While technical stunts define circus, People's Artist Tống Toàn Thắng believes prowess alone cannot sustain long-term value. Amid the cultural industry drive under Resolution 57, he shares his vision on embedding acrobatics into storytelling and blending technology with national identity.
With Executive sous chef Tống Đăng Khoái of Mövenpick Hanoi Hotel
What should HCM City look like when today’s children become grandparents? The answer may be impossible to predict, but the choices the city makes today will shape the place they inherit. Bồ Xuân Hiệp reports.
MONO Coffee Lab’s pivot into food feels less like a trendy side hustle and more like a natural evolution.
Đoàn Minh Châu, an overseas Vietnamese information expert, came up with the idea of creating a Vietnamese whiskey brand using local ingredients while spending time in Việt Nam during the pandemic. Châu talks to Việt Nam News reporter Công Thành about the development of his new brand.
Following its merger with neighbouring Quảng Bình Province last year, Quảng Trị has expanded significantly, bringing together a unique mix of assets, from coastal areas and islands to forests, cave systems, cultural heritage and revolutionary history, alongside tourism products of international standing.
A spaceship-themed museum in downtown Hà Nội invites visitors to explore the spices behind Vietnamese phở through sight, smell, touch and sound. Blending culinary heritage with digital and physical technologies, the immersive space offers a new way to discover familiar ingredients and lesser-known flavours.
With executive sous chef Tống Đăng Khoái at O Macanese Restaurant, Mövenpick Hotel Hanoi Centre
The Khmer pagodas scattered across the Bảy Núi region in An Giang Province are more than places of worship. They also serve as distinctive architectural landmarks and vibrant cultural centres that help preserve and promote the traditional heritage of the local Khmer ethnic community.
From crispy 'nem' to a sweet potato pie that defies expectations, Chay Delek reimagines meat‑free cuisine as contemporary, approachable and full of flavour.
The Lam Kinh Historical Site in Thanh Hóa Province is embracing digital technology to offer visitors new ways to discover its architectural, historical and cultural treasures.
Comic artist Tạ Huy Long discusses the mythical world behind his graphic novel 'Yersin – Khúc hát Cá Ông' (Yersin – The Song of the Whale), about French bacteriologist Alexandre Yersin’s journey across central Việt Nam.
With Chef Trần Kiến Trung, also known as Eric Trần, executive chef at The Palm, a new destination for diners seeking contemporary French Mediterranean cuisine in the heart of Saigon.
Hotpot, army stew and rediscovering a long lost weekend in South Korea at Tây Hồ's newest Korean opening.
A fallen bodhi leaf might seem like the end of a quiet natural cycle. In Ninh Bình, however, it can be the beginning of something new.
As cultural industries are increasingly recognised as a driver of socio-economic development, preserving and promoting cultural heritage now extends well beyond traditional exhibitions and presentations.
As the longan harvest gets underway, growers in Hưng Yên are looking beyond traditional markets, using e-commerce and livestream sales to bring the province’s signature fruit to consumers across Việt Nam.
Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Tạ Quang Đông shared his views on the proposal to develop Việt Nam's first Photography City, its potential impact and the roadmap towards its implementation.
