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Bui Vien Street in HCM City's District 1 has become busy again after bars, clubs and karaoke parlours reopened from Monday.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has asked cities and provinces nationwide to cancel festivals and firework displays celebrating Tết (Lunar New Year), as concerns rise over a spike in COVID-19 cases.

The “Xuan Que Huong” (Home Spring) programme 2022, an annual event for Overseas Vietnamese (OVs) in the lead up to traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) celebrations is scheduled to take place on January 22.

Do Thi Ha, the Vietnamese representative at the Miss World 2021 pageant, received a negative COVID-19 test result following two weeks of treatment in the US.

Hanoi audiences will have an opportunity to enjoy a play, which uses contemporary dance and multi-media, named "A Woman" - part of Antigone project, funded by the Goethe Institute.

Vietnam will play alongside Thailand and Singapore in Group C of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U23 Championship 2022 to take place in Cambodia next year, according to a draw ceremony held on December 29.

Hoi An City has announced that it would cancel New Year celebrations due to the complicated development of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Jubilant celebration activities will be held at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in the Dong Mo Tourism Area in Son Tay Town, Hanoi, from January 1-3, 2022, to welcome in New Year 2022.

The third National Mong Ethnic Cultural Festival kicked off in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau on December 24.

The Miss World Vietnam 2022 pageant officially got underway with a press conference held by Sen Vang Entertainment Company in Ho Chi Minh City on December 22 to launch the contest.

Miss Vietnam 2020 Do Thi Ha who will represent the country at Miss World 2021 in Puerto Rico has tested positive for Covid-19.

A Vietnamese Film Week will be introduced for the first time at World Expo 2020 Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from December 30 to January 5, 2022, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The Aquafina Vietnam International Fashion Week (AVIFW) 2021 will be back in HCM City on December 21-23 after being postponed due to the fourth outbreak of COVID-19.

As many as 29 best artworks selected from an illustration contest about Hanoi capital are on display at an exhibition which is open at L’Escape in the capital from December 18 to January 2, 2022.

The third Mong Ethnic Culture Festival is scheduled for December 24-26 in the northwestern mountainous province of Lai Chau, heard at a press conference on the event held in Hanoi on December 16.