Culture

The Star Nha (Home) Ease: Vietnamese Cinema, the only Vietnamese film event in the UK, has just opened its second season at Rich Mix Theatre in London.

Swiss Ambassador to Vietnam Thomas Gass has proposed holding a jazz festival in Hanoi to commemorate the 55th anniversary of Vietnam–Switzerland diplomatic relations (October 11, 1971 – 2026).

A screening of short films by Italian filmmakers will take place on July 10 at Casa Italia, an Italian cultural and branding centre in Hanoi.

A doctor in Ho Chi Minh City has won a top prize at the 2025 World Food Photography Awards for a photo captured during a short family trip, blending his medical career with a passion for art.

Japanese artists will come to Hanoi to perform bunraku, a traditional form of puppetry, at Cong Nhan Theatre on July 5 and 6.

The Miss Business World 2025 competition is set to culminate this October in California, USA.

Streaming service provider Netflix has increased its subscription fees in Vietnam by 5 per cent starting from July 1 due to changes in value-added tax (VAT).

Thousands of pagodas and monasteries across Vietnam rang their bells to mark the country's first day of a new two-tier local government model on July 1.

Seventeen national treasures are being exhibited together for the first time in HCM City, offering visitors a unique glimpse into Vietnam’s rich cultural and historical legacy.

Nearly 100 young people of Vietnamese descent from around the world gathered in Paris for a vibrant festival showcasing a youthful, creative, and globally connected Vietnam.

A new night tour, combining traditional folk performances with modern 3D mapping technology, was launched on June 28 at Hang Kenh Communal House in Haiphong.

Vietnamese model Minh Khac delivered a standout performance at Mister Supranational 2025, earning a place among the Top 10 finalists during the grand finale held in Poland on June 28.

Ha Truc Linh triumphed over 24 other contestants to be crowned Miss Vietnam 2024 during the glittering final night of June 27 held in Hue, the former imperial city of Vietnam.

The Vietnam Fine Arts Museum has officially unveiled its newly upgraded exhibition space for applied and folk arts, a key component of its permanent exhibition system.

Archaeologists have unearthed stone tools and shell ornaments dating back 3,800 to 4,000 years during an excavation at the Man Bac archaeological site in Yen Mo District, Ninh Binh Province.

An Argentine filmmaker is directing a new documentary which tells the story of Argentine photojournalist and war correspondent Ignacio Ezcurra, who went missing during wartime in Saigon.

The Vietnam University of Fine Arts in collaboration with Singapore's Maya Gallery has opened an exhibition to mark the strong bilateral relationship between Singapore and Vietnam.

The 2025 HCM City Ao Dai Festival has just opened on June 21 at Book Street, offering an immersive experience that highlights the enduring charm of Vietnam’s traditional dress.

Leaving behind a stable office job, Hong Tham set up a home workshop in a small alley in Go Vap District, Ho Chi Minh City, to pursue her passion: crafting handbags from recycled denim.