On 1 October 2025, the People’s Committee of Hà Nội issued Plan No. 270/KH-UBND to implement Resolution No. 24/2025/NQ-HĐND on the organisation and operation of Cultural Industry Centers across the city. The move is seen as a significant step in translating the goal of positioning cultural industries as a key economic sector and affirming Hanoi’s…
At the roundtable discussion “Cultural Industries – The Path to Unlocking Vietnam’s Endless Creative Treasure”, held on 1 October 2025 in Hà Nội, experts, artists and businesses reached a shared conclusion: Vietnam possesses an immense cultural treasure, yet it has not been sufficiently harnessed to generate economic value and national soft power. The roundtable was…
UNESCO has released a new set of practical guidelines to support the integration of culture and the arts into formal, non-formal and informal education across the entire learning life cycle. Photo: Momo Scacchi What is the Implementation Guide for the UNESCO Framework on Culture and Arts Education? UNESCO has issued a new Implementation Guide that…
The city of Trujillo (Honduras) recently hosted a workshop on “Intangible Cultural Heritage in Urban Contexts”, accompanied by a four-day training programme that brought together a wide range of stakeholders. Participants included representatives from the Secretariat of Culture, Arts and Heritage of the Peoples of Honduras (SECAPPH), municipal authorities, community leaders, cultural managers, tourism and…
Hanoi is entering a robust phase of development in its creative industries. The city boasts numerous artistic practices nurtured over time, grown through the persistence of those pursuing cultural values and long-term thinking. Selected by the British Council, the individuals and organizations featured in the Creative Vision publication represent diverse “cross-sections”: experimental art, original music…
On August 16, 2025, at TOTO Information Center (Hanoi), the architectural book “REPLY – Simple Sounds” was officially launched in a conversation between the architect, the author and the editorial team. This is a collaborative project of TOOB Studio and NOTES, two units that have been associated with architectural practice, research and publishing for many…
