iFLYTEK Accelerates Chinese AI Expansion in Southeast Asia with Third Consecutive Techsauce Appearance

Techsauce Global Summit 2026 opened in Bangkok, Thailand, on August 26, bringing together more than 350 exhibitors. Marking its third consecutive appearance at Techsauce, iFLYTEK showcased AI agents, integrated hardware-software products, multilingual AI technologies and enterprise AI infrastructure, further strengthening its presence in Thailand and across Southeast Asia. The iFLYTEK booth attracted dozens of mainstream media outlets from Thailand and the wider region for hands-on demonstrations and coverage. iFLYTEK also received "The Sauciest AI-Driven Company" award at the event.

As AI moves rapidly from pilot projects to deployment at scale, Southeast Asian enterprises are placing greater emphasis on AI agent applications, scenario-specific adaptation and local deployment. According to McKinsey's report AI in Southeast Asia: An Era of Opportunity, 46% of surveyed enterprises in Southeast Asia have moved beyond the AI pilot stage and entered scaled adoption. However, talent, AI integration, return on investment and governance remain key challenges that enterprises must address to scale AI further.

In response to local market needs, iFLYTEK showcased the Enterprise AI Agents (OceanDoc, OceanPraxis, OceanNote and OceanTranslate); the Astron Agent and Workflow Development Platform; GuideX, an integrated hardware-software digital human agent; WallEX; AI Translation Screen; Stars MaaS; and All-in-One Solutions. Together, these offerings address a wide range of scenarios spanning enterprise applications, public services, cross-language interaction and smart spaces.

Enterprise AI Agents Lower the Barrier to Enterprise AI Adoption

At the event, iFLYTEK presented the Enterprise AI Agents and the Astron Agent and Workflow Development Platform, covering the complete journey from ready-to-use AI applications to custom AI agent development.

Centered on the Ocean series, the Enterprise AI Agents support four key scenarios: document creation, meeting management, multilingual translation and business skills training. They are available through both SaaS and private deployment.

OceanDoc generates PowerPoint presentations from text and supports AI-powered formatting and multilingual presentation rehearsals. OceanNote provides multilingual transcription of meeting audio and video, speaker identification, key-point extraction and action-item organization. OceanTranslate translates text, documents, audio, video and images across more than 100 languages while preserving document layouts and supporting customized industry terminology. OceanPraxis simulates scenarios such as customer service and employee training through role-play and conversation review.

All of these agents are built on Astron. Astron Agent supports intent recognition, task decomposition, tool calling and multi-step planning and can connect with enterprise knowledge bases, plugins and third-party systems. Astron Workflow visually connects large language models, tools, robotic process automation (RPA) and external interfaces to build, deploy and orchestrate business processes. It supports complex logic including branching, loops and subtask scheduling. As an open-source platform, Astron Workflow also supports customized development, workflow debugging, version management, deployment, operation and maintenance.

Integrated Hardware-Software Innovation Brings AI Agents into Real-World Environments

As AI moves from digital workflows into physical environments, it must develop stronger capabilities in perception, understanding, decision-making and execution.

GuideX, an integrated hardware-software digital human agent designed for physical public-service environments, served as an intelligent guide at Techsauce. It helped attendees search for companies, locate booths and navigate the exhibition. Powered by end-to-end capabilities spanning perception, understanding, decision-making, execution and memory, GuideX integrates multimodal technologies including face-based activation, sound-source localization, gesture recognition and spatial awareness. It can understand user requests in real time and draw on event information to respond.

GuideX supports more than 30 languages and offers a wide range of digital human avatars and voice options. It is currently providing information services at Don Mueang International Airport in Thailand and has also been deployed in projects for the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs & Port Security in Abu Dhabi and SMRT in Singapore.

Built on the SpaceMind Agentic architecture for smart spaces, WallEX centers on an intelligent control panel and integrates sensors with Nurmina ambient lighting. It extends AI agent capabilities into hotels, premium residences and commercial complexes. Through natural-language interaction, WallEX connects and controls lighting, curtains, air conditioning, security systems and other devices, advancing smart spaces from device control to intelligent spatial services.

