Spring has sprung in the mountains in the north and in Điện Biên Province in particular. Mountainous peach blossoms in Điện Biên bearing the energy of wild spring have been transfered to the plains, where families have been preparing for the Lunar New Year. A branch of peach blossom not only helps decorate the house but also brings natural energy to the family.

Spring and love are the hottest themes for music videos (MV) that have been released this month to welcome Tết (Lunar New Year), which begins February 5. 

Pig-related paraphernalia originating from the kilns of Bát Tràng Village and around the world are on display at an exhibition entitled ‘My Zodiac Animal – Prosperous Pig’.

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.