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Hà Nội celebrates flavours at culinary festival

Wednesday, Dec 17, 2025

The city’s unique culinary heritage will be honoured at the Hà Nội Culinary Culture Festival 2025 this weekend, an event expected to showcase the essence of both local and national cuisine to a wider community.

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Two Vietnamese writers honoured with S.E.A. Write Award

Wednesday, Dec 17, 2025

The S.E.A. Write Award has become a cherished tradition that celebrates exceptional literary voices and works reflecting the depth of the human experience, helping to enrich the spiritual life and fostering a shared cultural voice across ASEAN.

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Wartime love stories honoured at writing contest

Wednesday, Dec 17, 2025

A love story between a soldier and his young girlfriend during the Việt Nam-American War received the first prize at a writing contest titled ''Love in War'' on December 16 in Hà Nội.

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Visit Vietnam Year – Huế 2025: renewing heritage, shaping distinct brand

Tuesday, Dec 16, 2025

Visit Vietnam Year – Huế 2025 has left a series of strong imprints, reflecting a marked transformation in Huế''s tourism in terms of scale, quality and brand positioning. More than a programme of events, it has become a powerful driver, helping...

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Contest spreads love for President Hồ Chí Minh among Vietnamese children in Japan

Tuesday, Dec 16, 2025

The contest served as a meaningful platform contributing to the preservation of the Vietnamese language and cultural identity within the Vietnamese community in Japan.

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Mỹ Nghiệp Village's brocade weaving soul

Sunday, Dec 14, 2025

This cultural gem is a haven where Chăm women continue the age-old tradition of weaving, orchestrating a symphony of looms daily to produce vibrant brocades that encapsulate the essence of a craft steeped in over a thousand years of history.

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Festival showcases essences of Hà Nội's cuisine and crafts

Saturday, Dec 13, 2025

Hà Nội’s first Craft Village and Craft Street Festival, which runs until December 14, is an important promotional activity aimed at honouring the exquisite values of Hà Nội’s craft villages while promoting distinctive tourism products linked to culinary culture, said...

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Cultural industry strategy: Việt Nam steps into era of creative economy

Saturday, Dec 13, 2025

The strategy identifies core issues: creativity, identity, and facilitating conditions for talented people to shine.

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Cần Thơ set for first River Culture Festival

Wednesday, Dec 10, 2025

Cần Thơ will celebrate its first River Culture Festival from December 26 to January 1 at Ninh Kiều Wharf and Hậu River Park, according to the city People’s Committee.

Travel

Central hub to grow world brand cultural industries

Tuesday, Dec 02, 2025

The central city should develop as a regional leading cultural centre in terms of art creativity, cinema, traditional crafts, events, MICE and heritage on the basis of core zones of the current city’s downtown and beach zone and world heritage...

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Outdoor music events planned each weekend

Sunday, Nov 30, 2025

Organising art programmes in public spaces is considered a way to help people and tourists easily access, enjoy and share the cultural values ​​of the capital.

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Hà Nội welcomes 30.94 million visitors in 11 months

Friday, Nov 28, 2025

In November alone, the capital attracted 2.5 million visitors, up 14.7 per cent from the previous year.

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Việt Nam photo, handicraft exhibition opens in US

Wednesday, Nov 26, 2025

The exhibits highlight key developments in the Việt Nam – US partnership, introduce Việt Nam''s scenic landscapes and cultural diversity, and reflect the craftsmanship, creativity, and enduring resilience of Vietnamese culture through centuries of changes.

Heritage

Đắk Lắk preserves and promotes the value of gong culture heritage

Wednesday, Nov 26, 2025

By 2024, the province had had a total of 1,603 sets of gongs, including 1,178 sets of Ê Đê gongs, 219 sets of M''nông gongs, 118 sets of Jrai gongs and 88 other sets.

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Vietnamese culture, cuisine highlighted at Colombo charity fair

Tuesday, Nov 25, 2025

Visitors were drawn to signature products such as phở, fresh spring rolls, Vietnamese coffee, instant noodles, dried bananas and jackfruit, coconut candy and handicrafts including bamboo dragonflies and leather wallets. Phở and spring rolls, regarded as “culinary ambassadors” of Việt...