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Craft villages need mentors to keep traditions alive

Trinh Quoc Dat, Chairman of the Vietnam Craft Village Association, said craft hubs with strong production, market access and decent incomes tend to attract young workers. Bat Trang commune draws labour from nearby areas, and some families send children to study ceramics before they return to develop the craft and study new designs and glaze lines.

Two Vietnamese documentary heritage collections added to UNESCO regional register

Community-based tourism helps reduce poverty in mountainous areas

Temple of Literature – Quoc Tu Giam: 950 years of Vietnam’s tradition of learning

Green tourism boosts Da Nang’s competitiveness

Vietnam leans on wellness tourism to unlock higher-value segment by 2030

Vietnam has the abundant natural resources, including beaches, forests, mineral springs, mineral mud and a wide range of medicinal plants, backed by a long-lasting traditional medicine and the cultural identity of its ethnic communities. Together, they form the base for wellness tourism products that are both competitive and distinctly Vietnamese.

Children enjoy Mid-Autumn outing with parents in Hanoi

Families flock to the traditional market on Hanoi’s Hang Ma Street, where children browse colourful stalls and choose their favourite gifts as they celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Dong Thap parlays flood season into tourism opportunity

At the Tram Chim tourism site, part of Tram Chim National Park in Tram Chim commune, visitors can try fishing with nets and hooks, setting traps and dismantling brush piles to catch field rats from August to November, the peak flood season.

France’s Nice marks Vietnam's Mid-Autumn Festival with biggest celebration

It was the first time the festival had been staged in Nice at this scale, combining cultural and art programming with activities for families and children.

Two ancient brick tombs discovered in Nghe An with rare artefacts

An emergency excavation in Kim Lien Commune, Nghe An Province, has uncovered two ancient brick tombs provisionally dated to the 4th–6th centuries, along with a range of valuable burial objects.

Teqball players secure first medal for Vietnam at ASIAD 2026

In the bronze-medal match on the morning of September 20, Nguyen Hoang Minh Tan and Trinh Gia Nghi put on a confident display, overcoming their Indian opponents with a straight-sets victory of 2–0 (12–9, 12–6).

Traditional arts bring closer to public through “Music and Heritage” programme

The key message the organisers want to convey to the public and international friends is that heritage is not a collection of artefacts or values frozen in the past, but a living flow that continues to evolve, adapt and be enriched by each generation, Le Thi Anh Mai, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said.

Thai wrist-tying festival preserves cultural tradition in Lai Chau

For generations, Thai communities in Vietnam’s northwestern region have preserved the tradition of tying threads around the wrist to wish for good health and peace.

Potential of ethnic minority women’s football

Women’s football movements in local communities have been quietly growing, but they’ve now built up enough momentum to inspire organisers to launch the first Vietnam Ethnic Minority Women’s Football – VTV Cup in 2026.

Hanoi International Jazz Festival 2026 kicks off

With open and free-of-charge activities held at both professional performance venues and public spaces, Hanoi Jazztival 2026 seeks to expand access to jazz and make the genre more visible in the capital’s urban cultural life.

Capella Hanoi makes World’s 100 Best Hotels 2026 list

According to The World’s 50 Best Hotels, Capella Hanoi is among the new entries on this year’s list. It features a design inspired by the world of 1920s opera and is located near the Hanoi Opera House.

Vietnam turns centuries-old arts into tourism business

CADAO Collective, a new space dedicated to traditional arts, opened at No.66 To Ngoc Van Street in Hanoi. It introduces audiences to puppetry, "xam" singing and "ca tru" through a fusion with contemporary art.

Unique pagoda in Khanh Hoa showcases marine culture

Tu Van pagoda, known as the Oc pagoda, in Khanh Hoa province features unique architecture inspired by marine culture. Its most prominent feature is the 39 metre-high tower, built from coral, seashells and shell fragments.

Artist promoting Vietnamese culture in Australia

As Vietnam places greater emphasis on promoting its cultural soft power and harnessing the resources of its overseas Vietnamese community, overseas Vietnamese artists are playing an increasingly important role in bringing Vietnamese cultural identity closer to international audiences.