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A total of 13 local designers are set to introduce their latest collections at the Vietnam International Fashion Festival (VIFF) 2020 which is scheduled to run in Ho Chi Minh City between December 25 and 29.

HCM City's annual countdown music party to welcome the New Year will be held virtually on December 31 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The International Friendship Art Festival (IFAF) 2020 is poised to get underway on the pedestrian streets surrounding Hoan Kiem Lake in the heart of the capital, with the event set to run from December 18 to 20.

Japanese movies will be introduced to audiences during the 12th Japanese Film Festival (JFF) in Vietnam from December 25 this year until January 22, 2021.

Ao dai Festival and Hue Gastronomy Festival 2020 will be held in the central city of Hue on December 18.

The Vietnamese national team will end the year of 2020 at 93rd place in the FIFA rankings, 18 spots higher than Thailand.

The Polish Embassy in Hanoi has granted an award to Vietnamese internet users for their dedication to spreading knowledge about the Eastern European country through online platforms.

Vietnamese drama film “Mat Biec” (Dreamy Eyes) has been chosen to be sent to the qualifying round of the 93rd Oscars Academy Awards, said the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Dancers of the HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera will launch the Christmas season with the classical ballet The Nutcracker on December 11 and 12.

Vietnamese representative Nguyen Tran Khanh Van has been forecasted to be named in the top five of Miss Universe 2021 by Missosology Magazine.

Three Vietnamese stars, namely emcee Tran Thanh, singers Dong Nhi and Chi Pu, have been selected on this year’s Forbes Asia’s 100 digital stars list which highlights the Asia-Pacific region’s most influential celebrities on social media platforms.

The Smithsonian Institution’s “Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World” Exhibition was opened on Monday at the Hanoi Medical University.

The 2020 International Food Festival, the eighth of its kind, was held in Hanoi on December 6, as one of cultural exchange, cuisine and fundraising activities hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Vietnam’s 2020 ASEAN Chairmanship Year.

Vietnam’s leading designer Nguyễn Công Trí presented his new collection called “Màu Của Tôi” (My Colour) to open the Aquafina Vietnam International Fashion Week (AVIFW) 2020 at the Nguyễn Du Gymnasium in HCM City.

A range of shows and entertainment activities in HCM City, including those to celebrate Christmas, have been cancelled following municipal instructions on tighter Covid-19 prevention regulations.

Hundreds of students that study art and architecture majors have attended a sketching contest held at Hanoi Temple of Literature.