Designed for cross-language service scenarios, AI Translation Screen combines multilingual speech recognition, real-time translation, the iFLYTEK Spark large language model and multimodal noise reduction. It supports 101 commonly used languages with automatic language identification and provides both digital human customer service and remote customer service capabilities. During the event, Prof. Dr. Yodchanan Wongsawat, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation of Thailand, visited the iFLYTEK booth and experienced the AI Translation Screen firsthand. He praised the performance of Chinese AI technology in applications such as multilingual interaction, commenting, “China’s AI technology is excellent.”

Cloud and On-Premises Solutions Support Diverse Overseas AI Deployment Needs

To address different enterprise deployment requirements, iFLYTEK showcased Stars MaaS and All-in-One Solutions as two complementary AI infrastructure options.

Designed for enterprises and developers worldwide, Stars MaaS provides one-stop AI capabilities spanning model access, fine-tuning, evaluation, AI agent development and service deployment. The platform brings together more than 50 leading foundation models, including iFLYTEK Spark and DeepSeek. It supports unified API access, flexible model customization and a comprehensive tool ecosystem covering AI agent development, RPA and Model Context Protocol (MCP).

All-in-One Solutions address the needs of overseas government and enterprise customers, financial institutions and telecommunications operators seeking to keep data within their own environments, deploy AI locally and maintain control over their systems. The solutions integrate computing power, models, toolchains and AI agent applications, with product configurations including 4U integrated training-and-inference appliances. All-in-One Solutions support multiple LLMs, including iFLYTEK Spark and DeepSeek.

Without relying on public cloud services, enterprises can run large-model services locally and build business applications through model fine-tuning, private knowledge bases, knowledge distillation and AI agent development.

All-in-One Solutions have already been deployed at scale in industries including telecommunications and media. By jointly optimizing data training and computing efficiency, the solutions have delivered a relative improvement of 10%-15% in recognition accuracy for local languages in overseas markets. An enterprise intelligent search solution built on All-in-One Solutions is also being advanced for deployment with a leading telecommunications operator in Thailand.

Deepening iFLYTEK's Presence in Thailand and Building Southeast Asia's AI Ecosystem

In Thailand, iFLYTEK continues to advance technology research and development, product deployment and industry collaboration.

In industry-academia collaboration, iFLYTEK has signed cooperation agreements with Chulalongkorn University and Zense, a local entertainment company, to jointly conduct localized research and development in technologies including Thai speech recognition and natural language processing.

In real-world deployment, AI Translation Screen has been introduced at Siam Paragon and ICONSIAM, two major retail and lifestyle destinations in Bangkok, providing real-time translation and visitor assistance for international travelers. At Don Mueang International Airport, the GuideX digital human provides information services in more than 30 languages, including Thai, Chinese, English, Japanese and Korean. iFLYTEK has also provided AI-powered simultaneous interpretation in Chinese, English and Thai for the China Mobile Southeast Asia Cooperation Conference.

In recognition of its technological innovation, localized deployment and ecosystem development, iFLYTEK received "The Sauciest AI-Driven Company" award after being selected from more than 50 shortlisted companies at this year's Techsauce.

Starting in Thailand, iFLYTEK is deepening local collaboration across public services, telecommunications, enterprise digitalization and smart spaces, bringing its AI capabilities into a growing range of real-world business scenarios across Southeast Asia.

Data in this article are based on estimates from customer deployments.

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iFLYTEK Accelerates Chinese AI Expansion in Southeast Asia with Third Consecutive Techsauce Appearance

Three Perspectives Complete The Love City: Sensuality, Modern Menswear and Romance on Day Two

Ho Chi Minh City, August 2026 – If Day One of Vietnam Wedding Week 2026 introduced four different creative worlds, the second day completed the runway journey with another three perspectives on contemporary wedding fashion.

