Life & Style

Water-filling season turns northwestern rice fields into a masterpiece

Friday, May 22, 2026

From late April into May and even June is the most breathtaking time of the year to visit the area, as farmers fill the terraced rice fields with water, known as the water-pouring or water-filling season. 

Weekend Time Out

West Lake Water Park opens for the summer with a festive atmosphere

Friday, Apr 17, 2026

The West Lake Water Park, Hà Nội''s first aquatic entertainment complex, has officially opened, promising a colourful festival space combining entertainment, art and interactive experiences for visitors this summer.

Neighbourhood

Đồng Nai’s 2,000ha Phước Hòa reservoir seen as next eco-tourism hotspot

Monday, Dec 01, 2025

Its topography and water resources make it ideal for an integrated eco-hub featuring lakeside residential projects, golf-integrated urban zones, resort complexes and nature parks, all designed to deliver a green urban space in harmony with nature.

Show

Vietnamese puppetry exhibition: Cultural highlight at Autumn Fair 2025

Monday, Nov 03, 2025

Visitors can learn about the centuries-old art of Vietnamese puppetry, take photos in a space rich with traditional aesthetics, and enjoy live performances. The witty character Tễu (Uncle Tễu) — a symbol of Vietnamese puppet art — along with buffaloes,...

Life & Style

Traditional water puppetry leaps forward with major autumn deals

Thursday, Oct 30, 2025

Vietnamese traditional puppetry is expected to become more widely popular in the community after the Việt Nam Puppet Theatre signed major performance agreements with two partners during the ongoing Autumn Fair 2025 in Hà Nội.

Show

Việt Nam to host International Puppetry Festival 2025 in Quảng Ninh

Tuesday, Sep 23, 2025

A puppetry festival will be held to celebrate and help spread the art in Quảng Ninh Province in November.

Heritage

Ancient puppetry in Hải Phòng retains charm and vitality

Sunday, May 18, 2025

Located in the northern city of Hải Phòng, Bảo Hà Village and Nhân Hoà Village are celebrated as two of the most significant cradles of Việt Nam’s traditional puppetry.

Show

Hải Phòng hosts puppet festival

Tuesday, May 06, 2025

The Hải Phòng puppet festival, themed ''Hải Phòng – 70 Years of Brilliant Flower Seasons'', aims to preserve and promote the unique cultural and artistic values of traditional Vietnamese puppetry.

News

New water puppet stage opens at Museum of Ethnology

Thursday, Nov 19, 2015

A new water puppet stage will open at the Museum of Ethnology, followed by a performance by the Thanh Hai troupe from the northern province of Hai Duong.

News

National Geographic series airs

Tuesday, Nov 10, 2015

The first episode of the revolutionary new series Breakthrough, produced by Imagine Entertainment and Asylum Entertainment, aired in Viet Nam on Saturday.

Sports

Trung wins FLC Tennis Cup

Monday, Sep 28, 2015

Hoang Thanh Trung won the first-ever FLC Tennis Cup, held on water, in Thanh Hoa Province on September 27.

News

Viet Nam's water puppet heads to festival in Malaysia.

Tuesday, Sep 15, 2015

Thang Long water puppet theatre will perform at the Kuala Lumpur International Arts Festival held in Malaysia from September 17 to 21.

Travel

130-year-old water tower new HCM City tourism site

Friday, Aug 28, 2015

The oldest water tower of the Sai Gon Water Company, recognised as an architectural and historical relic, has been handed over to Saigon Co-op to turn it into a tourism destination.

News

Water puppet troupe offers children's programme

Thursday, May 28, 2015

The Sai Gon Water Puppet Troupe will offer a special children''s programme at HCM City''s Youth Cultural House this summer.

Travel

Ha Noi buffalo festival to start

Friday, Mar 13, 2015

A buffalo fighting festival begins tomorrow at the Phuc Tho town stadium in Ha Noi''s Phuc Tho District.