(VOVWORLD) - Thousands of objects and photos of generations of Vietnamese students who studied in China in the 1950s and 1970s are kept at the Vietnam School Memorial Hall in the city of Guilin, Guangxi province, China. This is a testimony of the time-honored friendship between Vietnam and China.

(VOVWORLD) - Ao Dai, the traditional long dress, is no longer symply a gown for big events and celebrations in Vietnam. It has become more popular in offices and schools, and even for outings.

(VOVWORLD) -Daria Mishukova, who began studying Vietnamese in 1995, is now living in Vietnam, providing input into a business and leisure website. Daria said her job brings her closer to Vietnamese culture and she has fallen in love with it.

(VOVWORLD) - The Lunar New Year festivity prevails in every street corner and family across Vietnam. VOV reports on busy preparations for the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday and cheerful activities from north to south.

(VOVWORLD) - A Vietnamese restaurant founded by three Vietnamese PhDs near Guangxi University in Nanning, China, has seen 20% growth in its annual revenues over the past three years. This is a nice reward for the restaurant’s founders’ efforts to promote Vietnamese cuisine in Guangxi.

(VOVWORLD) - The Japanese Cultural Festival Oshougatsu 2018 has been held at Hanoi University of Science and Technology. Oshougatsu is the Japanese traditional New Year festival. The festival is annually organized in Vietnam, aiming to reproduce the Japanese New Year and also to strengthen the solidarity and friendship between Vietnam and Japan.

(VOVWORLD) - Hang Trong folk paintings are on display at an exhibition themed “The New Classics” at Dong A Gallery at 115 Nguyen Thai Hoc street, Hanoi. The exhibition introduces the unique value of Hang Trong folk paintings and shows the potential to apply the art in modern life.

(VOVWORLD) - Selected as one of the most attractive destinations in Asia, Da Nang welcomed 6.6 million visitors in 2017, an increase of 1 million from the previous year. Local tourism has seen tremendous opportunities to prosper, especially after the 2017 APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in Da Nang this past November.

(VOVWORLD) - Primary and secondary students in Ha Long city are educated on local scenic and cultural values in a fun way. The pilot inclusion of this subject into school curriculums aims to raise pupils’ awareness of environmental protection.

(VOVWORLD) - The “Hanoi-Dien Bien Phu in the air” victory following 12 days and nights of bombing in December, 1972, was a victory of the Vietnamese people, and especially the people and soldiers of Hanoi, Haiphong, and neighboring localities. It was an unforgettable moment of their lives. Let’s return to those momentous days through this report by Le Phuong.