DO LONG BRIDAL, ADAM STORE and LOVINE BRIDAL by Thanh Ho brought different energies to The Love City, moving from sensual bridal glamour and modern menswear to a freer interpretation of romance and personal identity.

Together, the three presentations expanded the conversation beyond one image of the wedding wardrobe and towards a broader picture of the people and personalities behind the celebration.

THE SECOND DAY BRINGS A DIFFERENT ENERGY TO THE RUNWAY

Day Two arrived with a more high-energy sense of contrast. The collections were different in style, but each carried a clear point of view about how a bride or groom can choose to present themselves on a wedding day.

Confidence, tailoring and romance became three different starting points. The result was a programme that continued the diversity established on Day One while taking the runway narrative into new territory.

By the time the final show closed, the full seven-show programme had offered audiences a wide spectrum of contemporary Vietnamese wedding fashion.

DO LONG BRIDAL – THE CONFIDENT BRIDE TAKES THE SPOTLIGHT

DO LONG BRIDAL brought a confident and theatrical energy to the runway. Through body-conscious silhouettes, corsetry and intricate embellishment, The Prime presented a bride who is fully aware of her presence.

This was bridal fashion designed to command attention. Sensuality and sophistication worked together to create a polished visual language in which the wearer does not disappear into the tradition of the wedding day, but takes ownership of the spotlight.

The collection added another definition of bridal beauty to The Love City: one built around confidence, visibility and the power of presence.

ADAM STORE – THE MODERN GROOM GETS HIS OWN FASHION LANGUAGE

ADAM STORE shifted the focus towards menswear and the evolving role of the groom within the wedding fashion conversation.

For a long time, the wedding wardrobe has been discussed primarily through the bride’s gown. Contemporary menswear, however, has its own questions around fit, personality, formality and self-expression.

By bringing the groom’s style into the runway programme, ADAM STORE added another dimension to the overall picture. The wedding day is a shared occasion, and the fashion narrative can give both people space to define how they want to appear.

LOVINE BRIDAL BY THANH HO – ROMANCE WITH FREEDOM AND PERSONALITY

LOVINE BRIDAL by Thanh Ho brought a different emotional tone to the second day. Romance remained central, but it was approached with a greater sense of freedom and individuality.

The collection created room for a bride who does not necessarily want to follow a fixed formula. Personal style and emotional expression became part of the bridal language, offering another interpretation of what contemporary romance can look like.

Within the Day Two line-up, LOVINE provided a softer but no less distinctive counterpoint to the confidence of DO LONG BRIDAL and the tailored perspective of ADAM STORE.

WHEN THREE DIFFERENT WEDDING IDENTITIES SHARE ONE RUNWAY

Together, the three shows created an interesting balance. One explored sensuality and the power of presence. One placed the modern groom at the centre of the fashion conversation. One returned to romance through individuality and personal expression.

Their differences reflected the changing nature of the wedding wardrobe. There is increasing room for people to choose according to who they are rather than who tradition expects them to be.

Music and live performance further shaped the atmosphere of the runway, reinforcing the idea that Bridal Fashion Show 2026 was designed as an immersive experience rather than a sequence of isolated presentations.

COMPLETING SEVEN SHOWS, COMPLETING THE LOVE CITY

Developed through the collaboration of YEAH1 and LIVEN Technology, Vietnam Wedding Week 2026 positioned bridal fashion at the heart of a larger wedding journey. Across two days, the seven-show programme became one of the most visible expressions of that idea.

From cultural storytelling and couture glamour to sensuality, menswear and contemporary romance, the runway demonstrated how diverse the wedding fashion landscape can be.

With Italian Atelier Asia-Pacific and CjC Marketing Agency supporting the event as Promotional Partners, the programme also formed part of a wider communications and industry outreach effort surrounding Vietnam Wedding Week 2026.

By the end of Day Two, The Love City had completed its fashion journey with one clear message: there is no single way to be a modern bride or groom, and the most interesting wedding stories may begin when there is room for difference.

