A biography of late Prime Minister Võ Văn Kiệt compiled by author Hoàng Lại Giang was named the best literary work of 2023 by the HCM City Writers' Association.

A series of performances offering folk music and songs will be staged at HCM City’s Labour Cultural House during the up-and-coming Lunar New Year or Tết holiday. 

11 films produced in 2023 were valued for their high quality and were granted permission for distribution by the National Film Censorship Board.

A series of activities to promote reading culture will be offered at the annual HCM City Tết (Lunar New Year) Book Fair, which will take place from February 7-14 (or December 27 to January 5 on the lunar calendar) in District 1.

Xuân Quan village in Hưng Yên Province is famous for its flower gardens. More than 500 florist households are gearing up for the biggest season of the year – the upcoming Lunar New Year festival or Tết. And that means one thing… Xuân Quan is in full bloom!

Vietnamese movie Người Vợ Cuối Cùng (The Last Wife), a blockbuster Vietnamese-American director Victor Vũ, will be screened at multiplex cinema theatres in the Czech Republic from January 18

The event, part of a state visit to Việt Nam by the Indonesian leader, featured performances of Pencak Silat, a traditional martial art of the archipelago nation.

The autobiography of well-known historian and cultural researcher Nguyễn Đình Tư, writer of many books and documents on Southern history and culture, has been released.  

Entitled Y tế phương Tây ở Bắc Kỳ (Western Medicine in Tonkin), the book provides an overview of Vietnamese medicine during its early encounter with modern healthcare and scientific knowledge.

Bến Tre is seeking to make its tourism an important industry and one of the leading cultural and eco-tourism destinations in the Mekong Delta for visitors.

A farmer in Sơn Long Commune in Phú Yên Province has harvested what is thought to be the largest cassava ever grown in the province:

Both the stamps feature a golden dragon on bright blue and pink backgrounds, presenting the festive Tết atmosphere.

No matter how old you are, we all love a good cartoon. Here in Việt Nam, young animators are kicking up a storm producing top-class cartoons that are shown all over the world. And they hope to start integrating Vietnamese culture into their animations to spread even more positive vibes from this animation nation!

With a history of nearly 1,000 years of traditional craft, Chuôn Ngọ village is the ancestral land of mother-of-pearl mosaics. With skillful hands, artisans here have turned discarded seashells into sophisticated masterpieces that echo the pride of the country.

The new teams, including the American, German and Chinese, will compete with other teams from France, Italy, Poland, Finland and Việt Nam during the 2024 Đà Nẵng International Fireworks Festival.

True Bến Tre green-skinned grapefruits average between 1.2-2.5 kilo/ per fruit. When ripe, the skin is still green, thin and easy to peel, while the inside is red or pink, and easy to pull apart.

The ‘Iran Film Week in Hà Nội’ held by the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Việt Nam is a cultural activity to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Iran and Việt Nam.

The UNESCO heritage site of Hội An ancient city is ranked 2nd and HCM City 11th in the list of 25 trending destinations in the world.

Want to get ahead? Then get a hat! Conical hats are synonymous with Việt Nam and in Long Hồ town, Vĩnh Long Province, generations of residents have been crafting this beautiful headwear.