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Editor’s words Thierry Vergon, director of the French Institute in Vietnam, attentively looks at the photographs on display at Photo Hanoi’23. He coordinated these activities out of curiosity to see how truthfully the images captured Vietnamese culture and the country’s transformation. Initially, the first international biennial Photo Hanoi’23 has succeeded in enhancing public perception of Hanoi, shaping the photography market, and creating an ecosystem for photography that includes galleries, museums, artists and directors, collectors, critics, and the public, thus helping to boost the development of the capital’s cultural industry. Hanoi has been implementing the National Strategy for the Development of Vietnam’s Cultural Industries to 2020 for six years (1997-2023), with a vision for 2030. Hanoi is also the first locality to adopt a thematic resolution on the cultural industry, demonstrating the city government’s determination to pioneer the development of the cultural indust...

Beyond their expectations, spectators gathering around the Han River on July 8 evening were treated to dazzling performances mixed with captivating music put in by two fireworks teams from France and Italy. The Italian team opened the final competition with a colourful fireworks display, lighting up the romantic Han River. Meanwhile, the French team gave an emotional fireworks display, fascinating hordes of spectators. Spectators could not take their eyes off the world-class fireworks displays put on by both teams on the background of French, US-UK and K-pop music. The much awaited moment was when both teams used Vietnamese songs for their performances. The French team chose pop star Thu Minh’s song Bay (Flying), bringing the audience a moment of pride and emotion. Meanwhile, the Italian team moved the audience, making them sing along with the song Vietnam In Me that has been well performed by singer Thuy Chi. “I am very lucky to be here tonight to see two p...

The event aims to honor the Vietnamese traditional dress “Áo Dài,” contributing to nurturing Vietnamese culture within the OV community, and popularizing the fine cultural values of Vietnam among international friends. Held for the first time in the Czech Republic in 2018, the pageant was later interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, it resumed in Dresden, Germany, and was recognized as a significant cultural event within the OV community in Europe, winning the support and participation of a large number of successful Vietnamese women and expatriates living there. The post Europe to Host third Mrs Ao Dai Pageant in Poland in 2024 appeared first on Vietexplorer.com .

According to tourism statistics released by Lao media on July 7, the number of Lao tourist arrivals in Vietnam has increased drastically in the first six months of 2023. The growth rate reaches 117%, the third highest among countries sending visitors to Vietnam, after Cambodia (338%) and India (236%). Visitors to the Golden Bridge in Danang City, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam. Photo: Quang Nam Tourism In addition, the most popular destinations for foreign tourists in Vietnam until June 2023 were the central beach city of Danang, the ancient town of Hoi An, the central highland flower city of Dalat, and Phu Quoc Pearl Island in the southern province of Kien Giang. Besides coming to Vietnam for tourism, many Lao and Cambodians also come to Vietnam for medical treatment, according to Lao media. On the other hand, Laos has seen a boom in tourism in the first three months of 2023 as more than 831,000 foreign tourists visited the country, in stark contrast to the 211,898 forei...