From Idol to First Face: Dylan's Fashion Moment Is Just Getting Started

 

Three designers. Three opening walks. And one young idol who is quietly becoming a familiar face at the front of Vietnam's fashion runways.

At Vietnam Wedding Week 2026, Dylan of UPRIZE stepped out as the first face for Luu Viet Anh's FALVAON presentation, VÀNG ẢNH VÀNG ANH. It was a brief moment in the spotlight, but not an isolated one. Before Luu Viet Anh, Dylan had already opened shows for Chung Thanh Phong and Tran Hung. Three first-face moments later, the pattern is becoming difficult to ignore.

For a performer best known for the stage, music and the world of idol entertainment, the runway is opening up a different kind of spotlight. There is no microphone. No choreography to hide behind. Just the music, the lights and the first few seconds in which everyone in the room decides to look.

At Vietnam Wedding Week 2026, Dylan did more than make a celebrity appearance. He became the first image through which the audience entered one of the event's most story-driven collections.

THREE DESIGNERS. THREE FIRST FACES. ONE RISING RUNWAY STORY.

Chung Thanh Phong. Tran Hung. Luu Viet Anh.

The three names belong to different corners of Vietnamese fashion, but they share one recent connection: Dylan was chosen to walk first.

That matters because the first face is not simply the person who happens to leave backstage before everyone else. The opening walk sets the temperature of a show. It gives the audience its first clue about the mood, the attitude and the world they are about to enter.

For an idol making his way into fashion, that kind of position says more than a guest appearance ever could. Familiarity may get people talking, but a first-face moment asks for something else: presence.

And Dylan appears to be building a reputation for exactly that.

WHEN THE IDOL PUTS DOWN THE MICROPHONE

On stage, Dylan already knows how to perform. As a member of UPRIZE, he works in a world built on music, movement, camera awareness and audience connection. An idol learns how to hold attention even when there is a lot happening around him.

The runway strips much of that away.

There is no chorus to carry the moment. No dance break. No chance to explain who you are. A walk has to do the work. The pace, the posture, the expression and the way a performer enters the light become the entire message.

Perhaps that is why the transition from idol stage to fashion runway feels less surprising than it first appears. Both worlds demand control of presence. They simply speak different languages.

For Dylan, fashion is beginning to look like a second stage.

THE NIGHT HE OPENED LUU VIET ANH'S STORY

That second stage took on a particularly cinematic quality at Vietnam Wedding Week 2026.

For FALVAON designer Luu Viet Anh, VÀNG ẢNH VÀNG ANH drew inspiration from the emotional world of Tam Cam, one of Vietnam's most familiar folk tales. The collection brought cultural memory into a contemporary fashion setting, turning the runway into more than a sequence of bridal looks.

It needed an opening.

Dylan was the one who gave it to the audience.

As the first face, he became the first movement in the show's visual story. Before the audience encountered the full world of gowns, details and references that followed, they encountered him.

It was a different kind of performance from the idol stage, but it was still performance: one entrance, one look, one moment to make the audience curious about what comes next.

A BRIDAL COLLECTION, A VIETNAMESE FOLK TALE AND ONE MALE LEAD

What made Dylan's appearance even more distinctive was his place inside the story.

VÀNG ẢNH VÀNG ANH entered Vietnam Wedding Week as a bridal fashion presentation, yet Dylan's appearance introduced a male presence into its narrative world. Rather than feeling like a random celebrity cameo, his walk gave the show another character and another point of view.

That is where the entertainment element becomes interesting. Dylan was not asked to sing. He was not there for a special performance. His role was quieter than that, but perhaps more unusual: to help set the scene.

In a collection inspired by story, the first face became part of the storytelling.

And for an idol whose public identity is already built around performance, the crossover made sense.

MORE THAN A CELEBRITY WALK

Fashion loves a famous face. It creates buzz, photographs well and gives audiences another reason to watch. But there is a difference between inviting a celebrity onto a runway and giving someone a real place in the rhythm of a show.

