In the soft spring drizzle on the first days of the lunar month, local amateur and professional Quan Ho (love duet) singers flocked to Tien Du district, Bac Ninh province to celebrate the annual Lim festival.

 Three photos by Vietnamese photographers, which feature daily activities of local people, have been picked for the final of the 15th annual photo contest organized by U.S.-based Smithsonian Magazine.

 The Ho Chi Minh City Ballet and Symphony Orchestra (HBSO) has certainly come up with a rich banquet of concerts, ballets and opera performances for the delectation of its Saigon audiences in the rest of 2018.

 A mural painting project called “Fresco for the Future” is restoring the colourful appearance of Canh Duong fishing village following the devastation of storm Doksuri in September 2017. 

 A festival showcasing Peruvian grapes will take place in Hanoi from March 13 to 20, organized by the Embassy of Peru to mark Vietnam permitting the importation of the country’s grapes after more than five years of negotiations.

 Events in Hanoi & HCMC on March 12-18.

 Ngoc Tan village, Phu Tho province, holds its annual festival on the 1st and 2nd day of the lunar February. 

 The wood stove has an important position in the life and culture of the Vietnamese people as it provides light, cooks food, and warms up the house.

 Every year on the 8th day of the first lunar month, Phu Gia villagers organize a festival to honor steamed sticky rice.

Visitors are lining up to view the stunning ancient Sapa roses at the Bulgaria Rose Festival being held in Hanoi from March 8-11.

 The French Institute in HCM City will organize a one-night music concert on March 13 to mark International Francophone Day (March 20) in Vietnam, with French artists attending.

 Vietnamese film lovers will have the chance to enjoy cinema works by the Francophone community at a film festival to be held in Vietnam from March 17 to April 1.

 A talkshow introducing the áo dài and its history to local and international audiences has been organised as part of the Áo Dài Festival 2018 being held in HCM City.

 The French environmental documentary entitled Tomorrow will be shown at L’espace on March 31. It is one of eight documentaries the centre will screen this month in honour of several international environmental days. 

Wood or metal can be soft, contain different shades and textures, unfold at various angles and inspire imaginations. That’s the feeling that many audiences share when they visit the sculpture exhibition by Le Thi Hien.

 Despite its beauty and significant traditional value, the future of Lanh My A silk remains uncertain as there are now only a few people pursuing production of this unique fabric.

 Vietnamese representative Nguyen Huong Giang won Miss International Queen 2018, one of the world's top beauty pageant for transgender women, held in Thailand on March 9.

Vietnamese representative Huong Giang brought a plethora of outfits from Ao dai and evening gowns to cocktail dresses so that she makes the best impression at the transgender pageant Miss International Queen 2018 in Thailand.

 Local designer Nguyen Cong Tri has been busy preparing his latest collections for the Vietnam International Fashion Week 2018 (VIFW) scheduled for April 19-22 in HCM City.

 An exhibition of paintings by 70 women artists, highlighting women and love, opened in HCM City on Thursday.