Việt Nam News

Despite being a small city and hard hit by climate change, Hội An is famed nationally and internationally as a tourist attraction. Rapid urbanisation and socio-economic development are putting the city under environmental pressure, risking damage to the natural ecosystem.

Meritorious Artist and theatre star Tú Sương is working on new art projects to expand 'cải lương' (reformed opera), among young people in HCM City.

Nguyễn Thành Triệu claims that the sculptures he has made from used tyres can resist adverse weather conditions and have a high level of durability.

Cao Hoàng Long is a young contemporary artist in Việt Nam who has become a popular name in visual art with many exhibitions organised in the country.

Phở Thìn Tokyo is an excellent homage to one of the best bowls of noodles on the wider continent. We’re fortunate to have the original on our doorstep.

The Việt Nam Circus Federation is working with art troupes to offer a new long-term programme of Vietnamese circus for kindergarten and primary students this year.

By Atlantis Chef de Cuisine Nguyễn Quang Thành, The Alma Resort

An exhibition at the Việt Nam National Museum of Fine Arts offers a rare chance for fine arts lovers to look back at masterpieces by some of the country's greatest 20th century painters, and learn about the artistic response to the “Outline of Vietnamese Culture” 80 years ago.

Izakaya Ten in District 1’s Thái Văn Lung Street is an izakaya, a type of informal Japanese bar that serves alcoholic drinks and snacks, and is one of Japan’s unique cultural features.

Hà Anh Tuấn's artisan soaps are decorated with numerous layers of colours, carefully calculated to every detail, with small representations of natural settings, landscapes, and iconic paintings and movies.

Phạm Văn Đằng has been composing cải lương songs and plays for nearly two decades. His hard working is appreciated by famed directors and artists. His works are shot and staged in many televisions and theatres nationwide.

The Minh Tơ Tuồng Troupe in HCM City has returned with a series of new performances of tuồng or hát bội (classical drama), a Vietnamese traditional theatre genre that originated in the 12th century.

The natural beauty of Mộc Châu has become a star of the global tourism map, with the locality crowned as 'Asia's Leading Regional Nature Destination' and the 2022 World Travel Awards.

To preserve the uniqueness of the culture of the Central Highlands, 37-year-old Võ Minh Luân has travelled all over the country collecting artifacts about elephants for over 10 years.

With hawker chef Ngô Thành Bửu

With baker Trần Quỳnh Chi from The Warm Oven CS

Hồng Đức Thanh, who is now based in Norway, is the creator of many artworks that have stunned art enthusiasts. Most of his paintings are performed on thin, light porcelain products with an elegant shape and shiny enamel colours.

The renovation of Dã Viên Islet has helped create a natural highlight for the Hương (Perfume) River in Huế City.