Weekend LaoDong
AI and experiments to break down bottlenecks in Vietnam's film industry
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The box office success in 2025 shows that the market is already large, but for cinema to become an industry instead of a movement, Vietnam needs production infrastructure, technical standards and expandable service chains.
Actor Ha Viet Dung and a year as general manager in movies to boss in real life
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The conversation with actor Ha Viet Dung took place in a rather "proper" year-end rhythm: everyone is a bit rushed, a bit messy, but still a bit proud after a year of many milestones.
Director Khai Anh: I have gone through a long enough journey to appreciate every experience
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2025 marks a major turning point for director Khai Anh. He left the position of Deputy Director of the Television Film Production Center (VFC), under VTV after more than 20 years of attachment.
Designer tells about the journey to make Made in Vietnam fashion famous
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In the context of Resolution 80-NQ/TW of the Politburo placing expectations that by 2030, the cultural industries will contribute 7% to GDP and form 5-10 national brands in key areas such as design, fashion... the rise of young designers is becoming the first "bricks" to realize this goal.
From traditional handicraft villages to the journey of bringing products to the world
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From a handicraft village, Bat Trang pottery is entering a new integration journey by maintaining traditional values, while adapting to the strict standards of the global market.
Gratitude to Spring
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1. Spring is the season of flowers, the season of mountains and forests. Therefore, people, whether old or young, women or men, all want to return to the region of endless grass and trees, flowers and leaves. Near Tet, convoys of cars flock from the lowlands to the highlands.
Vietnam Futsal towards the World Cup
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Vietnam Futsal closed a year with many milestones with the rise of women's futsal on the regional map, while men's futsal entered the force transfer phase for the long-term journey.
Lao Dong Newspaper and the historical Years of the Horse
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In the historical moments of the nation, from the Dien Bien Phu victory to the renovation and integration process, Lao Dong Newspaper is always present as a loyal witness of the era. Spring publications of the Year of the Horse through periods have recorded the arduous but proud development journey of the country.
Firmly aim for the goal of caring for, representing, and protecting workers
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Bringing Trade Unions to communes and wards is expected to be a breakthrough, bringing about a strong change in protecting the rights of union members, especially in the non-state sector and informal labor.
Meritorious Artist Chi Trung: If there is "Tao Quan" this year, Tao Giao Thong will have a lot of screen time
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Tao Quan" will stop broadcasting in 2026. Regarding the opposing opinions, a reporter from Lao Dong newspaper had a conversation with Meritorious Artist Chi Trung before the New Year.
To make Vietnamese cinema an industry
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In recent years, Vietnamese cinema has continuously recorded revenue figures exceeding hundreds of billions of VND, even approaching unprecedented records. The box office is bustling, the theater schedule is full, domestic audiences return to Vietnamese films with a warmer attitude. From being cautious, many investors have begun to see cinema as a field with real profitability, no longer purely a game of passion and risk.
Positioning the national brand on the foundation of cultural strength
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In the context of globalization and deep international integration, national brands are not only limited to economic indicators but also strongly shaped by cultural identity.
Trade union officials need to have analytical thinking
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The 2025 - 2030 term sets out the requirement that Trade Union activities shift from "right direction" to "right and sufficient results", measurable and verified.
Cultural Development Strategy from the Resolution of the 14th Party Congress
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In the context of the nation's important history, as the country enters a new era - the era of reaching out, the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam continues to supplement and improve the system of theory and practice on the role of culture.
Poetry page: Vietnamese Tet with fragrance
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The beautiful customs and habits with traditional cultural nuances are still concentrated in the Binh Ngo traditional Tet.The season of many beautiful flowers, gathering incense, the new breeding season, then the cultural resurgence is mainly in the beautiful traditions passed down from generation to generation.Tet scent in the scent of Spring, Vietnamese flavor, when millions of eyes, hearts look towards the future with love for the country and dreams, hope.
Flowers of Spring bloom from each soul that knows how to love Beauty and together offer wings flying at a new height.Vietnamese Tet with fragrance from natural flowers and cultural flowers.French painter Claude Monet (1840 - 1926) famous in the world for his flower masterpieces, affirming: "I must have flowers, always so, always so".
Flowers of the land, flowers in people's hearts, flowers of the vast spaces of national history are bursting with light following the fierce hooves of Vietnamese opportunities.
This Tet, shooter Trinh Thu Vinh has time to reunite with his family
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Female shooter Trinh Thu Vinh had a successful 2025. However, she believes that she achieved the competition results at SEA Games 33 thanks to luck and the love and encouragement of relatives and coaching staff.
Director of the Department of Cinema Dang Tran Cuong: Great pressure will become a driving force for the film industry
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Lao Dong Newspaper reporter had a conversation with Director of the Cinema Department - Dang Tran Cuong when Cinema was identified as a spearhead industry of the cultural industry by 2030, with a vision to 2045 - according to Resolution No. 80-NQ/TW.
Keeping the soul of writing
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In the days leading up to Tet, just a few lines of typing on the phone, people can immediately have a wish "full of rhyme and meaning" even a pair of complete parallel sentences prepared by artificial intelligence. But amidst that digital rhythm of life, there are still people who quietly grind ink, spread red paper, and keep the slow pace of words.
Binh Vong tiled bridge connects memories of Hanoi's suburban village of scholars
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Amidst the increasingly spreading urban rhythm at the southern gateway of the Capital, Binh Vong village (Thuong Tin commune, Hanoi) still retains the shape of a Northern countryside village with village ponds, ancient communal houses and a curved tiled bridge reflecting the water. Not only is it a rare unique architectural work, Binh Vong tiled bridge is also a community cultural space, a place to preserve memories of a village of scholars, land of outstanding people for centuries.
Full Tet under the Trade Union Shelter
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Amidst the hustle and bustle of spring spreading throughout the small villages of the Mekong Delta, there are simple but solid happinesses being revived under the new corrugated iron roof. For poor workers, the Trade Union Shelter is not just a house, but also a place where worries are put aside to make way for good sleep.
