(VOVWORLD) -An ancient and simple Hanoi with old stairs, mossy walls, and old French-architecture buildings is reproduced in 50 oil paintings and pen-and-ink sketches at a recent exhibition called "Old Streets" in Hanoi. This is the first solo exhibition of Tran Nam Long, who is hearing-impaired but capable of creating drawings that bring the sounds of life to life.

(VOVWORLD) - US veteran Peter Mathews from New Jersey has kept a Vietnam War notebook for over 50 years. He is now Vietnam to give back the notebook to its owner, Vietnamese martyr Cao Van Tuat of Ky Anh district, Ha Tinh province. The 77-year-old veteran considers this a great mission of his life.

(VOVWORLD) - Journalist and director Nguyen Bong Mai last year made a trip across Vietnam with the aim of discovering and understanding the cultures of Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups, focusing on national costumes and music. After the trip, she organized an exhibit called "Dare to lead a glorious life" which encourages people, especially women, to overcome social prejudices and self-imposed limitations to realize their own dreams and ambitions.

(VOVWORLD) -Photographer Tran Tuan Viet received an "honorable mention" at the annual International Monochrome Photography Awards, a renowned black and white photography contest. He is the only Vietnamese photographer to collaborate with National Geographic (NatGeo), the magazine of the US National Geographic Society. Viet, who has taken hundreds of photos capturing the beauty of Vietnam, said taking pictures is a passion, not a job.

(VOVWORLD) - “Children of the Mist”, by Ha Le Diem, a female director from the Tay ethnic minority group, has been included on to the shortlist of the top 15 documentary films advanced in the Documentary Feature Film category of the 95th Academy Awards (2023 Oscars). The Awards will be presented on March 12 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, the US.

(VOVWORLD) - The 2022 National Press Award on Party building or the 7th “Golden Hammer & Sickle” Award Ceremony was held in Hanoi on Friday to mark the 93rd founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Voice of Vietnam (VOV) won several awards for its high quality, multi-dimensional, and close-to-life journalistic works featuring Party building and rectification and the development of the political system.

(VOVWORLD) -Lionbooks Children's Bookstore organized a Tet program in Hanoi to bring children and their families to an attractive playground of 20 folk games and activities.

(VOVWORLD) - Chinese poet Brier Yang felt in love with Vietnam during her first visit 10 years ago. Since then, she has felt the urge to return and explore.

(VOVWORLD) - On Tran island, the most remote island in Quang Ninh province, there is a special spacious school with 8 classrooms but only 9 primary school students and three pre-school children. The classrooms are surrounded the sound of sea waves and wind while inside the classrooms is the sound of teachers teaching and students reading lessons.

(VOVWORLD) - People-to-people diplomacy is one of the three pillars of diplomacy. It creates a foundation of friendship and a favorable environment for good relations and cooperation at the local and national level. In recent years, the central province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau has paid great attention to people-to-people diplomacy, contributing to promoting its image to investors as well as the international community.