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Muong Lo Festival 2026 opens with grand Xoe dance performance

Muong Lo Festival 2026 opens with grand Xoe dance performance

Chairman of the Lao Cai provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Tuan Anh said the province regards culture as the spiritual foundation, an endogenous resource and a driving force for sustainable development, with people at the centre of cultural creation, preservation and enjoyment.
Mid-Autumn memories come to life in Hanoi’s Old Quarter

Mid-Autumn memories come to life in Hanoi’s Old Quarter

As the Mid-Autumn Festival draws near, traditional lanterns are lighting up Hanoi’s Old Quarter, bringing childhood memories back to life. From handmade prawn and crab lanterns to hands-on craft experiences, the “Preserving the Moonlight” exhibition offers a glimpse into Vietnam’s traditional Mid-Autumn culture – and explores how these cherished memories can be passed on to a new generation.
Ethnic Lao community in Dien Bien celebrates new rice festival

Ethnic Lao community in Dien Bien celebrates new rice festival

As the rice fields turn golden, ethnic Lao people in the border commune of Muong Nha, Dien Bien province, celebrate Khau Ho Tet, their traditional festival marking the new rice harvest. Through time-honoured rituals, meals fragrant with newly harvested sticky rice and the resonant sounds of traditional instruments, a distinctive cultural tradition continues to be passed down and preserved within the community.
Hue’s primeval mangrove forest in autumn

Hue’s primeval mangrove forest in autumn

The Ru Cha primeval mangrove forest, located along the Tam Giang Lagoon in Hoa Chau ward, Hue city, is at its most beautiful in autumn, when the forest changes colour and bursts into bloom.
Ho Chi Minh City wins three top Asian tourism awards in 2026

Ho Chi Minh City wins three top Asian tourism awards in 2026

The 2026 honours add to the city’s impressive streak at international tourism awards. In the 2025 WTA, the southern metropolis took home four titles, including business travel and festival and event destination awards, which it had won for four years from 2022 to 2025.
Ta Xua named Asia’s leading emerging tourism destination 2026

Ta Xua named Asia’s leading emerging tourism destination 2026

In recent years, Ta Xua, dubbed "the paradise of clouds", has emerged as one of the mountainous destinations attracting strong interest from young travellers, particularly for its spectacular sea of clouds stretching across the mountains in the northwestern region.
Tourism breathes new life into craft villages

Tourism breathes new life into craft villages

More than 5,400 craft villages and villages with craft activities provide a rich and distinctive resource for Vietnam’s tourism sector, especially as interests are shifting from sightseeing and shopping to exploring local lifestyles.However, simply attracting visitors or adding destinations to tours is only a first step. Craft village tourism is sustainable only when local artisans and residents benefit from it, and it breathes new life into the places where the crafts originated.
Family reunions lift spirits among soldiers on offshore platform

Family reunions lift spirits among soldiers on offshore platform

During a trip to islands in Vietnam’s southwestern waters and the DK1/10 platform in September 2026, parents shared emotional reunions with their sons serving offshore. Their embraces and tears of joy gave the soldiers added strength and encouragement to fulfil their mission of safeguarding the nation’s maritime sovereignty.
Digital transformation helps preserve Mo Muong cultural values

Digital transformation helps preserve Mo Muong cultural values

Digital transformation is emerging as an important solution to preserve and promote traditional cultural values at risk of fading, including Mo Muong, a national intangible cultural heritage closely associated with the spiritual life of the Muong ethnic minority community.
AI turns museum artefacts into interactive heritage experiences

AI turns museum artefacts into interactive heritage experiences

At the Vietnamese Women’s Museum, the combination of museum artefacts with artificial intelligence (AI), advanced 3D printing and interactive games is opening up new ways for the public, particularly young people, to engage with heritage. At a creative heritage workshop held at the museum, young participants were encouraged to actively explore and interact with artefacts rather than simply receiving information from tour guides as in conventional museum visits.
Mid-Autumn traditions alive for children

Mid-Autumn traditions alive for children

Throughout his life, President Ho Chi Minh always held a special place in his heart for children, especially during the Mid-Autumn Festival. In his letters to children on the occasion of the festival, he often expressed his hope that they would enjoy a happy and joyful childhood, sharing in their happiness and wishing them an even brighter future.
Mid-Autumn Festival brings culture closer to children

Mid-Autumn Festival brings culture closer to children

A range of meaningful Mid-Autumn Festival activities have been held nationwide, offering children opportunities to enjoy traditional festivities, explore local cultural heritage and receive care and support from the community, particularly those facing difficult circumstances.