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The first edition of the Mr World Vietnam 2024 male pageant has debuted with the goal of seeking candidates who can go on to represent Vietnam at future international contests.

The Vietnamese puppet art programme "Tray Hoi Mua Xuan" (Spring Celebration) is taking place in Sunset Town, Phu Quoc, aiming to showcase Vietnam's intangible cultural heritage to both domestic and foreign tourists.

Bai Dinh Pagoda in the northern province of Ninh Binh, the largest in Vietnam, has welcomed a large number of visitors on the first days of the Lunar New Year.

Vietnamese representative Huynh Nguyen Mai Phuong is set to crack the Top 20 of the 71st edition of Miss World, according to famous beauty website Crown Talk.

Singer Lisa of megastar K-pop girl group BLACKPINK will join the cast of "The White Lotus", HBO said Tuesday, as the third season of the hit TV series moves to her homeland Thailand.

Bac Thi Khiem, 24, brought joy to Vietnamese sports on the first days of the lunar new year as she pocketed a silver medal at the Canada Open 2024 on February 11.

The Huong Pagoda Festival, the longest of its kind in Vietnam, is set to open in Hanoi’s outlying district of My Duc on February 11 and last until May 1.

The Tet book street festival 2024 of Ho Chi Minh City kicked off on February 7, expected to be a worth-visiting destination during the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

The annual Spring Calligraphy Festival will open this weekend at Literature Lake, part of Hanoi's Văn Miếu – Quốc Tử Giám (Temple of Literature), recreating the national ancient traditional spaces.

Le Hoang Phuong, fourth runner-up at Miss Grand International 2023, has been named on the list of the leading 50 candidates for Miss Grand Slam 2023, as announced by Global Beauties.

The Ban Flower Festival, a highlight of the National Tourism Year 2024, is set to open in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien on March 16.

The Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City will host the S20 Vietnam Songkran Music Festival, the first event of its kind, from May 11 to May 12.

Doan Thu Thuy, the Vietnamese representative to Miss Global 2023, won the fourth runner-up title in the grand final of the competition held in Cambodia on January 18 evening.

Vietnamese artist Tia-Thuy Nguyen's exhibition Sparkle in the Vastness has become one of the highlights of the Almine Rech Gallery in Paris when it opened to the public in January.

The annual “Xuân Quê Hương” (Homeland Spring) will take place in Ho Chi Minh City on February 1 - 2 with the participation of about 1,000 Vietnamese expatriates.