Culture

Workshops making horse mascots in the southern province of Dong Nai are running at full capacity in early lunar December to meet for Lunar New Year or Tet decoration orders.

The Hue City History Museum will relocate more than 33,000 artefacts, including aircraft wreckage, tanks and artillery, to a new seven-storey building in Vy Da Ward.

Traditional courting songs will return for tourists in Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh Province by March, after performances were halted by Typhoon Yagi.

The central city of Danang plans to hold a string of large-scale cultural and tourism festivals and events through the 2026 Lunar New Year or Tet holiday.

The Spring Flower Festival for the Year of the Horse 2026 will take place over 12 days, from February 10 to 21 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh has approved a master plan for the conservation, restoration and rehabilitation of the Chi Lang Historical Site in Lang Son Province.

A fantasy film using artificial intelligence (AI) by Pham Vinh Khuong will be released in April.

Localities tap heritage assets to develop tourism, cultural services and creative industries, generating tangible economic benefits while promoting sustainable growth.

The international short documentary film festival “Viet Culture in Motion” made its debut in Vietnam and several countries on January 16.

Pho (Noodle) Museum, the first privately operated culinary museum in Vietnam, opened in HCM City on Thursday, providing visitors with the over-100-year journey of Pho, the country’s most iconic dish.

Vietnamese painter Le Trang has gained international recognition since early 2024, with her works featured in major exhibitions in London, Florence and Paris.

Artists from around the globe will take to the stage in Hanoi this month, blending improvisational storytelling and musicality to spark new worlds and a memorable experience.

Nearly 30 cultural, entertainment and artistic activities will take place in Nha Trang and surrounding cultural venues during the 2026 Lunar New Year or Tet.

Nearly 200 creative groups will take part in an event in Hanoi on January 10-11, marking the start of a series of activities leading up to the C.

The Danang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2026 is expected to take place from May 30 to July 11 under the theme Danang-United Horizons, organisers said on January 7.

The Homeland 2026 Spring programme will be held on February 8 in Hanoi, according to the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Deputy PM Mai Van Chinh has agreed to the preparation of dossiers on pho and water puppetry as intangible cultural heritage, to be submitted to UNESCO for inscription on its heritage lists.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said on January 4 that its Cinema Department has requested Netflix to remove the film “Shine on me” from its website and app.

A new night-time cultural programme was held at the Temple of Literature-Quoc Tu Giam on January 1, offering the public a novel way to experience the special national relic site.