Culture

Lao Cai authorities have decided to cancel the Muong Lo Culture and Tourism Festival 2025 and the Discovery of Mu Cang Chai Terraced Fields, focusing on recovering from the recent typhoons' impacts.

Nearly 200,000 tourists, local residents, and Cao Dai followers participated in the biggest festival of the Cao Dai sect, in the southern province of Tay Ninh on Monday evening.

The Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism of the southern central province of Khanh Hoa has proposed postponing the 6th Cham Ethnic Culture Day to December 2025 to avoid the storm season.

A groundbreaking ceremony for the Hanoi Opera House and Thematic Cultural and Artistic Park project was held in Tay Ho ward on October 5.

The Unicorn-Lion-Dragon Dance Art Museum is expected to become a new cultural landmark in Danang, contributing to the preservation and promotion of Vietnam’s folk heritage.

Guinness World Records have officially recognised 67-year-old Luu Cong Huyen from Ninh Binh as the man with the longest fingernails in the world, measuring a combined 594.45 cm.

Organisers of the first Cultures of the World Festival in Hanoi have decided to postpone the event amid recent severe storms, floods and landslides in the Northwest and North Central regions.

Hanoi audiences will experience the artistry of the Teatro Massimo Orchestra, one of Italy’s most distinguished ensembles, in two performances at the Ho Guom Opera House on September 30 and October 1.

The 2024 Ho Chi Minh City River Festival will receive two awards in the event category at the 22nd International Business Awards (IBA) 2025 ceremony.

A range of activities is being held in Hanoi’s Old Quarter from September 22 to October 12 to celebrate the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival 2025.

The first Cultures of the World Festival in Hanoi will be held from October 3-5 at the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, heard a press conference in the city on September 26.

Miss Vietnam Entrepreneur 2022 Mac Thi Minh of Haiphong City has been selected to represent Vietnam at the Mrs Tourism 2025 beauty pageant set to be held in Dubai from September 27 to October 3.

The French Consulate General in HCM City opened its mansion to visitors on September 20 to mark European Heritage Days.

Norwegian-Irish musical duo Secret Garden will perform in Vietnam for the first time on October 18 at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi, organisers have announced.

The 2025 League of Legends Championship Pacific (LCP 2025) Finals Weekend will take place on September 20-21 at the Tien Son Sports Arena in the central coastal city of Danang.

The organisers of the renowned Russian ballet Anna Karenina have decided to add two extra performances in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Actor Lien Binh Phat has made history as the first Vietnamese artist to be nominated at the Golden Bell Awards for his role in the TV series The Outlaw Doctor.

The short film How an Apocalypse Ends by two Vietnamese students has won Special Mention prize at CinemaSHORT Asian Short Film Competition 2025, held recently in Singapore.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has approved a plan to organize the International Puppetry Festival 2025 in northern Quang Ninh province this November.