Culture

The central city of Hue has opened its Imperial Citadel to night-time visitors during the peak holiday season, featuring the free-entry programme Mystical Royal Court.

Vietnam’s first lady hosted South Korea’s first lady at a cultural visit in Hanoi, featuring traditional water puppetry and showcasing Vietnam’s rich heritage.

The Him Lam Resistance Centre (Beatrice) historical site in the northern province of Dien Bien will open to visitors from April 28.

A street exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City is displaying 153 photographs capturing Vietnam’s plains, border regions and islands, celebrating national milestones and cultural identity.

A new museum near Cam Ranh Bay will display rare artefacts and documents about Truong Sa, aiming to affirm maritime sovereignty and promote national pride.

Nearly 100 Thai women performing a traditional hair washing ritual at a festival in Lai Chau Province have captured widespread attention, highlighting a unique cultural practice.

Hotels near Hung Temple in Phu Tho Province are fully booked ahead of the Hung Kings festival, which is expected to attract up to seven million visitors this year.

Two emerging Vietnamese artists and designers will receive funding to develop digital projects and present their work under the RMIT Digital Design and Art Grants 2026.

Vietnamese puppetry is struggling to preserve its heritage while adapting to modern audiences, prompting calls for stronger support and innovation to sustain the traditional art form.

An ancient wooden shipwreck off Danang City’s Hoi An Ward, now partly buried, shows moss-covered stakes as authorities prepare an excavation to determine its origin and historical value.

Forestival 2026 returns to Ninh Binh Province with a broader vision, combining music and creativity with archaeological heritage and environmental awareness.

Transgender beauty Do Nhat Ha is Vietnam’s second representative at the MGI All Stars pageant, joining Huong Giang, a fellow Vietnamese transgender beauty, at the international competition.

A pagoda in Quang Ngai Province has constructed a 60-square-metre prayer hall using around 70,000 recycled plastic bottles, highlighting a community effort to tackle coastal plastic waste.

An exhibition in Hanoi showcases the Soyuz 37 mission as a symbol of Vietnam-Russia space cooperation, marking 65 years since humanity’s first spaceflight.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has sent New Year greetings to the Khmer community, affirming their vital role in Vietnam’s unity and development.

The first ever Super24 Vietnam 2026 dance competition will be held in HCM City on April 18, opening a space for creative exchange between dance and music.