Culture
Iran and the story of bringing the film to the US Oscars
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Iran is a country with a special cinema. Despite being heavily censored, Iran always has films that amaze the world.
Press photo contest "Vietnam on the journey of renovation" honors 22 works
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Hanoi - On the morning of March 9, the award ceremony and opening of the press photo contest "Vietnam on the journey of renovation" took place.
Publishing industry achieves revenue of about 4,165 billion VND in 2025
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In 2025, Vietnam's publishing industry continued to maintain its growth momentum with more than 51,500 publications, nearly 544 million printed copies and a strong increase in electronic publishing.
National Book Award: Honoring works on history
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The 8th National Book Award Ceremony took place on March 8, 2026, honoring 50 works, including 2 A prizes; 17 B prizes and many other prizes.
The story of the five-panel ao dai and the spread of traditional values
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To celebrate the 116th anniversary of International Women's Day and harmonize with the Ho Chi Minh City Ao Dai Festival, the traditional contemporary five-panel ao dai is introduced as a beautiful cultural feature.
Young people are excited to wear ao dai to enjoy spring in Ha Dong silk village
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Hanoi - In the early days of spring, Van Phuc silk village is bustling with ao dai colors, becoming a spring travel destination for many young people.
Traditional souvenir booth maintaining Hanoi's spring beauty
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Hanoi - At the beginning of the year, many traditional souvenir stalls imbued with cultural identity create stopovers for tourists when visiting the Capital.
Horse transforms into dragon in Hue's heritage space
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In Hue, the image of a horse transforming into a dragon - a long horse, is decorated in many palaces, communal houses, pagodas, and even becomes a symbol of the Hue Festival.
People in Hue flock to pagodas to pray for good luck at the beginning of Spring
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HUE - In the first three days of the 2026 Lunar New Year, pagodas and ancient temples in Hue are crowded with people and tourists coming to worship Buddha and pray for peace in a solemn atmosphere.
1,500 people parade street culture during Tet in Dien Bien
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Dien Bien - 1,500 people have just participated in traditional folk musical instrument performances combined with street cultural parades.
Unique 24 clan temples are national-level relics in Quang Ninh
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Quang Ninh - 24 clan temples in the old Quang Yen town ranked as national relics are not only a very unique feature of Quang Ninh.
Crowded tourists, Trang An eco-tourism area overloaded
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Ninh Binh - In the afternoon of February 19 (ie, the 3rd day of Tet), tens of thousands of tourists flocked to Trang An eco-tourism area to visit, causing overload here.
People excitedly go to Tran Temple in Ninh Binh on the 3rd day of Tet
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On the 3rd day of Tet, Ninh Binh people flocked to Tran Temple to pray for peace in the first days of the new year.
Hue tourism has revenue of 241.5 billion VND per day
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HUE - During the Lunar New Year, Hue tourism is expected to welcome 500,000 visitors, with estimated revenue of 1,050 billion VND.
Yen Tu welcomes about 20,000 visitors on the 3rd day of Tet
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Quang Ninh - On February 19th (3rd day of Tet), the Yen Tu relic and scenic area welcomed about 20,000 visitors.
People celebrate Tet with puppets, soaking in cold water to exchange for audience smiles
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Mekong Delta - Under the cold water, puppetry artists are diligently performing to bring laughter and traditional cultural features to the audience on Tet.
Tourists flock to famous relics in Thanh land at the beginning of the new year
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Thanh Hoa - In the first days of the new year, thousands of people and tourists flocked to famous relics to sightsee and pray for good luck.
Phu Ung Temple Festival and educational significance for future generations
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The Phu Ung Temple Festival is not only an occasion to commemorate the merits of General Pham Ngu Lao but also has educational significance for future generations.
Awakening Lien of Chuon village
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There are heritages that are not lost due to war or natural disasters but quietly disappear in the modern rhythm of life. Lien Lang Chuon - the painting line, the word Tet once present in every old Hue house, has taken such a journey: From familiar to lost, now called back from memory with patient carvings on persimmon wood, with the belief that a cultural value only truly lives when it returns to life.
Journey to bring ao dai heritage back to Vietnamese life
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For more than 10 years, fine arts researcher Nguyen Duc Binh has persistently brought Vietnamese ao dai cultural heritage, especially the five-panel ao dai, back to life.
