Vietnamese sailor Nguyen Tran Minh An will team up with the Da Nang-Viet Nam team in the race from Airlie Beach in the Whitsundays, Australia to Da Nang port during the world's longest ocean race, the Clipper 2015-16 Round the World Yacht Race.
A myriad of cultural and artistic activities will be held in the framework of the Spring Festival of the Year of the Monkey, which will opens in Ha Noi on January 20 (the 11th day of the 12th lunar month) and last through February 5 (the 27th day of the 12th lunar month).
A festival on Tra hoa vang (scientifically known as camellia chrysantha) is underway in the northern province of Quang Ninh, with the aim of promoting the plant’s medical and economic value.
The 2016 Ladies Golf Championship will take place in Viet Nam for the first time at the Da Lat at 1200 Country Club and Private Estate in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong from March 25 to 27.
The ASEAN Friendship Caravan with around 50 travel agents and media from Thailand and other ASEAN countries arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on January 20.
The Department of Performing Arts under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in coordination with the Viet Nam Stage Artist Association, will organize the typical stage festival to welcome 12th National Party Congress from January 12 - 17 in Ha Noi.
An art kite festival is being held in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on January 1 to celebrate the New Year 2016.
A special art performance night on January 2 in Da Lat city marked the end of the five-day Da Lat Flower Festival 2015.
The 2015 Da Lat Flower Festival opened in Da Lat city, the Central Highlands of Lam Dong on December 29 with a range of events, including a flower and ornamental tree exhibition, a flower space around Xuan Huong Lake, flower-themed calligraphy, paintings and photos displays, and a vegetable-flower fair.
Hue Festival 2016 will take place from April 29 to May 4 with various culture, sport and art activities.
A string of activities will take place at the Viet Nam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in the Dong Mo tourism area of Son Tay town, Ha Noi from January 1-3, 2016 to celebrate New Year 2016.
The 2016 Flower Street festival in Ho Chi Minh City will officially kick off at 7:00 pm on February 5, three days before the Lunar New Year (Tet), announced its organiser Saigontourist on December 21.