Dylan's growing list of first-face appearances is what makes his fashion story more interesting than a one-off moment. The same position has appeared again and again, across designers with different aesthetics and different creative worlds.

That does not make him a full-time model, nor does it need to. The appeal may lie precisely in the fact that he brings something different to the runway.

He arrives with the instinct of a performer.

The fashion world gets the confidence, timing and visual awareness of an idol. The entertainment world gets another side of Dylan to watch.

INSIDE THE LOVE CITY

Vietnam Wedding Week 2026 provided the perfect setting for that crossover. Developed through the collaboration of YEAH1 and LIVEN Technology, the event transformed White Palace Hoang Van Thu into The Love City – a shared destination where bridal fashion, wedding brands, experts, vendors and experiences came together.

Across two days, seven designers and brands presented different visions of contemporary wedding fashion. There was couture drama, refined romance, cultural storytelling, sensuality and modern menswear. The runway was not built around one idea of what a bride or groom should be.

Dylan's appearance added another layer to that mix.

He arrived from the world of contemporary entertainment and stepped directly into a designer's fashion narrative. It was exactly the kind of collision that makes an event like The Love City feel larger than a conventional bridal showcase.

WHEN FASHION MEETS THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE IT MOVE

Some runway stories end when the lights go down. Others travel further – through media, audiences, creative communities and the conversations that follow a show.

As Promotional Partners of Vietnam Wedding Week 2026, Italian Atelier Asia-Pacific and CjC Marketing Agency supported the wider communication and industry outreach surrounding the event, connecting its fashion and lifestyle stories with broader creative and professional networks.

For CjC Marketing Agency and Italian Atelier Asia-Pacific, the Dylan and Luu Viet Anh crossover is also a reminder of what makes creative platforms valuable. A fashion event can bring together people who might not normally share the same stage: a designer and an idol, a bridal collection and a folk tale, a runway audience and an entertainment following.

Sometimes the most interesting stories begin exactly where those worlds overlap.

SO, IS DYLAN A SINGER, AN IDOL OR A FASHION FACE?

Maybe that is the wrong question.

Dylan does not have to stop being one thing in order to become another. The more interesting story is that his identity appears to be expanding.

Three first-face appearances are still only the beginning of a fashion journey. But beginnings are worth paying attention to – especially when three different designers have trusted the same performer to take the first step.

From Chung Thanh Phong and Tran Hung to Luu Viet Anh's VÀNG ẢNH VÀNG ANH at Vietnam Wedding Week 2026, Dylan is beginning to build a runway story of his own.

He may have arrived from the idol stage.

But if these first walks are anything to go by, his fashion moment is only just getting started.

 

Home Health Care Placements, Inc. expands Customer Care Services to support organizations

 

 Key Customer Care Solutions Include:

Inbound Customer Care Support – Organized handling of incoming inquiries, requests, concerns, and client coordination needs.

Outbound Customer Care Assistance – Proactive customer outreach for updates, reminders, confirmations, and follow-through.

Customer Care Helpdesk Services – Structured support for tracking, routing, and resolving customer service concerns.

Appointment Scheduling and Coordination – Assistance with booking, confirming, coordinating, and organizing customer appointments and service schedules.

Follow-ups and Case Management – Follow-through support for open cases, customer updates, status checks, and service resolution tracking.

Through these services, HHCPI helps define the care workflow, response standards, escalation paths, and reporting cadence so customer care teams can deliver a more consistent experience.

About Home Health Care Placements Inc.

To engage in business of providing the following services: Clinic Management, health care services to various institutions, support in various health and wellness events, rendering customer assistance, including innovative project management related to quality care.

Carziqo Says ER-BX Autonomous Ride-Hailing Vehicles Begin Operations in Austin

 

 Autonomous mobility company Carziqo has announced the start of operations for its ER-BX autonomous ride-hailing vehicles in Austin, Texas, expanding its presence in one of the United States’ leading technology centers.

