Hanoi’s new Military History Museum, built at a cost of $100 million, has sparked an unprecedented wave of public interest, redefining how museums attract visitors in Vietnam. By transforming how exhibitions are presented, enhancing visitor interactivity, and using creative media strategies, several Vietnamese museums are redefining how they attract and retain audiences. Among the more than 160 museums across Vietnam, only a handful consistently draw large visitor numbers. Th

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (AP) — Hamburger Hill, Hue, the Ia Drang Valley, Khe Sanh: Some remember the Vietnam War battles from the headlines of the 1960s and 1970s, others from movies and history books. And thousands of Americans and Vietnamese know them as the graveyards of loved ones who died fighting more than a half-century ago. Today the battlefields of Vietnam are sites of pilgrimage for veterans from both sides who fought there, and tourists wanting to see firsthand w

Artist Tran Duy Truc, 82, paints a propaganda painting ahead of 50th anniversary of Vietnam's Liberation Day, in Hanoi, Vietnam, April 29, 2025. REUTERS/Phuong Nguyen HANOI, April 30 (Reuters) - Much has changed in Vietnamese life in the 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War. The streets of the once-impoverished country now bustle with commerce and young people carry the latest iPhones and sing along to Taylor Swift songs. But one constant remains: the ubiquitous propagan

The Việt Nam National Museum of History stands as the top historical museums in the country with the most objects, including 110,000 documents and antiques dated back from the prehistoric time to 1945. Vân Hương Strolling in downtown Hà Nội, people can easily find many vestiges of the French colonial era. Prominent among them are spacious private villas in Phan Đình Phùng, Trần Hưng Đạo and Lý Thường Kiệt streets, the Opera House, Metropole Hotel, the Government Guest House,