Culture

The “Complete Victory of the Ho Chi Minh Campaign” in 1975 has been recognised as one of 50 landmark events in HCM City’s history, as part of an exhibition that opened on April 26.

Two complete skeletons of elephants at Pu Mat National Park attract tourists and deliver a powerful conservation message about protecting this endangered species in the country.

A special exhibition and outdoor film screening programme titled Echoes of the 1975 Spring Victory will take place on Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in HCM City to commemorate the Reunification Day.

Designed like a European library, a co-working space in Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi, has been attracting a growing number of young professionals and digital nomads.

The Vietnamese Cultural Centre in France will introduce the country’s culture and tourism at the Paris Fair (Foire de Paris) 2025, set to take place from April 30 to May 11.

A new public art installation was unveiled in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem District on ​Tuesday, transforming the remnants of a storm-felled mahogany tree into a profound symbol of life, memory, and renewal.

Archaeologists have uncovered nine prehistoric human remains and numerous valuable artefacts at the Quynh Van archaeological site in Quynh Luu district, central Nghe An province.

“Nhà hang gạch” (Brick Cave house) by architect Doan Thanh Ha will represent Vietnamese architecture at the French exhibition The Biennale d'architecture et de paysage d'Île de France (BAP!) 2025.

The Vietnam Green Building Council (VGBC), in coordination with the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre has awarded the “LOTUS Green Building” certificate to Thai Hoa Palace in the Imperial City of Hue.

Vietnam Airlines has officially introduced a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner with a special livery featuring the chim Lac (Lac bird) – a sacred symbol of the Vietnamese culture.

Preparations for the Vesak Festival 2025 are now in their final stages at the Vietnam Buddhist Academy’s campus in Bình Chánh District, HCM City, Vietnamese Buddhist authorities announced on Thursday.

Vietjet has resumed its direct flights between Hanoi and Con Dao, reopening the route on April 15 after a year-long suspension.

In a delightful twist on Vietnamese wedding traditions, a Spanish groom and his Vietnamese bride turned heads by choosing to travel by metro and double-decker bus on their big day.

Music lovers will have the opportunity to enjoy masterpieces by Russian composer Tchaikovsky at a night concert due to take place at the Vietnam National Academy of Music on April 19.

The exhibition is held in Malaysia at its Museum and Art Gallery (MAG) within the framework of the 12th ASEAN Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting.

The film, entitled Ho Linh Trang Si - Bi An Mo Vua Dinh (The Guardian Heroes: Mystery of King Dinh’s Tomb) tells the story of seven heroes endowed with extraordinary strength and indomitable spirit.

Crunching popcorn and screaming, Indonesians are flocking to watch homegrown horror films in cinemas that draw on the country's penchant for ghost and monster stories.

Dressed in flowers, finery and makeup, scores of boys were paraded around a temple in Thailand before having their heads shaved -- a symbolic start to a centuries-old Shan monkhood ordination.

A collection of over 700 musical works by composer Ho​ang V​an has been officially inscribed in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register.