The announcement coincides with the beginning of the Philippines’ “Ber Months”—the period from September through December widely regarded as the unofficial start of the country’s Christmas season. Christmas music, decorations and preparations often begin earlier in the Philippines than elsewhere, making September 1 a symbol of optimism, reunion and new beginnings.

Carziqo described the Austin deployment as another step in the development of its international autonomous mobility network.

ER-BX enters Austin’s mobility landscape

Austin has attracted growing interest from transportation and technology companies because of its expanding population, established innovation ecosystem and demand for alternative mobility services.

According to Carziqo, the ER-BX vehicles are equipped with autonomous-driving sensors and supported by connected fleet-management systems, real-time monitoring and data-assisted dispatching technology.

The initial phase will focus on controlled operations and the collection of practical performance data. The company said it would evaluate route efficiency, vehicle availability, system response, maintenance requirements and remote operational support.

The scale of operations will be adjusted according to system performance, local conditions and applicable regulatory requirements.

The ER-BX platform forms part of Carziqo’s strategy to integrate autonomous vehicles with centralized fleet monitoring and intelligent dispatching. The company said the system was designed to improve vehicle utilization while helping technical teams monitor fleet activity and respond to operational issues.

A measured approach to deployment

Autonomous ride-hailing companies continue to face technical, regulatory and public-safety challenges. Their systems must respond reliably to changing traffic conditions, construction, weather and unpredictable human behavior.

As a result, autonomous vehicle services are generally introduced gradually, with operating areas and fleet sizes expanded only after performance assessments.

Carziqo said data collected in Austin would be used to refine dispatching, route planning, fleet maintenance and remote-assistance procedures.

“The start of the Ber Months represents hope and new beginnings for many Filipino families,” Carziqo said in a statement. “The arrival of the ER-BX series in Austin reflects the same sense of forward movement as we continue developing a connected and scalable autonomous mobility network.”

Relevance to the Philippines

Although the deployment is taking place in the United States, its announcement at the beginning of the Philippine Christmas season appears intended to engage Carziqo’s community in the country.

Interest in connected transportation and autonomous mobility is increasing across Southeast Asia, but adoption will depend on infrastructure, regulation, road conditions and public acceptance. Experience gained in Austin could support Carziqo’s wider technology development, although any future deployment elsewhere would require local testing and adaptation.

Carziqo said future expansion would be based on operational readiness rather than a fixed timetable. Service availability may therefore change according to performance, regulatory developments and technical evaluations.

The launch connects two geographically distant events: the beginning of a much-anticipated season in the Philippines and a new operational chapter for Carziqo in Austin. Whether the service develops into a larger deployment will depend on measurable results, including safety, reliability and regulatory compliance.

Vietnam Wedding Week 2026 Closes The Love City, Bringing Bridal Fashion, Experience and the Wedding Ecosystem Together

 

After two days at White Palace Hoang Van Thu, Vietnam Wedding Week 2026 has officially concluded The Love City, bringing together bridal fashion, wedding brands, experts, vendors, artists and couples in one shared destination.

Developed through the collaboration of YEAH1 and LIVEN Technology, Vietnam Wedding Week 2026 was positioned as a comprehensive and practical wedding platform. Beyond offering inspiration for the wedding day, the event created a journey where couples could explore, experience, meet, compare and move closer to real choices for one of life’s most important occasions.

At the heart of that journey was Bridal Fashion Show 2026. Across two days, seven designers and brands presented seven distinct visions of contemporary wedding fashion, while music and live performance helped transform the runway into one of the defining experiences of The Love City.

THE LOVE CITY – A CITY BUILT AROUND EVERY STEP OF THE WEDDING JOURNEY

Inspired by the rhythm of an ever-moving city, The Love City turned the entire Vietnam Wedding Week into a journey of discovery. Different areas of the event became different destinations, each connected to a particular stage, need or question within the wedding journey.

