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.

World documentary heritages in Vietnam are being introduced at an exhibition which officially opened at Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) in Hanoi on August 26.

At Aug 23, the art group named “Quan ho – Len dong: Two world heritage`s” has their final rehearsal before the trip to Netherlands to showcase for Vietnamese community there.

According to director Meritorious Artist Thanh Ngoan, Vietnam Cheo Theatre will perform at a concert to mark World Reconciliation Day in Hanoi on September 9.

Remarkable programmes and figures who appeared on Viet Nam Television channels during the year will be honoured at Vietnam Television (VTV) Awards in a ceremony on September 7.

Exhibition with themes “Hanoi’s Small Corners” by photographer Nguyen Xuan Chinh will be held from August 25 to 29 in House Exhibition at 29 Hang Bai Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi.

A fashion show of Vietnamese brocade will take place at United Nation`s Headquarter in Geneva.

Preparations for the ASEAN+3 Song Contest scheduled for August 19 to 20 have been completed.

On August 24, FVH Film Night organized by Friends of Vietnam Heritage will present Nha Tien Tri (The Prophecy), a film directed by director Vuong Duc.

Vietnamese and South Korea artists are showing their works at an art exhibition which opened in downtown Seoul, with support from the Vietnam Embassy in South Korea and the Korea Foundation.

A hundred of Vietnamese singers, actors, MCs, and models recorded a song together to cheer on the Vietnam National Football Team at the region’s biggest sports event, the 29th SEA Games in Malaysia next week.

An exhibition on Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam (the Temple of Literature) and the Vietnamese imperial examinations was opened at the An Giang Province Museum on August 11.

Top Vietnamese designer Do Trinh Hoai Nam will present his latest collection entitled “The Golden Lotus Ao Dai Collection” in the New York Couture Fashion Week 2017 which is slated to begin August 8th.

Director Phan Gia Nhat Linh’s film “The Girl From Yesterday” has earned VND50 billion after just ten days since its release.

The 3rd Vietnam Connection Music Festival (VNCMF) 2017, Vietnam’s largest classical music event, will be held from August 12 - 26 in Hanoi, Hue, Ho Chi Minh City, with the participation of many international talents.

“Twice” - South Korean music girl band will arrive in Vietnam late August to film portions of a reality television show titled “Carefree Travellers”.

Vietnamese movie “Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass” by director Victor Vu will be screened in Japan on August 19 with a view to bringing Vietnamese culture closer to Japanese people.

Vietnamese young pop star Son Tung M-TP has won the SBS PopAsia 2017’s Best Solo Release presented by SBS PopAsia, an Australian music radio program that broadcasts recent Asian pop hits online and on the radio.

Vietnam movie “The Way Station” has grabbed the Special Jury Prize at the Eurasia International Film Festival in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Achievements made by member states in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have been nudged closer to international friends through a contemporary art exhibition opened at the ASEAN Secretariat Headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia on July 28.

Two beauties of Vietnamese and South Korea showbiz, Chi Pu and Chaeyeon, have appeared in many South Korea newspapers.