The Cau Ngu Festival, a festival where fisherman come to pray for a good harvest of fish, opened in Thanh Khe district, Danang city on February 20, the 16th day of the first lunar month.

Ngoc Han, Miss Vietnam 2010, recently introduced her new Ao Dai collection to the overseas Vietnamese community during an event held in New York, the United States.

 A ceremony was held in Thanh Khe district of the central city of Da Nang, on February 20 to receive the certificate recognising the district’s Cau Ngu (whale worship) festival on the national list of intangible cultural heritage.

Thousands of tourists have paid a visit to Hoi An to release lanterns into the Hoai River to pray for happiness, peace, and luck in the year ahead for the Nguyen Tieu festival, which celebrates the first full moon of the new lunar year.

 The international women’s volleyball tournament, LienVietPostBank Cup, will be held on February 22 to March 1 at the Bắc Ninh Province Gymnasium.

 Vice Chairman of Cần Thơ City’s People’s Committee, Trương Quang Hoài Nam, expressed a wish to partner with the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Việt Nam (ICHAM) in fashion and tourism.

 After a month’s break, the HCMC Ballet, Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) is opening its new season with a major performance by a visiting choir from Sweden.

 Thousands of people flocked to Cho Lon area in District 5 of HCMC on February 19 to celebrate the First Full Moon Festival, or Tet Nguyen Tieu, which falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month.

 Tuong Phieu communal house in Phuc Tho district, Hanoi was designated a national special relic site at a ceremony held on February 18.

 The District 1 Court in HCM City has ruled that painter Le Phong Linh (pen name LeLinh) is to be the only author of popular comic series Vietnamese Land’s Prodigy.

The coastal city of Ha Tien in Kien Giang Province yesterday opened the memorial complex of Chiêu Anh Các, a literary and poetry society established in the city in 1736. 

 Vietnamese-American duo Phuong Thao and Ngoc Le, who have more than 25 years in the industry, have released their latest music video (MV) on YouTube.   

An exhibition telling the differences between life in a big city and that in the countryside will be held at the VICAS Center for Assistance and Development of Contemporary Arts (VICAS Art Studio) in Hanoi from February 20 to March 12.

The Tran Temple’s seal opening ceremony, which starts every year at 11 p.m. on the 14th day of the first lunar month, in Nam Dinh, has seen throngs of pilgrims from across the country rushing to obtain a lucky seal stamp, the local media reported.

 The Swami Vivekananda Cultural Center under the Embassy of India in Hanoi will screen the drama thriller film “Papanasam” on February 22, starting at 6 p.m.

 Tran Thuong Temple’s food-distributing festival took place in the northern province of Ha Nam on February 18 or the 14th day of the first lunar month. 

 The biennial Hue Traditional Craft Festival, which honours the value of heritage and raises the quality of traditional trade villages, has helped Vietnamese handicraft products reach out to the world.

 A seminar on the film industry will take place at Hoa Sen University in Ho Chi Minh City on February 19 to help young Vietnamese filmmakers gain access to regional and international film festivals.

 An exhibition featuring works by Thai artist Vichit Nongnual opened at Dong A Gallery in the capital city of Hanoi on February 19. 

 The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre in District 2, HCMC will hold an exhibition titled “Machine is Nature” from February 22 to April 21, featuring works by 15 artists from Vietnam, Thailand, Bangladesh, China and the UK.