The Vietnam Festival of Creativity & Design (VFCD) will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from September 21 to 27 with a renewed and expanded edition built around five tracks that connect creativity, research and community participation.

As Vietnam focuses more on promoting cultural soft power and drawing on the talents of its overseas community, Vietnamese artists abroad are becoming vital bridges that bring the nation’s cultural identity closer to audiences around the world.

A collection of 18 Buddhist arhats carved directly into a cave wall nearly 800 years ago in Ninh Binh Province, northern Vietnam, has been recognized as a National Treasure.

Archaeologists are calling for urgent action to protect three rare Buddhist relic towers in northern Vietnam linked to the origins of the influential Truc Lam Zen Buddhist tradition.

An exhibition in Hanoi is taking visitors into the history of the capital’s famous 36 streets, revealing how their names, traditional trades and crafts helped shape the Old Quarter.

The second Thang Long – Hanoi Festival 2026, themed “Heritage Flow,” kicked off on the night of September 11 with a brilliant fireworks display.

From sharing the screen with Burt Reynolds and Dev Anand to her memorable role in ‘The Joy Luck Club,’ Kieu Chinh has spent nearly 70 years in cinema. Now, at 89, she is returning to Vietnamese film.

What began with his pregnant wife craving a fruit he could not find at local markets has grown into a 2,000-tree farm in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, earning farmer Bui Huu Toan up to $19,000 a year in profit from fresh fruit alone.

Between the blurred lines of AI and art, Vietnam’s music industry is facing an existential challenge.

What happens when one celebrity disappears from a group photo? A controversy involving Liu Yifei and Vietnamese star Ho Ngoc Ha shows how a simple crop can become a question of status and respect.

Tran Tien Dung, a 29-year-old Vietnamese model and former marketing director, finished fourth runner-up at Manhunt International 2026 after competing against contestants from 35 other countries and territories.

SAO Concert is scaling up into a 25,000-capacity music festival in Ho Chi Minh City, bringing nearly 60 artists together for more than 14 hours of performances.

Meritorious Artist Kiru Thanh, Long Nhat, Tang Nhat Tue and others have tarnished the sacred title of “artist” by abandoning self-respect and pursuing destructive pleasures.

The Last Secret of the First Emperor, the most expensive Vietnamese film ever made with a $3.8 million production budget, is now at risk of becoming the country’s biggest box-office loss.

Trumpets lead the wedding procession as a Red Dao bride, her face hidden beneath a red veil, crosses a basin after a ritual to ward off evil before joining her groom in 12 bows to their ancestors.

“Zero Meets Hero” continued its unbeaten run at the Vietnamese box office over the weekend, while “Len huong,” featuring “Red Rain” actress Ha Anh, is preparing to hit theaters.

Amid the fields, a small stilt house and bamboo granary rise beneath hanging wind chimes, creating the sacred setting for the Ede people’s prosperity ritual in Dak Lak.

Hanoi Jazztival 2026 is closely tied to the capital’s cultural industry strategy and its commitments as a member of UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network.

Since his 20s, Vuong Dinh Que has traveled through Hanoi’s alleys and neighboring villages in search of beautiful old wooden pieces, building a collection spanning seven decades.

The 73rd Miss World pageant, just held in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa, has helped promote Vietnamese culture and tourism, with contestants from around the world showcasing the beauty of ao dai (traditional Vietnamese long dress).