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Vietnam News reporter Thanh Nga spoke with James Chew of enCity Solutions Pte Ltd (Singapore), part of the planning consortium, for further insights.

With Executive sous chef Tống Đăng Khoái of Mövenpick Hotel's O Macanese Restaurant

As HCM City seeks new engines of growth, museums are increasingly being repositioned as catalysts for the creative economy, combining digital innovation, heritage experiences and night-time tourism to support the city’s ambitious development goals.

Every handcrafted drum produced in Bình An Village, Tân Trụ Commune in Tây Ninh Province, carries more than sound. It preserves generations of craftsmanship, cultural memory and the enduring traditions of rural Việt Nam.

With Executive sous chef Tống Đăng Khoái of Mövenpick Hotel's O Macanese Restaurant

For singer Quỳnh Thi, the FIFA World Cup is more than a football tournament. It is a global celebration where music, culture and sport come together, inspiring millions with messages of unity, perseverance and hope.

Blue and white tiles, their signature pastéis de nata in the window still warm from the oven, the calm of somewhere you would expect to find a few streets back from a Lisbon tram stop, Casinha captures the feel of Portugal despite its HCM City location.

The spirit of Resolution 80, issued in January 2026 by the Communist Party of Việt Nam, has opened up a new approach: viewing heritage, including folk culture, not only as a legacy to safeguard, but also as a resource for developing cultural industries in the contemporary age.

In a modest classroom in Hồ Chí Minh City’s Phú Thọ Ward, autistic children and young adults are learning more than arts and crafts.

The harmonious blend of the gentle sweetness of green tea and the pure fragrance of lotus blossoms from West Lake has created a precious brew steeped in the identity of Hà Nội.

With Chef Nguyễn Như Cường, head chef of Madame Lam, a Michelin-Selected Vietnamese cuisine restaurant in HCM City.

The 800 metre-square Phở Museum in HCM City is the first private culinary museum in Việt Nam licensed by the City Department of Culture and Sports, and it has attracted domestic and international visitors interested in discovering the story behind the iconic Vietnamese dish phở.

Poet Trang Thanh, journalist and editor at the Việt Nam Writers Association Publishing House, tells Inner Sanctum why lived experience, emotional authenticity and a distinctive human voice remain at the heart of the art form.

While modern development continues to reach the valley, the traditional stilt houses of Bình Chuẩn remain far more than architectural landmarks. They are living expressions of the Thái people's relationship with nature, community and tradition.

As AI transforms the way news is gathered, produced and consumed, media organisations face growing pressure to adapt. VietnamPlus Editor-in-Chief Trần Tiến Duẩn discusses how journalism can remain relevant and retain public trust in the age of machine-generated content.

As AI compresses production time and floods information channels with competent copy, the news organisations most likely to endure may be those that offer more than speed: verified facts, timely analysis and storytelling that only humans can deliver.

As vegetarian dining continues to grow in popularity in Việt Nam, some restaurants are moving away from imitation dishes towards something more natural. Liên Hương, on Trường Chinh Street, is one of them.

With Bar Manager Vũ Thị Hồng from Pan Pacific Hanoi