Entertainment

Vietnam’s 2026 Lunar New Year (Tet) box office has hit a record VND 618.6 billion (USD 24.5 million), far surpassing the 2025 season, yet critics say quality has not kept pace with revenue growth.

Authorities in Hanoi are demolishing buildings, including a nine-storey luxury hotel, to clear space for a new square and park east of Hoan Kiem Lake.

More than 700 entries from readers and photography enthusiasts nationwide have been submitted to Dantri’s Sac Xuan (Spring Colours) 2026 photo contest after nearly a month since its launch.

Nguyen Hue Flower Street officially opened on the evening of February 15, drawing thousands of residents and visitors to the centre of Ho Chi Minh City ahead of the Lunar New Year or Tet 2026.

An Indian billionaire couple has held a lavish five-day wedding celebration in the northern province of Quang Ninh, drawing around 400 guests.

The Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2026 subscription concert series, featuring a Haydn cycle and a Tchaikovsky cycle in a season running from March to January 2027.

Authorities in the southern province of Ca Mau will stage fireworks displays at five locations at 9.30 pm on February 16, the 29th day of the lunar month, to usher in the Lunar New Year, or Tet.

Designer Le Tran Dac Ngoc has presented a fashion collection featuring a story about peace at Taipei International Fashion Week 2026 (TIFW).

Hanoi will stage fireworks displays at 33 locations to welcome Lunar New Year 2026 (Tet), featuring a range of modern presentation formats while ensuring absolute safety for spectators.

Haiphong will stage fireworks at 12 locations across the city on the 2026 Lunar New Year's Eve.

The fashion week is designed as a series of interconnected activities in which culture, creativity, community and commerce are closely linked in a continuous experiential cycle.

Cultural authorities in Khanh Hoa Province have proposed suspending an art programme at Ponagar Tower after low ticket sales left the show financially unsustainable.

Vietnam will host Miss Multicultural World for the first time, welcoming beauties from nearly 50 countries and regions in a celebration of diversity that promises to turn heads and hearts alike.

HCM City will hold fireworks displays at 17 locations on Lunar New Year’s Eve 2026.

The northern province of Quang Ninh will hold fireworks displays at 19 locations to mark the 2026 Lunar New Year, or Tet, local authorities said.

Vietnam lit up the Hanoi skyline with nearly 10,000 artistic fireworks on January 23, closing a special cultural programme celebrating the successful conclusion of the 14th National Party Congress.