The Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Beijing Municipal Cultural Heritage Bureau signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on August 25.

The heritage passport has been launched in Ho Chi Minh City, offering a new approach to exploring museums, artefacts, and stories of history and culture.

Born and raised in the former province of Soc Trang (which was later merged with Can Tho city), Lam Thi Hau has always loved the traditional dances and costumes of her ethnic group.

In Vietnam's Central Highlands, an Ede village has preserved a natural spring for generations by protecting the sacred forest that feeds it.

For generations, a village in Nghe An has guarded an ancient Buddha statue that has survived war, repeated thefts and billion-dong offers from antique dealers.

Vietnam is expanding efforts to digitize its cultural heritage, but experts say the process must carefully balance accessibility, preservation and the authenticity of historical materials.

The windows of traditional Muong stilt houses are more than architectural features. Each has a distinct name, place and purpose, reflecting generations of customs, respect and cultural values.

For generations, the flute of the Bru Van Kieu people has carried both music and spiritual meaning. Village elder Ho Ai is ensuring the tradition continues by passing it on to younger generations.

The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology is recreating the Red Dao initiation ceremony, highlighting sacred paintings rarely seen outside ritual settings.

A six-year-old Tay girl from Tuyen Quang is winning hearts with her love for Then folk singing, carrying forward a treasured family tradition.

Residents of Ha Nam Island in Quang Ninh Province continue to celebrate their traditional rice planting festival each year, honoring the ancestors who reclaimed the island while praying for a prosperous harvest.

Vietnam must move beyond preserving its rich cultural heritage and transform it into digital assets, intellectual property and a catalyst for innovation if it is to unlock its full value in the digital era, Party Chief and President To Lam has said.

Vietnam is embracing a broader vision of sovereignty - one that extends beyond borders to the digital space where culture, technology and national identity increasingly converge.

Once echoed through communal houses deep in Vietnam's Central Highlands, Ba Na epics are now at risk as master storytellers disappear and traditional performance spaces fade.

Every summer, a coastal village in northern Vietnam celebrates an extraordinary tradition in which 12 carefully raised pigs are honored as symbolic "elephants" in a centuries-old communal festival.

Heritage sites across Vietnam are increasingly being transformed into vibrant cultural venues, hosting exhibitions, music performances and live-action shows that both showcase the country's rich cultural legacy and attract wider public interest.

Restoration work is underway on the Duong Long tower complex, which is Southeast Asia's tallest brick Cham tower, with the project expected to help preserve one of Vietnam's most important cultural heritage sites.

A man in the central city of Hue was brought to the first-instance trial on July 9 on the charge of "deliberately damaging property" at the Hue Imperial Citadel.

Embroidery frames, village meetings and newly built roads tell the story of how the Dao people are safeguarding tradition while shaping the future.