” (Sac xuan tren moi mien to quoc) will be held from February 7- 11 at the Culture –Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups in Son Tay town, Hanoi to restore traditional ethnic minority Tet customs of the Mong, Tay, Thai and Muong.

The employees at Intermix are cooking up a 10 kilogram, 1.9 metre tall Vietnamese crepe – hoping to set a new world record for the Biggest Vietnamese Crepe.

Vietnam won a gold medal at the Asia Latin Championship recently held in Singapore during the International Latin Festival.

Artist Kim Jung-Hyun depicts her emotions in self-portraits, which she is showcasing at an exhibition held in Hanoi until February 14.

An one-hour experimental music concert on February 7 will feature dan tranh (16-chord zither), dan bau (monochord) and bamboo flute played by German composer and percussionist Burkhard Beins and Vietnamese traditional musicians.

The 7th Da Nang International Fireworks Competition (DIFC 2015) will take place on April 28-29 in the central coastal city of Da Nang.

Young Vietnamese actress Ngo Thanh Van looks set to become a household name in 2015.

According to information at a press conference on February 2, the Spring Press Festival 2015 will be held at Giang Vo Exhibition Centre in Hanoi from February 7 to 10 themed to celebrate the founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and welcome Spring and new opportunities of the country.

A series of events will be held in early March to popularise Vietnamese literature among the international community, which will collectively draw about 550 writers, poets, and translators from the country and 40 other nations and territories.

The annual “Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring) programme this year will be organised in Ho Chi Minh City on February 7-8 with various traditional cultural activities for overseas Vietnamese who are to enjoy the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival in Vietnam.

Pottery pieces typical of the Red River Delta are being on show at an exhibition that was opened in Hanoi on February 1.

Ten painters and sculptors are displaying their artworks at an exhibition which opened in Hanoi on February 1 to feature the image of the Goat in celebration of the upcoming lunar New Year Festival 2015 - (Tet Ky Mui - the Year of the Goat).

A ceremony to honor Vi-Giam folk singing of Nghe An and Ha Tinh province will be held in Vinh city, Nghe An province on the evening of January 31.

Thai actor and director Troy Le plays a leading role in new horror film Oan Hon, a joint Vietnamese-Thai production.

Vietnamese citizens under 30 can enter a writing contest to win a round-trip ticket to Brussels.

KTĐT - Hanoi's old quarter cultural exchange center will be officially inagurated on February 2, 2015 on the occasion of celebrating the 85th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

In honour of the 132nd Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) General Assembly being held in Vietnam this upcoming March, a photo contest has been launched by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union in Hanoi.

The latest documentary film on President Ho Chi Minh entitled “Thau Chin o Xiem” (Thau Chin in Thailand) by Director, Bui Tuan Dung will kick off the film week celebrating the 85th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam to take place nationwide from January 30th to February 5th.