Bocuse d’Or, the world-class cuisine competition today launched its first Vietnam contest at the Residence of France in HCM City.

VN Young Lions, the so-called ‘advertising Oscars’, was launched yesterday in HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Hans Christian Andersen Award Committee yesterday announced three winners ofthis year’s global Hans Christian Andersen Award, including Ms. Tran Thi Minh Tam, Vietnam’s renowned children’s book translator. 

 Slow down and breathe as you watch the documentary film Walk with Me, a contemplative journey that follows the steps of zen master Thich Nhat Hanh to offer a rare insight into life within a monastic community.

A large number of local people and tourists came to Tien Du district from the early morning of February 28 to join the Lim festival, which honours Quan Ho – a world intangible cultural heritage recognised by UNESCO.

Vietnamese representative Huong Giang put in a strong performance in the talent competition at the international transgender pageant Miss International Queen 2018 in Thailand.

 Vietnamese movie star and director, Ngo Thanh Van appeared on the cover of the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet on February 27 with an exclusive interview.

 The young Vietnamese director Phan Gia Nhat Linh has been selected as one of the jury members for the Osaka Asian Film Festival 2018 running from March 9-18 in Japan, according to the organising board.

 A Bugarian rose festival – the second of its kind – will kick off next week in Hanoi’s Water Park near the West Lake, organisers have said.

 Heritage Space continues its monthly concert series Beyond Sound on Friday night, featuring the “hottest” generation of Vietnamese experimental musicians and international guests.

 The Mountain God Worshipping Festival in Hanoi and the Tro Chieng Festival in northern Thanh Hoa province have been recently listed as national intangible cultural heritages by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

 An Ao Dai festival, the fifth of its kind, will take place in multiple locations across Ho Chi Minh City from March 3 to 25. 

Traditional wedding of the Red Dao in Bat Xat district of Lao Cai province is among cultural beauties of this unique ethnic minority group.

Chu Dau Pottery JSC in Hai Duong province will apply scientific-technological advances to create luxurious, high value-added products, meeting requirements of both domestic and foreign markets.

 A range of spring festivals are taking place in the north of Vietnam as locals wish for a year full of happiness, health and prosperity.

 Elegant ikebana flower arrangements, together with hundreds of multicoloured flowers from Japan, are on display at “The Beautiful Japanese” – a special event that aims to introduce to Hanoi’s people the fresh flowers from the Land of the Rising Sun.

 Many critics and poets attending a workshop on contemporary poetry in Hanoi on February 27 agreed: the country is home to many poets, but few good poems.

 For centuries the dog has been believed to bring good luck, blessings, and happiness to humans. At Dich Vi, a village not far from downtown Hanoi, a stone dog is considered the villagers’ tutelary god.

 Police in Cu Jut District in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong are investigating the recent death of a 40-year-old elephant in a local forest.

 Thanh Hoa People's Committee has turned down a proposal from Sam Son City's authorities to make a giant cake as an offering for the nearing Hung Kings Festival.