Teams compete at the Hà Nội 2018 Open Dragon Boat Racing Festival on the West Lake in Hà Nội on February 24.

Locals in Thị Cấm Village in Từ Liêm District organised a rice cooking contest in the communal house of the village on Friday, a custom that is practised annually on the eighth day of the Lunar Year to wish for happiness and prosperity for villagers in the new year.

Veteran musician and researcher Nguyễn Vĩnh Bảo, who turns 101 years old this year, hosted an informal performance with zither artist Hải Phượng and musician Đức Trí during Tết at his home in HCM City.

Locals were excited to see taekwondo star Châu Tuyết Vân display impressive martial art poses in the streets of HCM City during the Vietnamese New Year.

Enhancing women’s involvement in cultural, sports and tourism activities is the focus of a deal signed between the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism and Việt Nam Women’s Union in Hà Nội.

A wall painting project called “Fresco for the Future” is restoring the appearance of Cảnh Dương fishing village in the north-central province of Quảng Bình province after the devastation of storm Doksuri last September.

Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi is offering a free stay for two people with breakfast on February 14 for Việt Nam residents who purchase two Valentine’s dinner set menus in Le Beaulieu restaurant and a bottle of Champagne.

Thùy, the first runner-up at Miss Việt Nam 2017, is a nominee in the Top 10 Inspiring People category of WeChoice Awards organised by kenh14 online newspaper. 

Stuntwoman Phi NgọcÁnh and her colleagues have presented 100 gift sets to street children and to elderly artists in a nursery home in Hồ Chí Minh city.