A vendor carries peach blossom branches from a  garden in Nhật Tân, Hà Nội, to sell at the market. As Tết approaches, thousands of peach blossoms, a key feature of Việt Nam’s Lunar New Year, are being sold and driven to all corners of the city. — VNA/VNS Trương Vị

An exhibition to mark the 10 year anniversary of quan họ (love duet singing) receiving the title of intangible cultural heritage of humanity from UNESCO is opening in the northern province of Bắc Ninh.

The original area of Hương Sơn Landscape Complex – home to 21 pagodas and dozens of grottoes in local mountains of Mỹ Đức District, Hà Nội – will remain unchanged amidst the development of tourism infrastructure, local authorities confirmed at a recent meeting held by Hà Nội authorities.

Award-winning guitarist Trần Tuấn An will perform a solo concert in Hà Nội on January 27.

A series of traditional cultural activities will take place this week at the Việt Nam Museum of Ethnology on Hà Nội’s Nguyễn Văn Huyên Street to welcome Tết (Lunar New Year).

The University of Notre Dame, one of the oldest and most prestigious US centers of higher learning, will cover murals depicting Christopher Columbus out of concern that the art works depict a skewed history of colonial America.

Violinist Hoàng Rob, who has been considered as a pioneer in playing electrical violin in Việt Nam, will have a mini concert on Friday, January 25.

On January 22, 2019, the Republic of Belarus celebrated the 100th Anniversary of Belarusian diplomatic service; the day also marks the 27th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations with Việt Nam. Belarusian ambassador to Việt Nam Vladimir Goshin wrote to Việt Nam News:

The annual HCM City Tết (Lunar New Year) Book Fair will be held downtown from February 2-8.