Đà Nẵng City, a magnet for tourism, plans to welcome visitors in November. This is good news for many but some businesses are concerned about a shortage of tourism staff. Due to COVID-19, many had been forced to close and their employees were made redundant. Tourism experts say training for workers is needed for tourism to recover.

Former director of Thăng Long Water Puppet Theatre, Chu Lượng, has been recognised by the Việt Nam Guinness Book of Records for making the most puppets - around 1,000 puppets in five years. Hà Nội Mới Cuối Tuần (New Hà Nội’s Weekend) reporter Thúy Đinh spoke with Lượng about his craft.

Vietnamese publishing houses have recently introduced limited editions of Vietnamese books to honour the country’s leading authors and their works, as well as satisfy readers’ interest in book collecting.

After many months of keeping her daughter at home due to social distancing, Thái Kim Tuyết can finally bring her to enjoy a walking tour of French architecture in downtown Hà Nội.    

Female director Tô Thiên Kiều is making her mark and producing TV shows featuring cải lương (reformed opera), a 100-year-old traditional music genre of the south, to attract people in HCM City and the Cửu Long (Mekong) River Delta region. 

Amateur and professional voiceover artists around the country are invited to a dubbing contest called Thanh Âm Kỳ Diệu (Magical Voices), which is being held in HCM City. 

Vietnamese cuisine has various versions of sticky rice, like mung bean sticky rice with crispy fried shallots, chicken sticky rice or corn sticky rice that can be eaten all year round, but there is only one that is enjoyed in autumn – quail over sticky rice.

The Saigontourist Group on October 24 launched a river tour from Bạch Đằng wharf in downtown HCM City to  tourist attractions in Cần Giờ District, one of the first efforts to revive the tourism sector as the city eases COVID-19 curbs.

A TV series featuring doctors and frointline workers in the fight against COVID-19 will air in February.