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.

VietNamNet Bridge – Audience in Hanoi will have the opportunity to experience Swedish two-time Grammy winner Anne Sofie von Otter and her extraordinary voice in this one-night-only performance on March 2. 

Thi Cam villagers in Xuan Phuong commune of Hanoi’s Tu Liem district gathered at the communal house on February 23 (or the 8th day of the first lunar month) for a traditional rice cooking contest.

A music collection by France-based Vietnamese zitherist Tri Nguyen has been nominated for the Independent Music Awards (IMA) 2018. The results will be announced on March 31 in New York.

Ao Dai, the traditional Vietnamese long dress, is very popular during Tet. These gowns, in the graceful traditional style or more colorful and innovative styles, enhance the charm of Vietnamese women.

Vietnamese representative, singer Huong Giang has participated in various activities on the second day of the transgender beauty pageant “Miss International Queen 2018” in Thailand.

 Asian Kids Fashion Week 2018, scheduled to take place in Ho Chi Minh City on March 4, attracts the participation of 9 designers from Malaysia, Thailand, India, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Japan, and Vietnam.

The Italian magazine Dé MoDé has published an article on Pham Huong’s incredible journey from a model to Miss Universe Vietnam 2015.

 The central city of Hue has started construction on a pedestrian street along the Huong River which will be panelled with a kind of a rare and valuable wood in Vietnam.