A museum in central Ha Tinh Province has announced the discovery of precious items dating back to 2,000 years ago, following its staff’s excavations in November.

Hai Phong-based Mai Van Phan has become the second poet from Vietnam to win the prestigious Cikada Prize.

 Those having little time for a long weekend trip should check out the following destinations in HCMC for weekend entertainment.

 An exhibition recapturing the traditional weddings of Hue people in 1960s opened at the Hue Culture Museum on November 30.

 A daily fashion show titled “Your Style” will be held at 50 Dao Duy Tu Street, Hanoi from December 1-3.

 Actors and actresses from the Vietnamese version of the American TV comedy-drama Glee (Glee Vietnam) will attend the 22nd Asian Television Awards 2017 (ATA) in Singapore on December 1.

 The first runner-up of Miss Ocean Vietnam 2017 Nguyen Thi Dieu Thuy will represent the nation at the Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International competition slated for China in December.

 Miss Globe 2017 Khanh Ngan has been appointed Ambassador of the Mrs World Peace beauty pageant.

 The Vietnamese film ‘The Way Station’ by director Pham Thi Hong Anh has been selected among top 16 best films in the final round of the 39th Cairo International Film Festival.

 Located on the 2nd floor of the collective house No.5, Dinh Le Street, Hanoi, Mr. Le Luy - owner of Mao bookstore still diligently "keep the fire" for reading culture in the city for nearly 30 years now.

 The panpipe of the Thai ethnic minority in Muong Lo, Yen Bai province, is considered the soul of local Thai folk singing and culture.

 Visitors could get a look back at the glorious days of Hanoi in the "Dien Bien Phu battlefield in the air" at the exhibition "Recalling memories" in Hoa Lo prison relic site.

 An exhibition displaying over 300 ancient Oc Eo artefacts opened at the National Museum of Vietnamese History in Ho Chi Minh on November 29.

 The Tony Award-wining comedy Lend Me Tenor by Ken Ludwig will be performed by the Dragonfly Theatre at Soul Live Project in Ho Chi Minh City on December 1-3.

 The final round the ongoing 2017 Miss Universe Vietnam beauty pageant will be delayed to the end of the year.

Vietnamese indie band tour brings it to city, Art for You offers affordable works, German band to rock the city, Xmas Art Market 2017 to be held in District 2, Nutcracker heralds the Christmas season, Origami to go on show in town

 French Vietnamese director Tran Anh Hung is giving the final touches to the script for his new movie project on French cuisine, titled Dodin Bouffant.

 Porta Chiusa, a clarinet trio from Switzerland with a strong focus on compositions using microtonal and multi-phonic techniques, will perform on December 1 at  Heritage Space, Dolphin Plaza, 28 Tran Binh Trong, Hanoi.

 Vietnamese and South Korean artists will perform together in a concert on Sunday at the Hanoi Opera House to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of Viet Nam – South Korea diplomatic relations.

 The poonah paper of Hanoi`s Yen Thai village is an ancient paper art handed down for centuries.