In November 2025, Hanoi experienced a vibrant and profound “photography season” with the Biennale Photo Hanoi ’25, initiated by the French Institute in Vietnam. Spanning from November 1 to 30, 2025, the event brought together over 170 multi-national artists and featured 22 exhibitions alongside numerous professional activities, transforming streets, cultural spaces, and heritage sites into…
Không đi theo mô hình tour truyền thống, Vũ Thị Thái An (Annie Vũ) – CEO & Founder của Tubudd tin rằng trải nghiệm du lịch thực sự được tạo nên bởi con người, qua những câu chuyện đời thường, những món ăn hay góc phố nhỏ chan chứa kỉ niệm. Vì thế, năm 2017,…
In recent years, Hanoi has been actively pursuing a trend that many cities worldwide have followed for over a decade: harnessing culture and creativity as a complementary resource for economic growth. Back in 2019, when Hanoi joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, the concept of the creative industries was still novel to most of the…
Vietnam’s cultural industries are entering a period of robust growth with numerous highlights across cinema, design, music, and creative craft villages. However, behind this vibrancy, a reality persists: the value chain remains fragmented, lacking connectivity between creativity, production, distribution, markets, and reinvestment. The question arises: What are the bottlenecks preventing this growth momentum from becoming…
Cultural industries are often mentioned alongside grand concepts: heritage, museums, festivals, or cinema. However, in Hanoi, another flow is quietly forming from very small things: a bar of soap, a candle, a piece of paper, a scrap of leather. When these are narrated, designed into experiences, and connected into a community, these “minor things” gradually…
On the morning of 5 October, the Hanoi People’s Committee and Sun Group officially broke ground on the Hanoi Opera House and a themed Cultural and Arts Park in the Dam Tri Lake area, Quang An Peninsula, Tay Ho Ward. The project has a total investment of VND 12,756 billion, built on an area of…
