The upcoming nine-day Lunar New Year (Tết) holiday, combined with the growing trend of using annual leave to extend the vacation, is poised to fuel significant travel activity across the country.
Đỗ Lan Hương spoke to the media about the book Huyền Thoại Áo Dài Việt Nam (The Legend of the Vietnamese Áo Dài), recently released by the Fine Arts Publishing House.
In 2025, tourism emerged as a bright spot in Việt Nam’s socio-economic landscape, recording strong growth in visitor numbers, revenue and global recognition, according to government assessments.
Blending light, art and cutting-edge technology, a new digital exhibition at 93 Đinh Tiên Hoàng Street in Hà Nội offers a fresh way to explore the capital’s heritage and culture. Here, history is not only seen, but felt, through immersive, interactive experiences.
From 6pm to midnight, from December 29, 2025 to January 9, 2026, and especially at the moment of New Year’s Eve on December 31, Saigon Marina IFC Tower is illuminated with colours, national flags, and iconic symbols of both countries.
The magazine said, the country continues to reopen strongly to international visitors after the COVID-19 pandemic, offering diverse experiences while maintaining its distinctive identity.
To mark the 260th birth anniversary of national poet Nguyễn Du, Nhã Nam Publishing House has launched a limited special edition of Kim Vân Kiều, bringing together the literary legacy of Nguyễn Du, the pioneering quốc ngữ translation by scholar Nguyễn Văn Vĩnh and previously unpublished paintings by master artist Nguyễn Tư Nghiêm.
Next year's Hùng Kings Commemoration Day, Hùng Temple Festival and Ancestral Land Culture and Tourism Week will be held from April 17 to 26, 2026 at the Hùng Temple Historic Site and various other communes and wards in Phú Thọ Province.
Images of people and nature around Việt Nam are depicted in a painting exhibition titled 'Những Miền Quê Yêu Dấu' (Beloved Countryside Regions) in Hà Nội.
A special five-episode documentary series titled Cuba and Việt Nam: Brothers by Choice has been launched to mark the 65th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries (December 2, 1960 –2025).
The Sydney Morning Herald, one of Australia’s most respected and long-established daily newspapers, has described Phú Quốc in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang as the “New Phuket,” praising the Vietnamese island for having some of Southeast Asia’s most beautiful beaches while offering travel costs just one-third of those at Thailand’s major island destinations.
A Đà Nẵng New Year’s Ever Run, will be organising from 10pm to 12pm on December 31, a kicking-off vibrant countdown event in celebration of new year in the central city.
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Following the extension of the 2026 new year's holiday from one day to four, travel businesses have quickly adapted by adding new products and enhancing services to meet the demands of Vietnamese tourists.
Hà Nội is home to the largest number of craft villages nationwide, with about 1,350 villages and craft-based communities, accounting for roughly 56 per cent of rural villages in the capital. Of these, 318 are officially recognised as traditional craft villages.
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Standing prominently on the coast of the former province of Phú Yên, now part of the newly enlarged Đắk Lắk Province, Đại Lãnh Cape and its iconic lighthouse hold significant cultural and maritime value, drawing visitors with their awe-inspiring landscapes.
With an unusually long Lunar New Year break ahead, Vietnamese families are looking beyond familiar holiday routes, opting instead for longer journeys and far-flung destinations as new flight links and tour offerings reshape Tết travel in 2026.
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