Culture

The “Viet Nam–China Friendship Songs 2026” art exchange programme has once again highlighted the role of music in connecting cultures, enhancing mutual understanding and fostering friendship between the peoples of the two countries.

The application of digital technology in the performing arts is becoming increasingly widespread. However, its effectiveness depends on selecting solutions suited to the specific characteristics and conditions of each arts organisation. Technology can only deliver its full value when it serves creative ideas, showcases artists' talents, preserves the distinctive identity of each art form, and enhances audience experiences.

Major cities face a range of challenges, including limited space, high property costs and difficulties in securing stable, long-term leases. These have long discouraged many cultural businesses from investing. For creative professionals, particularly young people, finding workshops and exhibition spaces or organising performances while covering venue and equipment rental costs remains a considerable challenge.

Deep in the forests of the southern Central Highlands, there are threads that stretch across generations, carrying stories that cannot be fully told even over the course of a lifetime.

Thiet Ung craft village in Thu Lam Commune, Ha Noi, has a long history of fine woodcarving. Alongside preserving traditional craftsmanship, local artisans are proactively modernising their promotional methods and expanding markets for their products.

The cultural exchange programme entitled “Back to our shared memories — A Cultural exchange among Russia, Viet Nam, and Belarus in Hungary” helped promote people-to-people exchanges and strengthen friendship between Viet Nam, Russia, and Belarus. It also showcased Vietnamese culture and cuisine in the Hungarian capital of Budapest, in anticipation of Viet Nam Culture Day on November 24.

Vice Chairwoman of the Quang Ninh municipal People's Committee Vu Thi Mai Anh received Jonathan Wallace Baker, UNESCO Representative to Viet Nam, on October 29 to discuss cooperation in digital transformation, heritage management and sustainable development.

Ha Noi plans to distribute 38,000 free tickets for a concert marking Viet Nam Culture Day on November 24 at My Dinh National Stadium.

The Tong Tran Temple Festival has long been a distinctive spiritual and cultural attraction associated with the life and achievements of Tong Tran, the First-Rank Scholar of Two Kingdoms, an outstanding Vietnamese scholar renowned for his intellect, character and noble virtues.

Cultural heritages preserve the historical memories, knowledge, beliefs and distinctive characteristics of communities and localities, embodying the essence of national culture.

According to the Vietnamese section of the International Board on Books for Young People (VBBY), two Vietnamese creators have been nominated this year in both categories of the Hans Christian Andersen Award, one of the world's most prestigious honours in children's literature.

A special arts programme to celebrate Viet Nam Culture Day 2026 will take place at My Dinh National Stadium from 8pm on November 24, with an expected audience of around 50,000.

Amid the vast fields of Oc Eo Commune in An Giang Province, Ba The Mountain rises as a witness to the passage of time and the history of an ancient city.

The first Global Craft Village Conservation and Development Festival will take place in Ha Noi from November 13 to 16, featuring exhibitions, handicraft demonstrations, investment promotion, creative design networking, and craft village tourism.

The first anniversary of the Military Symphony Orchestra was marked on October 26. In its first year, the orchestra has gradually demonstrated its capacity to organise, stage, and perform a range of artistic programmes with political, cultural, and diplomatic significance, helping bring the value of symphonic music into social life.

From footage documenting national reconstruction and images brought back from the battlefields to films exploring contemporary life, the National Documentary and Scientific Film Studio has been steadfastly fulfilling its mission for 70 years.

Final preparations are in full swing ahead of the opening ceremony of the Da Nang Art Creatives Connection (DACC 2026). Join reporters from Nhan Dan Newspaper as they explore some of the event’s artistic spaces that have already taken shape and are expected to become highlights of the “festival” in early November.

The 2026 Viet Nam Heart Festival, themed “An Era of Rising”, took place at Oizumi Ryokuchi Park in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, on October 24 and 25.

Marking Viet Nam Cultural Heritage Day (November 23) and Viet Nam Culture Day (November 24), a photo exhibition on Viet Nam’s world heritage sites officially opened on October 26 at the 29 Hang Bai Exhibition House in Ha Noi, presenting 100 photographic works showcasing 30 heritage sites inscribed by UNESCO.

Under the stage lights, amid the applause of thousands of spectators, young singer Thanh Hien closes her eyes, takes a deep breath and silently rehearses the lyrics. At the cue, she takes the microphone and begins her performance at “Tan Da” (Banyan Canopy) – the first professional show of her artistic career.