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The drafting of the Law on Cultural Industries has attracted the attention of experts, the business community, and policymakers while many workshops and discussions to gather feedback have been held in localities, featuring lively and practical exchanges.

Rather than appearing only on the traditional costumes of the Thai people, through the hands of Lo Thi Thieng, from Nong Bon Village, Muong Khieng Commune, Son La Province, brocade fabrics are being made into sofa and seat cushion covers that are popular with domestic and international customers, opening up a new livelihood and contributing to the preservation of the traditional craft.

The Government has issued Decree No. 261/2026/ND-CP, which stipulates occupational preferential allowances and training and performance allowances for public servants and personnel engaged in specialised activities at public performing arts institutions and performing arts units under the armed forces.

On the afternoon of August 8, Ha Tinh Province held a closing and awards ceremony for the 2026 provincial “Reading Culture Ambassador” contest and the “Nghe Tinh Vi-Giam Folk Singing Festival”. The event was part of a series of lively activities during the culture week in the province.

The fourth edition of the ASEAN Film Festival (AFF) will take place in Hong Kong (China) from August 20, with Vietnamese cinema represented by the film “The Sound of Crossing the Sea”.

Through the series of activities “President Ho Chi Minh and Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro: A special and steadfast bond”, the great lives, careers, and noble personalities of President Ho Chi Minh and Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro will continue to resonate profoundly among the public, especially the younger generation, inspiring pride and a sense of responsibility for the future.

A gathering was co-organised by the Can Tho City People’s Committee, the city’s Union of Friendship Organisations and the Consulate General of the Kingdom of Thailand in Ho Chi Minh City on August 4 to mark the 50th anniversary of Viet Nam-Thailand diplomatic relations (August 6, 1976- 2026).

With their broad reach, rapid spread and direct impact on emotions, advertisements today are no longer confined to the function of introducing products.

A delegation from the Bangladesh Film Archive has successfully completed an internship and experience-sharing programme at the Viet Nam Film Institute. The working visit not only offered an opportunity to improve professional skills in preserving moving image heritage but also left a strong impression in terms of cultural diplomacy between the two countries.

From July 25 to 27, the team of experts from the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network completed the revalidation programme for the UNESCO Global Geopark Dong Van Karst Plateau in Tuyen Quang Province.

In the current context, cultural identity, the quality of the living environment, tourism appeal and creative capacity are increasingly becoming the decisive factors underpinning a city's competitiveness. In other words, what was once regarded as the “heritage of the past” is gradually becoming the “resource of the future”.

The central city of Hue will host Hue Wonderverse Music Fest 2026, an international music and heritage festival, from August 30 to September 1.

Ha Noi is gradually transforming through modern and synchronised planning projects. Yet a liveable and sustainably developed city must not only build new infrastructure, but also provide a firm foundation for its cultural and historical values. In this new phase of development, preserving the structure of ancient villages is a paramount step in safeguarding the long-standing identity of the capital.

In the history of Viet Nam's village culture, the ket cha (ritual bond between villages) tradition is a distinctive custom under which villages establish bonds of fraternity, regarding one another as members of the same family and supporting each other in production, daily life, and community activities.

The 2026 Dak Lak Durian Festival will take place from August 15 to September 2, marking the province’s first durian festival held on a provincial scale.

Against the backdrop of the rapid growth of the creative economy, cultural heritage is becoming an important source of competitive advantage. The “Following Community Heritage 2026” competition is expected to serve as a launchpad for young designers to bring traditional values into contemporary life while linking them with sustainable commercialisation.

The country is entering a new stage of development, with the aspiration to become a developed, high-income nation by the middle of the 21st century. What should Vietnamese architecture do to accompany the country’s development in the new era?

The fourth Da Nang Asian Film Festival (DANAFF IV) concluded on July 4 after seven days of screenings, industry events and cultural exchanges, with Vice State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan attending the closing and awards ceremony.

The Vietnamese traditional costume festival Bach Hoa Bo Hanh 2026, themed “Viet Phong Hoi Tu”, took place at the Hue Imperial Citadel on the afternoon of July 4, bringing together more than 1,000 lovers of traditional costumes from many localities across the country.

In recent years, many communities in Viet Nam's northern highlands have chosen to draw on their natural landscapes, traditional crafts and customary ways of life to develop tourism products and tell the stories of their local cultures.