Culture

The third Viet Nam Festival in Osaka 2026 is scheduled to take place over two days, March 7–8, at Taiyo no Hiroba (Sun Square) in Osaka Castle Park.

A photo exhibition titled "Celebrating the Party, the Spring, and the Success of the 14th National Party Congress" opened on January 28 at the 29 Hang Bai Exhibition Hall in Ha Noi.

With the theme “Connecting Prosperity - Welcoming a Glorious Spring”, the Spring Fair 2026 is assessed not only as a large-scale trade and service event, but also as an important political task, contributing to stimulating consumer demand and developing the domestic market during the peak Tet season.

A Luoi (Hue City) – where valleys blend into the forests of the western Truong Son range – is not only renowned for its majestic natural scenery, but also for the rich cultural identity of its ethnic minority groups. Here, amid modern life marked by tourism development and expanding trade, there are people who silently preserve traditional cultural values, protecting the cultural heritage passed down through generations.

The State Records and Archives Department (SRAD) held a ceremony on January 28 to launch an exhibition space dedicated to introducing Viet Nam’s world documentary heritage and outstanding national archival materials at 12 Dao Tan Street, Ha Noi.

In today’s fast-paced world, where everything seems just a screen tap away, a hand embroidery workshop in Quat Dong Village, Thuong Phuc Commune, Ha Noi, is drawing young people back to their cultural roots while connecting visitors with traditional craft villages.

An exhibition entitled “Spring Returns to Duc Thanh School” is currently being held at the Duc Thanh Historical Site in Lam Dong Province, presenting 130 photographs and documents that depict the life and revolutionary career of President Ho Chi Minh.

In the report on the documents submitted to the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam, presented by General Secretary To Lam at the opening session, the affirmation that “Culture and people are the spiritual foundation of society, an endogenous strength, a resource and a driving force for national development” carries great significance in both theoretical and practical terms.

With the wish to bring traditional Tet (Lunar New Year festival) back as a living cultural space, at “Vietnamese Tet - Tet in the Streets”, tourists not only experience but also learn about and feel the depth of Vietnamese Tet culture through rituals, customs, and traditional activities associated with the system of historical relics, temples, ancient houses, and craft streets of Ha Noi’s Old Quarter.

On the evening of January 31, at August Revolution Square, in front of the Ha Noi Opera House, the artistic programme “Light Concert – Welcoming the New Year 2026” will officially take place. The programme is expected to become a cultural milestone of symbolic significance at a moment when the country enters a new stage of development.

The People’s Army Publishing House, in coordination with the Communication Department have launched the book entitled “Building a Revolutionary, Regular, Elite, and Modern Vietnamese People’s Army to Meet the Requirements of National Defence in the New Era” by General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, and Minister of National Defence.

To celebrate the success of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam and the Lunar New Year 2026, the Viet Nam Puppet Theatre has organised a series of free art performances for people in remote areas, especially children and teenagers in Lung Cu, Tuyen Quang Province.

The opening ceremony of the documentary exhibition themed “Communist Party of Viet Nam through its Congresses” took place in Ha Noi on January 26. This is an activity celebrating the success of the 14th National Party Congress.

Today, photography is not only a visual art form but is also increasingly recognised as an important driver of the cultural and creative industries.

Over many years of persistent implementation, the study and following of Ho Chi Minh’s thought, ethics and style has gone beyond the framework of a campaign, gradually becoming a regular practice in political and social life. These substantive changes have made an important contribution to Party building and rectification, while also creating spiritual motivation, promoting socio-economic development and consolidating the people’s trust.

On January 25, Phuc Son Border Guard Post under the Nghe An Border Guard Command coordinated with the Party committee and local authorities of Anh Son Commune, Nghe An Province, to hold the programme “Border Guard Spring – Warming the Hearts of Border Communities” on the occasion of the 2026 Lunar New Year.

A special arts programme titled ‘Light of Faith and Aspiration’ was held in Ho Chi Minh City on January 25 to celebrate the success of the 14th National Party Congress and the 96th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (February 3, 1930–2026).

The Ha Noi Chefs Team was officially launched at the Ha Noi Chefs Festival 2026, themed “Modern Chef Ha Noi 2026 – Chefs of the New Era”, held in Ha Noi this weekend.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on January 23 announced an emergency assistance package worth approximately 740,000 USD to help Viet Nam protect cultural heritage and sustain education in areas heavily affected by a series of severe storms that struck the country in November 2025.

A Viet Nam–Japan friendship concert was held at Pham Thi Tran Theatre in Ninh Binh Province on the evening of January 23, jointly organised by the Ninh Binh Provincial Department of Culture and Sports and artists from Saiki City, Oita Prefecture, Japan.