From the check-in area and bridal fashion runway to brand experience zones, consultations, workshops and interactive activities, visitors were invited to move through an ecosystem rather than simply attend an exhibition. Wedding gowns and suits stood alongside beauty, jewellery, photography, venues, décor, planning, F&B, travel and other services connected to the journey towards – and beyond – the wedding day.

The practical value of this format was central to the event. Rather than moving between multiple disconnected sources of information, couples could see products directly, ask questions, receive advice, compare options and meet the people and brands behind them within one shared journey. Inspiration was not treated as the final destination, but as the beginning of a more informed decision-making process.

SEVEN RUNWAY SHOWS – SEVEN DIFFERENT VISIONS OF THE MODERN WEDDING

Bridal Fashion Show 2026 became the creative heartbeat of The Love City. Le Hoa Bridal, Lam Bridal, Minh Tuan Couture, FALVAON by Luu Viet Anh, DO LONG BRIDAL, ADAM STORE and LOVINE BRIDAL by Thanh Ho each brought a distinct perspective to the runway.

The programme moved across different fashion languages: sculptural construction, refined romance, couture glamour, cultural storytelling, sensual bridal silhouettes, contemporary menswear and more personal interpretations of modern romance. Instead of presenting a single image of what a bride or groom should look like, the seven shows expanded the range of possibilities.

For visitors, that diversity reflected one of the broader ideas behind Vietnam Wedding Week: every couple arrives with a different story, and contemporary wedding fashion increasingly has room for those differences.

WHEN FASHION, MUSIC AND PERFORMANCE SHARE ONE STAGE

The runway experience was further expanded through music and live performance. 2PILLZ joined as Music Producer for the Runway and also contributed a Special Performance, creating an emotional thread that moved across the fashion programme.

On 22 August, THƠM brought another layer of live performance into the runway experience, while NAOMI continued that connection on 23 August. Fashion, sound, movement and lighting were brought together to create different emotional atmospheres around each presentation.

The result was a runway designed not simply as a sequence of collections, but as part of the wider live experience of The Love City.

FROM INSPIRATION TO REAL CHOICES

One of the defining ideas behind Vietnam Wedding Week 2026 was that the journey did not end when the models left the runway. After discovering a collection or finding inspiration from a show, visitors could continue exploring the wider ecosystem around them.

Brand spaces and consultations created opportunities to move from broad ideas towards more specific questions: Which style feels right? Which services suit the couple’s needs? Who should they speak with next? What decisions need to be made before the wedding day?

Workshops and experiential activities added another practical layer, bringing expert knowledge into the event journey. In this way, the distance between seeing something inspiring and making a real decision became smaller.

YEAH1 AND LIVEN TECHNOLOGY – BRINGING DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE JOURNEY TOGETHER

The structure of The Love City reflected the collaborative vision behind Vietnam Wedding Week 2026. Developed through the collaboration of YEAH1 and LIVEN Technology, the event brought different parts of the wedding journey into one connected platform.

Fashion remained a major draw, but it also became a gateway. A runway show could lead to a fitting, a consultation, a conversation with a vendor or a wider exploration of how a couple wants their wedding to look and feel.

This approach gave Vietnam Wedding Week a role beyond that of a traditional showcase. It became a meeting point where creativity, commerce, expertise and consumer needs could interact in the same space.

A NEW MEETING POINT FOR VIETNAMESE FASHION AND THE WEDDING INDUSTRY

For couples, The Love City offered a place to arrive with questions and leave with clearer possibilities. For brands and vendors, it created an opportunity to become part of the decision-making journey of people actively preparing for marriage.

For Vietnamese bridal fashion, the seven-show programme created another stage for different design languages to meet the public and enter a wider conversation about how weddings are changing. Couture could sit beside menswear; cultural references could sit beside contemporary minimalism; spectacle could sit beside intimacy.

With Italian Atelier Asia-Pacific and CjC Marketing Agency supporting Vietnam Wedding Week 2026 as Promotional Partners, the event also extended its communications and connections across wider creative and industry networks.

