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.

More than 200 photos along with a series of valuable documents and objects featuring the founding and development history of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) are being displayed at an exhibition that opened at the Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hanoi on January 28.

Landscapes, portraits of daily life, and the beauty of women of Mongolia are the themes of a painting exhibition that has opened at the HCM City Union of Literature and Arts Associations.

Vietnamese literature shined brightly in the spotlight at the opening of the 39th International Kolkata Book Fair in India, one of the world’s three largest international book fairs.

A programme themed “Back to the roots – Experience Hanoi’s intangible cultural heritages” was launched by Hanoi’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism on January 27 in the celebration of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet).

A set of three postal stamps and a poster have been released to mark the recognition by UNESCO of Trang An Complex in northern Ninh Binh province as a Cultural and Natural World Heritage Site.

The database system was jointly developed by the Biodiversity Conservation Agency (BCA), the Vietnam Environment Administration (VEA) and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), through the “Development of the NBDS” project cooperated by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) since November 2011.

As part of Australia Day celebrations, one of Australia`s most popular artists, Christine Anu, is visiting Vietnam from 24-31 January to perform at events in Hanoi, Vinh Phuc and Ho Chi Minh City, said Australia Embassy has announced.

The famous banyan tree, Tan Trao, a symbol of Vietnam’s independent struggle against France, has rehabilitated after a seven-year joint effort in the northern province of Tuyen Quang.

An exhibition on “Vietnam’s Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos: Historical and Legal evidence” was opened on January 27 in northern Hoa Binh province to deepen public understanding of Vietnam’s ownership of the two archipelagos.

The Japan Foundation Centre for Cultural Exchange in Hanoi has announced the fifth in a series of concerts it has been staging at its facilities in hopes of bringing musical diversity to the city.

The education sector of central Ha Tinh province plans to include Vi-Giam folk singing in primary school curriculum from the 2015-2016 academic year, as part of its efforts to preserve the humanity’s intangible cultural heritage.

A movie on Nguyen Ai Quoc`s life in Thailand will be premiered to launch a nationwide film week to celebrate the 85th anniversary of the Vietnam Communist Party.

Hanoi authorities are restoring 82 stone tablets recording the royal examinations held under the Le-Mac dynasties (1442-1779) placed at Van Mieu (the Temple of Literature) and Quoc Tu Giam (Vietnam’s first national university).

Composer Vu Cat Tuong scored a hat-trick for his song at Bai Hat Viet 2014 (Vietnamese Song 2014), a television show that runs throughout the year to showcase new songs by Vietnamese writers.

This year’s massive Tet flower festival in HCM City to welcome the Lunar New Year holiday will feature 128 flower markets.

A special art performance entitled “Mai mai niem tin theo Dang” (Viva the trust in the Party) was broadcast live on Vietnam Television on January 24 to mark the 85th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) (February 3, 1930).

The Trang An Eco Tourism Complex was honoured by the Postal Corporation of Vietnam on January 23 with the issuance of a commemorative stamp series as part of the activities marking the complex’s recognition as a UNESCO mixed heritage.

The Foreign Ministry and 30 foreign embassies in Hanoi hosted a food festival on January 24 in a bid to promote cultural exchange among nations and raise funds for orphans and the disabled.

Vietnam has joined with over 170 art galleries from Asian and Western countries participating in Art Stage Singapore 2015, known for its focus on Southeast Asian art scenes.

Ninh Binh province has kicked off the National Tourism Year 2015 celebrating Vietnam’s eight World Heritage sites under the theme–Connecting the World Heritage–with an exhibition at the Bai Dinh Pagoda.