Cần Giờ tourism project to create 25,000 jobs, add significant revenue to HCM City budget

The Cần Giờ Sea Encroachment Project, also known as the Cần Giờ Tourism Urban Area Project, is expected to contribute to HCM City's development by creating 25,000 jobs and adding a significant amount of revenue to the city budget.

​​​​​​​Cải lương artists to stage new southern-style shows in Hà Nội

A group of cải lương artists of HCM City will perform in famous plays staged by the Việt Nam Cải Lương Theatre in Hà Nội as part of a special cultural programme offering free shows launched by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in July.  

HCM City: a familiar yet challenging subject for movies

Many filmmakers agree that HCM City is a good subject for a film but also acknowledge that it can be challenging to capture the essence of the place well enough to impress audiences.

HCM City unveils plans to restructure media HCM City plans to restructure its media industry and post-revamp will have a total of 19 outlets comprising seven newspapers, one radio and television station each and 10 magazines.

Vietnamese thriller film to open for Halloween

The thriller Song Song (Two Faces) about a married woman who loses her memory after a traffic accident will be released in cinemas during the Halloween holiday.

'Script bank' to open doors for young writers in local theatre

Local artists have started to exchange ideas via online platforms such as Chợ Kịch (chokich.vn) in an effort to build a hub or “bank” of knowledge for stage performances in HCM City.

Local support industry is hard to attract foreign investment moving from China

Việt Nam's the support industry are difficult to attract foreign investment from the wave of moving production to other countries outside of China after the COVID-19, according to the Việt Nam Association of Support Industry (VASI).

Cải lương needs state support

Cải lương tuồng cổ (a form of Vietnamese folk opera) is in need of state support as it faces a severe shortage of human resources, according to Người Lao Động (Labourer) newspaper.

Local television to revive stage dramas

To meet entertainment demand amid the COVID-19 period, Hồ Chí Minh City Television (HTV) has allocated many TV slots for dramatic theatrical performances.

VSS warns over social insurance scammers The scammers claim to offer services to allow people to receive a lump-sum social insurance payout, but in reality, take a large amount of the payout for themselves.