With the ability to integrate diverse forms of artistic expression, attract a large number of participants, and create significant impact, art festivals can offer new perspectives on art, allowing individuals to experience and benefit from new modes of expression.

Ba Na stilt houses are unique architectural works in the area. This attractive destination that is popular with tourists keen to explore these cultural symbols of the Central Highlands.

The capital is blessed with numerous museums that are the best places to learn and fully understand the country. Vietnamese Women’s Museum and Vietnam Military History Museum are among the most highly recommended by travel sites and local guides.

After the peak tourism season for domestic tourists in summer, the costal province of Bình Thuận has planned to welcome international tourists from the end of October to March next year.

During the ripening orange season, most farms are open for visitors to freely explore and enjoy the awe-inspiring landscapes of immense golden orange hills, as well as experience fruit picking and watch the orange’s preliminary process.

The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will perform a Christmas Concert at the Opera House on December 20 and 21.

This highly anticipated event will feature approximately 100-120 booths showcasing a diverse range of products, including textiles, footwear, household appliances, consumer goods, handicrafts, agricultural products, food, beverages, and OCOP products.

Journalist Trần Mai Hưởng, former General Director of Vietnam News Agency and Việt Nam News daily, has just launched a memoir titled Hồi Ký Phóng Viên Chiến Trường (Memoir of a War Reporter). Việt Nam News reporter Lê Hương chats with him about the book and his thoughts on journalism today.

In Mỹ Nghiệp village, artisans still use the traditional methods with complex techniques and exquisite patterns to create colourful and beautiful cloth. Tourists coming to the village can experience and explore the unique culture of the Chăm ethnic group, which has been around since the 17th century.

Organised by the Hà Nội Trade, Tourism, and Investment Promotion Centre from December 15-18, the objective of the programme was to advertise and promote typical agricultural products from Hà Nội, as well as other provinces and cities.

Student Khương Hữu Anh Duy from HCM City won first prize at this year’s Arabic Poem Reciting Contest hosted by Saudi Arabian Embassy in Hà Nội on December 17.

Elder Nguyễn Thị Đức, 80, said: “We all call it Tứ Trụ Cake; it has been offered to the kings of the Lê and Nguyễn Dynasty since it came into being in the 15th century.”

Fresh ingredients, refined traditions, and secret family recipes are hallmarks of cooking in the capital. “Phở” and “cốm xào” with their distinctive flavour are Hà Nội specialities. So if you love fine foods, head to Hà Nội and enjoy these very special dishes.

Aiming to develop numerous high-quality, diverse and unique products to attract domestic and international tourists, the province has been conducting the project building rural tourism sites linked with the construction of new rural areas during the period 2021-2025 in two villages – Phiêng An and Chúa Lải.

Famous Dutch singer Emma Heesters has selected a Vietnamese design for her performance at Muziekfeest van het Jaar musical festival watched by more than 17,000 people

She has combined Western creativity with the traditional fabrics of ethnic minority groups in the northern mountainous region of Việt Nam to make unique clothes that have conquered even the most demanding customers.

Night art tours have drawn much attention, like performances in Hà Nội Chèo (Traditional Opera) Theatre, Hà Nội Cải Lương (Reformed Opera) Theatre and Thăng Long Water Puppetry Theatre.

The Christmas wishes of unfortunate children in Đà Nẵng could come true this year thanks to the "make a wish come true" Christmas trees that many hotels in Đã Nẵng are implementing. Children write down their wishes and anxiously wait for Santa to visit.