The project, spanning 191,240 hectares, will be located next to West Lake. It is expected to serve as a prominent landmark in the city with completion targeted for 2029.

An artist's impression of Pearl Theater in Hanoi.

In late May, Hanoi authorities granted approvals for Sun City, an associated company of tourism giant Sun Group, to develop the project. The company has a charter capital of VND3.27 trillion.

Pearl Theater is one of eight key projects selected by the Hanoi People’s Committee to commemorate the 71st anniversary of the capital’s liberation in October.

Several other major projects slated to start next month include Thuong Cat Bridge, the second component of Tran Hung Dao Bridge, Le Hong Phong Cadre Training School, a new Hanoi Kidney Hospital campus, an underpass at Co Linh Junction, and parks along both banks of the To Lich River.

Road to become a “City of Music”

In recent years, Hai Phong has focused on preserving heritage, investing in performance spaces, encouraging musical creativity, and bringing arts education into schools and communities to realise its long-term vision of becoming the festival and arts hub of the northern coastal region, moving towards the title of “City of Music”.

 

Vietnamese cultural colours shine at UK’s largest Southeast Asian festival

Now in its second year, the event has grown into a dazzling cultural, culinary, and artistic extravaganza in the heart of London, celebrating the identity, diversity, and unity of the Southeast Asian region.

 

National Achievements Exhibition draws 6.5 million visitors

The exhibition on national achievements, held at the Viet Nam Exposition Centre in Ha Noi’s Dong Anh commune, attracted approximately 6.5 million visitors since its opening on August 28, according to the event's organising committee.

 

Romantic film "Love in Vietnam" premieres in India

Inspired by the renowned Turkish novel "Madonna in a Fur Coat", the film portrays the tender love story of Manav (Shantanu Maheshwari), a young man aspiring to become a singer who is sent to study in Vietnam. There, he is enchanted by the self-portrait of Linh (Kha Ngan), a painter and dancer, setting the stage for a poignant romance.

 

Vietnamese culture shines at 2025 Embassy Festival

Amid music and graceful dances, international audiences glimpsed a Vietnam that is both strong and gentle, traditional yet modern - an image that stirred emotions and inspired curiosity about the S-shaped country.