Singer Hòa Minzy scored a leading eight nominations at the 2025 Làn Sóng Xanh (Blue Wave) Music Awards.
International artists will perform improv in Hà Nội, highlighting storytelling and musicality to spark new worlds on stage.
With a multifaceted approach that encompasses cultural research, contemporary visual language, and creative installation art, the images of the horse are dynamically reinterpreted, rich in meaning, reflecting both its familiarity in traditional life and the essence of contemporary society.
The programme will showcase initiatives from the creative community across eight cultural industry sectors, celebrating creativity and innovative solutions within the creative community.
The move has been widely welcomed, serving as a source of pride not only for the centre’s management and Vietnamese traders operating there, but also for the broader Vietnamese community in the German capital.
The fair will also contribute to promoting the campaign “Vietnamese people give priority to using Vietnamese goods” and introducing Việt Nam’s traditional Tết culture to international visitors.
The Đà Nẵng MICE Tourism Promotion Programme 2026, themed “Đà Nẵng - Elevating your MICE experience”, will be implemented from January 1 through the end of the year. Under the programme, the city targets welcoming and supporting nearly 93,000 MICE visitors, representing an increase of about 12 per cent compared to 2025.
“The Sorrow of War” novel by Bảo Ninh has been removed from the list of 50 outstanding Vietnamese literary and performing arts works created since national reunification (April 30, 1975) as per the wishes of the author, and based on a review of the selection criteria.
Dealing in Distance, a traveling festival across Southeast Asia on diaspora, an identity shaped by migration and displacement, will present outstanding art in multiple disciplines to Việt Nam in January.
The HCM City Book Street has become a must-visit cultural destination in HCM City, attracting around 3,000 domestic and international visitors daily since its establishment and development over the past decade.
From palanquin processions in Nghệ An to the sweet longans of Hưng Yên and the ancestral rites of the Mường in Ninh Bình, Việt Nam’s newly inscribed national heritages weave together ritual, cuisine and community, enriching the nation’s cultural tapestry.
Ten fireworks teams from Italy, China, Germany, Japan, Macau, Australia, Portugal and France will compete in the largest Đà Nẵng International Fireworks Festival from May 30 to July 11, making it one of the beach city’s most attractive tourism and cultural events in 2026.
Selecting Việt Nam for this year’s list, the New York Times editorial board described the S-shaped country as a rapidly rising tourism powerhouse in Southeast Asia.
The 2026 Thiên Lý Path Award was presented to young artists Nguyễn Nguyệt Anh and Lâm Gia Huân.
Đoàn Bổng's passing brings deep sorrow, not only due to the vast number of works he created but also because of the unique mark he left as an artist deeply connected to his homeland, the country, and Hà Nội.
As Tết (Lunar New Year) approaches, both adult and child readers are getting excited about newly-released books about the largest Vietnamese traditional celebration.
You said xin chào with verve and shouted em ơi with conviction. You wanted your bike repaired and received a yoghurt instead. The tones are hard, but the people were kind.
The air is vibrant but polluted in big cities, fresh in mountains laced with terraced fields and salty when you set foot on the beautiful sandy beaches, of which there are plenty along the country's more than 3,200 kilometres of coastline.
