Nearly 100 artists from the Bolshoi Theatre of Belarus will perform at the Ho Guom Opera in the capital city of Hanoi on May 7 and 8 nights.

The Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day, celebrated on April 21 since 2014, has evolved into a meaningful cultural festival, helping nurture reading habits across society.

On the morning of April 18, around 400 residents had the chance to enjoy special circus performances and explore the architecture of the Phu Tho Multi-purpose Circus and Performance Theatre.

The 9th VN Cultural Festival in Osaka drew tens of thousands of attendees, including Vietnamese residents, students, and workers in Japan, as well as local and international visitors.

Vietnam will, for the first time, participate in the 61st Venice Art Biennale with its own exhibition space, scheduled to run from May to November in Venice, according to the Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition.

Many traditional rituals and festivals are gradually disappearing, while the number of artisans continues to decline, according to Dinh Van Tuan, Vice Chairman of the Lam Dong Provincial People’s Committee.

Quang Ninh is entering its peak summer travel season amid a sharp uptick in visitor demand, prompting authorities and tourism operators to roll out aggressive promotions while tightening service standards.

Vietnam boasts a rich and diverse heritage of traditional arts, but efforts to harness and transform cultural assets into genuine drivers of development have yet to match their full potential.

A ceremony was held on April 19 in the southern province of Dong Nai to recognise the Sayangva festival – rice worship ritual of the Cho Ro people – as national intangible cultural heritage.

A ceremony to open the Hung Kings Temple Festival and the 2026 Ancestral Land Culture and Tourism Week was held on late April 17 in Phu Tho, home to the Hung Kings Temple historic site.

These familiar dishes reflect both Vietnam’s agricultural heritage and its spiritual connection to ancestors.

The Hung Kings Temple complex, located atop Nghia Linh mountain in Hy Cuong commune, is the sacred centre dedicated to the Hung Kings – the legendary founders of the Vietnamese nation.

The exhibition “Coi nguon – Origine” by Vietnamese-origin painter Van Guillemin opened on April 16 at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum in Hanoi, offering visitors a contemplative artistic experience.

Authorities are assessing the MV “Truth or Dare” amid controversy, while reaffirming stricter measures against AI impersonation and misleading digital content.

A young woman in Lam Dong transforms dry leaves into delicate embroidery pieces, turning a chance discovery into a source of income.

Vietnam is accelerating the digitisation of intangible cultural heritage, aiming to preserve and unlock its value in the digital age.

On the evening of April 15, at the Vietnam-Soviet Friendship Cultural Palace in Hanoi, the 20th Cong Hien Awards ceremony honoured outstanding achievements in music and sport over the past year.

Model and performer Mai Ngo has been officially named Vietnam’s representative at Miss Supranational 2026, set to take place in Poland this July.

The traditional Chôl Chnăm Thmây is not only the most important New Year celebration for the Khmer community in southern Vietnam, but also a vibrant convergence of cultural and spiritual values.

Although widely regarded as a cultural “speciality” attracting tourists, VN puppetry is facing multiple challenges in preservation and development, requiring renewed efforts to both safeguard its identity and adapt to contemporary cultural currents.