Bac Ninh’s Lim festival to attract 2,000 performers
	Thursday,  February 2,2012,20:04 (GMT+7) This year’s Lim Festival on Friday and Saturday in Tien Du District in the northern province of Bac Ninh will feature the largest number of people wearing quan ho (love duets) costumes when performing this traditional Vietnamese verse.

HCMC writers’ assoc. celebrates 10th verse season
	Thursday,  February 2,2012,20:03 (GMT+7) The HCMC Writers’ Association will host this year’s poetry day from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Sunday at Nha Rong Wharf, 1 Nguyen Tat Thanh Street in District 4, under the theme ‘The city of ten poetry seasons’.

Nation hosts first Asia-Pacific Poetry Festival
	Tuesday,  January 31,2012,20:03 (GMT+7) The Asia-Pacific Poetry Festival will be held in the northern province of Quang Ninh and Hanoi from Thursday to Monday.

Thousands flock to Huong Pagoda Festival
	Monday,  January 30,2012,20:01 (GMT+7) The Huong Pagoda Festival kicked off on Saturday at Huong Son relic complex in Hanoi’s My Duc District.

Traditional southern cake festival debuts on Monday
	Monday,  January 16,2012,20:32 (GMT+7) A traditional southern cake festival will open on Monday at an ancient market in Can Tho City, providing a cultural and gastronomy exchange ahead of Tet (Lunar New Year).

Tet celebrations at Vietnam Museum of Ethnology
	Tuesday,  January 10,2012,21:39 (GMT+7) The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology will organize Tet celebrations featuring the nation’s customs through folk games, ethnic arts and traditional cuisine on January 28 and 29.

Colorful Dalat flower festival

Tuesday,  January 3,2012,20:44 (GMT+7) The Dalat Flower Festival 2012, the fourth of its kinds, opened in the Central Highlands city of Dalat over the weekend, featuring a wide range of flower themes and a series of cultural and artistic activities. The festival which costs VND17 billion in organization has attracted thousands of local and international tourists. The event, aimed at welcoming in the New Year 2012, will wrap up on Tuesday.

Hanoi makes hectic New Year celebration preparations
	Thursday,  December 29,2011,21:03 (GMT+7) To ring in the New Year, Hanoi City is preparing intensely to set up artworks made from flowers, ancient houses and structures, and a music and art performance stage in the downtown area.

Phu My Hung flower fest to ring in Tet
	Friday,  December 23,2011,13:06 (GMT+7) Phu My Hung Spring Flower Festival 2012 will take place from January 16 to 21 (the 23rd to 28th of lunar December) in Phu My Hung urban area in HCMC’s District 7.

Where to celebrate Christmas in town
	Wednesday,  December 21,2011,20:33 (GMT+7) Have you planned to make any special things for Christmas? Here are some destinations suggested as ideal venues in town.