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.

​Days after noted Vietnamese artist Le Pho`s View from the Hilltop set a new auction record, art collector Nguyen Minh still has a lingering feeling of regret.

​The progressive rock band Ngu Cung (Pentatonic) will debut songs from their new album Cao Nguyen Da (Rock Plateau) on Friday at the Giang Vo Exhibition Centre in their first-ever live show.

Center for Environment Training and Communication (VEA) in collaboration with the Centre for Creative Initiatives in Health and Population launched a photo contest on the environment.

​Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen from Nam Dinh province triumphed at the 2014 Miss Vietnam Pageant. Duyen, a first-year student from the Foreign Trade University, beat other 37 beautiful contestants across the nation to win the title. She is 1.73m tall, weighs 59kg and measures 86-63-91.

The photo by Pham Tuyet, which won the first prize of the contest, was also on display at an exhibition on Vietnam`s heritages.

​Designers will premiere 1,000 of their latest creations during the Viet Nam Fashion Week Spring-Summer from today for one week.

The photo by Pham Tuyet, which won the first prize of the contest, was also on display at an exhibition on Vietnam`s heritages.

A peru film week 2014 has taken place from December 5 to 7 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Peru (1994-2014).

Vietnamese pop star My Tam has been chosen as one of the most admired female singers in Asia by Top 10 of Asia website.

To celebrate the 39 th anniversary of Laos’ Liberation Day (December 2, 1975-2014), the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam in collaboration with the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism of Laos organized Laos Culture Week in Vietnam.

Vietnamese singer Ho Quynh Huong was named – Asian Artist of the Year in Vietnam – on December 3 at the 2014 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA).

The exhibition displaying nearly 60 photos of Vietnam in the early 20th century was held at National History Museum (25 Tong Dan street, Hoan Liem district, Hanoi)

The event has taken place in Hoi An city as part of activities to celebrate 15th anniversary of the recognition of Hoi An ancient town as a World Cultural Heritage.

The event was jointly held by Thai Embassy in collaboration with Thai Chamber of Tourism, Aviation Limited Company,Thai business association and Thai community in Vietnam.

The event drew a number of participations of fashion lovers throughout the world with a view to sharing the same passion for fashion, creativity and connectivity.

Dang Thu Thao always looks beautiful whenever she appears because of her pure, and bright beauty and exquisite, elegant and feminine clothing styles.

The programme named "Vietnam`s Got Talent 2014" has officially found 49 performances entering the Semifinals.

On November 27, UNESCO officially recognized Vietnam’s “Vi - Dam” folk singing as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity at the 9th session of its Inter-governmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Paris.

On November 27, the third Hanoi International Film Festival closing ceremony (HANIFF) took place at the Palace of Soviet-Vietnamese to officially close exciting five- day festival of Vietnamese and international filmmakers.

As many as 100 outstanding photos selected from the Vietnam Heritage Photo Awards 2014 has been showcased at Foreign Trade University from November 25 to 28.