The Golden Season Festival 2026 opened in Mu Cang Chai commune, in the northwestern province of Lao Cai, on the evening of August 30.

Vietnamese “circus princess” Pham Huong reflects on painful falls, international medals, financial struggles and more than 20 years devoted to the stage.

Ten contestants from around the world have already booked their places in the Miss World 2026 top 40, with Vietnam’s Le Nguyen Bao Ngoc among the early qualifiers.

Tran Tien Dung, a 1.86-meter-tall model and former marketing director who won Manhunt Vietnam 2025, will represent Vietnam at Manhunt International 2026.

Contemporary ballet Eugene Onegin by Boris Eifman will be performed in Vietnam for the first time in October.

Vietnamese children won gold, silver and bronze prizes in both age groups at the global “National Treasures Seeing the World” painting contest in Hong Kong (China). Hoang Ngoc Han, 13, took the top prize in the youth category.

A Vietnam–Thailand Cultural Festival was opened in Udon Thani province on August 28 to celebrate the 50th founding anniversary of Vietnam–Thailand diplomatic relations (August 6, 1976–2026).

Bao Ngoc moved a step closer to the Miss World 2026 crown on August 27, winning the Asia Top Model title and earning an automatic place among the competition’s top 40.

A series of cultural events will take place at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hanoi’s Doai Phuong commune to celebrate National Day (September 2).

Decree 287/2026/ND-CP was issued recently with a new focus on "incentive royalties," allowing creators to share up to 10 percent of the profit from their own work.

Moc Chau is preparing a packed programme of cultural, artistic and tourism activities to welcome visitors during Vietnam’s National Day holiday.

The Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum in Hanoi opened an exhibition titled “Memories of unforgettable years” on August 25, drawing strong interest from the public and art lovers.

The Vietnam Writers’ Association Executive Committee has announced the removal of poet Nguyen Quang Thieu as its president for the 2020-2025 term.

Hanoi will stage 15-minute fireworks displays at five locations on the evening of Sept. 2, alongside a wide range of performances, exhibitions and cultural experiences for residents and visitors.

A Thanh Hoa craftsman is giving lotus leaves a second life through art, combining their natural veins with Vietnamese calligraphy and illustration.

Alongside other traditional and contemporary art forms, tuong (classical opera) is adding to Hanoi’s rich array of cultural experiences after dark.

As AI transforms how art is created and taught, Vietnamese educators are seeking ways to embrace the technology without sacrificing cultural identity, human emotion and real-world experience.

Vietnam’s stage arts are beginning to operate more like a genuine cultural industry, where artistic quality drives revenue and revenue, in turn, sustains creativity.

For decades, artisan Pa Hoi has dedicated his life to preserving the Ta Lu lute and Khen Be panpipe, safeguarding the cultural soul of the Bru Van Kieu people.

More than 150,000 buyers queued at peak for BIGBANG’s Hanoi shows, putting CTicket’s anti-bot technology and Vietnam’s ticketing infrastructure through a high-stakes test