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ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Connecting People, Delivering Benefits

ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Connecting People, Delivering Benefits

Since its establishment in 2015, the ASEAN socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) has consistently played a vital role in uniting people and delivering tangible benefits to citizens throughout ASEAN member states. Particularly, amid strategic competition among major powers and increasing pressure on traditional multilateral institutions, ASCC's  significance has grown even more essential in strengthening internal cohesion and defining ASEAN's identity on the international stage.

Making news

Cover story

  • Homes for All : Vietnams Drive to Eradicate Substandard Housing

    For nearly 40 years of Doi moi (renewal), Vietnam has achieved many remarkable transformations. Yet, even amid a brightening socio-economic landscape, approximately 274,000 poor and near-poor households, along with policy beneficiaries, still live in temporary or dilapidated homes.

  • The Ba Chua Xu Goddess Festival on Sam Mountain

    The Ba Chua Xu (The Lady of the Realm) Goddess Festival on Sam Mountain was officially recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in late 2024. Every year in late April on the lunar calendar, people from An Giang Province and the broader Mekong Delta, along with visitors from across Vietnam make their way to Sam Mountain in Vinh Te Ward, An Giang, to take part in this vibrant folk celebration.

  • Da Nang-Quang Nam Merger: Forging a New Era of Growth and Global Reach

    Set to expand growth potential, restructure development space, and forge a truly "New Da Nang," the proposed merger of Da Nang and Quang Nam marks a pivotal moment for two localities with a long-standing intertwined history. This ambitious plan aims to transform the city into a key growth pole for Vietnam and a highly competitive urban center within the nation and the Asia-Pacific region. This move directly translates the central government's directive to merge provinces and eliminate district-level administration, marking a significant, strategic breakthrough in institutional reform and laying crucial groundwork for a 100-year vision of national development.

  • Reclaiming the Soul of the Mekongs Floating Markets

    The floating markets are a distinctive cultural hallmark of Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, often described as a lively snapshot of life along the region’s intricate waterways. Butover time, these once-vibrant markets have gradually faded. In an effort to document the transformation of the floating markets and seek out a vanished aspect of their floating culture, a team of reporters from Vietnam Pictorial ventured through the Mekong region.

  • Infrastructure Ho Chi Minh Citys Path to a New Era

    With the planned construction of high-speed railways, modern bridges, and ring roads designed to alleviate persistent traffic congestion, Ho Chi Minh City and the wider Southeast region are preparing for a period of accelerated national development.

Culture highlights

House at 48 Hang Ngang Street: From a Modest Home to a Great Declaration

House at 48 Hang Ngang Street: From a Modest Home to a Great Declaration

For 80 years, the house at 48 Hang Ngang Street in Hoan Kiem Ward has stood as a site of national significance at the heart of Hanoi. It was within these walls that President Ho Chi Minh penned the Declaration of Independence, a moment that gave birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam) on September 2, 1945.

Economy

Tu Van Village: 80 Years of Making the National Flag

Few people know that behind Vietnam's revered national flag are the quiet, diligent hands of the artisans of Tu Van Village, located in Hanoi's Chuong Duong Commune. For 80 years, these artisans have sewn each flag, imbuing it with unwavering love and national pride.

Portrait

Yehezkiel Cyndo: Sketching Vietnams Soul

Yehezkiel Cyndo: Sketching Vietnam's Soul

What began as a personal project to travel around Southeast Asia, sketching the stories of diverse cities, their transformations, and their people, found a special inspiration when visual artist Yehezkiel Cyndo (from Indonesia) arrived in Vietnam. Now, collaborating with Vietnamese artists, he practices urban sketching to authentically tell the story of Vietnam's urban memories.

Exploring our land

Ba Dinh Square: A Place of Great Emotion

At the heart of Hanoi’s thousand-year-old culture, Ba Dinh Square marks the moment of the birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. As autumn’s historic atmosphere returns, an emotional feeling floods over people returning to this "red address" that bears the deep imprint of 80 years of nation-building.

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