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Cultural heritage can hardly remain vibrant if it exists only in people’s memories or conservation records. At the grassroots level, folk culture and arts clubs are therefore creating spaces where communities can practise and pass on traditions, bringing traditional cultural values back into everyday life.

The Ha Noi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism will organise the event named “Heritage roots in the heart of the Capital” at the Ancestor Worship Ritual Area of the Viet Nam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism, Doai Phuong, Ha Noi, from October 9 to 11.

The “Culture Tech 2026: From Culture to IP” seminar, held as part of iTECH EXPO 2026, offered suggestions on turning heritage and cultural resources into intellectual property assets of high economic value, in line with Resolution No. 80-NQ/TW and its orientation of transforming culture into a resource that contributes to economic development.

On October 2, the Ho Chi Minh City Women’s Cultural House held the opening ceremony of the art photography exhibition “Historical and cultural relics of Ho Chi Minh city”, aiming to honour the beauty of heritage and raise public awareness of the responsibility to preserve it.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ngo Le Van, who is also Chairman of the Viet Nam National Commission for UNESCO, has spotlighted Viet Nam’s role as host of the Asia-Pacific Dialogue on Heritage and Authenticity.

The Ninh Binh Department of Tourism, in coordination with Xuan Truong Construction Enterprise, hosted a UNESCO delegation and international experts to tour and survey the Tam Chuc Scenic Landscape Complex and the Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex on September 30 and October 1.

Music can create moments of stillness for people to listen to one another and share things that are difficult to put into words. With this approach, singer and choir conductor Ha Ny has staged the minishow “Cherishing Words of Love”, featuring compositions centred on family affection, connection and positive values in life.

Ha Noi is accelerating preparations for a dossier proposing that UNESCO join the commemoration of the 850th death anniversary of historical and cultural figure To Hien Thanh (1179–2029). The dossier will highlight his position, contributions and influence in Viet Nam's history and culture.

Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee (PCC) and Head of the PCC’s Commission for Publicity Trinh Van Quyet chaired the scientific conference entitled “Huynh Thuc Khang – A noble example of a great patriotic intellectual who devoted his entire life to the nation and people,” in Da Nang City on September 30.

Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Quang Tri Province had, for the second time, been honoured with two World Travel Awards 2026, said the park’s Management Board on the morning of September 28.

The second Cultures of the World Festival in Ha Noi 2026, scheduled for October 1-4, will bring together representatives from 50 countries and international organisations, offering a diverse programme spanning arts, cinema, fashion, cuisine, technology and heritage-inspired creativity.

The Viet Nam Banh Mi (Baguette) Festival 2026 opened at Fun More Time Square in Tokyo on September 26, offering a space for local people and the Vietnamese community to connect through Vietnamese cuisine.

If elderly artisans are the ones who preserve the stream of heritage, today’s younger generation is continuing that journey with love, responsibility, and creativity, bringing the culture of ethnic minority communities in Lam Dong from festival spaces into contemporary life, thereby contributing to preserving national identity.

In the traditional wedding ceremony of the Red Dao people in Nam Hong Hamlet, Thong Nguyen Commune, Tuyen Quang Province, the bride’s outfit is skilfully tailored and features delicate embroidery techniques. Red cotton tassels and fringes highlight the wedding attire, while silver jewellery enhances the bride’s radiant beauty.

Despite their young age, they passed a selection process to become representatives of Vietnamese teenagers at one of the world’s largest international youth forums, which brought together around 10,000 delegates from 191 countries and territories.

Language is not only a tool for communication but also a powerful cultural bridge connecting communities. With the inspiring message “Languages Unite,” European Day of Languages 2026 will officially open in Ha Noi on September 26, promising a colourful journey of discovery in the heart of the capital.

Alongside content innovation, digital transformation, and copyright protection, models that bring books closer to the community are fostering a robust reading culture, while also requiring innovation in Ho Chi Minh City’s publishing and distribution market to gradually transform publishing into a modern cultural industry.

The special art programme “Uncle Ho - Two sacred words” was performed free of charge for the public and visitors from across the country at the Ho Chi Minh Museum in Ha Noi on September 12. Nearly 400 Party members and residents of Ha Noi, together with visitors from other localities attended the programme.

Politburo Resolution No. 26-NQ/TW, which seeks to develop Viet Nam’s tourism into a spearhead economic sector in the new era, identifies culture, identity and quality of experience as the foundation and competitive advantage of Vietnamese tourism.

Resolution No. 19-NQ/TW, issued on July 28, 2026, by the third plenum of the 14th Party Central Committee on renewing Viet Nam’s development model, marks a strategic shift in the country’s development thinking, from growth targets to renewal of the national development model.