As The Love City comes to a close, the larger idea remains clear: a wedding event can be more than a place to look for inspiration. When fashion, experience, expertise and practical choices are brought together, they can become part of one more complete journey.

Luu Viet Anh Brings Cultural Memory into a Contemporary Bridal Story at Vietnam Wedding Week 2026

 At a wedding event built around the idea of The Love City, FALVAON by Luu Viet Anh brought another kind of journey to the runway: one shaped by memory, narrative and Vietnamese cultural references.

Presented as part of Bridal Fashion Show 2026, VÀNG ẢNH VÀNG ANH introduced a perspective in which bridal fashion becomes more than a response to an occasion. It becomes a way of carrying a story.

Within a programme that brought together seven different creative voices, Luu Viet Anh’s collection stood out for asking a different question: how can cultural memory be translated into a contemporary bridal language without losing either its emotional roots or its relevance to the present?

WHEN A BRIDAL COLLECTION BEGINS WITH A STORY

Fashion can begin with a silhouette, a material or a technical idea. For FALVAON, storytelling provides another starting point.

That narrative approach shaped the collection’s place within Vietnam Wedding Week 2026. The garments were not presented simply as individual looks; they belonged to a larger emotional world shaped by memory, reference and interpretation.

This perspective gives bridal fashion another layer of meaning. A wedding dress can be chosen for its beauty and craftsmanship, but it can also become connected to the stories a wearer wants to remember or carry forward.

VÀNG ẢNH VÀNG ANH – FROM TAM CAM TO THE RUNWAY

VÀNG ẢNH VÀNG ANH draws inspiration from Tam Cam, one of Vietnam’s best-known folk tales. Rather than retelling the story literally, the collection uses its cultural and emotional world as a source of creative exploration.

Traditional references and details are brought into dialogue with contemporary silhouettes and fashion construction. The past is therefore not placed behind glass; it is re-entered, reinterpreted and given another form.

For the runway audience, the result created a connection between a familiar cultural memory and the changing language of contemporary bridal fashion.

VIETNAMESE CULTURAL MEMORY IN A CONTEMPORARY FASHION LANGUAGE

The use of cultural references can easily become decorative if they are applied without a deeper relationship to the design. FALVAON takes another route by allowing narrative and cultural memory to inform the wider creative atmosphere of the collection.

Vietnamese elements are not presented as proof of tradition for tradition’s sake. They become part of a conversation between where a story comes from and where fashion can take it next.

This approach is particularly relevant in bridal fashion, a category often dominated by familiar global codes of white, romance and ceremony. The collection suggests that a bride can also look towards other references when defining her own wedding identity.

TRADITION WITHOUT TURNING IT INTO COSTUME

One of the more interesting tensions within VÀNG ẢNH VÀNG ANH lies in its approach to tradition. The collection does not ask contemporary women to dress as characters from the past.

Instead, it treats cultural memory as material for transformation. A detail can be altered. A reference can be abstracted. A familiar story can be felt without being reproduced literally.

That distinction allows the collection to remain connected to Vietnamese cultural sources while speaking in a language that belongs to the present.

WHY STORYTELLING MATTERS TO THE MODERN BRIDE

Contemporary brides are increasingly looking beyond the idea of finding a beautiful dress. The choice of what to wear can also reflect personality, memory, values and the kind of story they want their wedding to tell.

Within that context, storytelling becomes another form of personalisation. A garment can carry references that feel meaningful to the wearer rather than simply following a universal bridal formula.

FALVAON’s narrative approach therefore opens space for a bride who sees fashion not only as appearance, but also as expression.

FALVAON FINDS ITS PLACE IN THE LOVE CITY

Developed through the collaboration of YEAH1 and LIVEN Technology, Vietnam Wedding Week 2026 brought different parts of the wedding journey together within The Love City. The fashion programme reflected that same diversity by giving space to contrasting creative voices.

Within this landscape, Luu Viet Anh’s work offered a perspective rooted in narrative and cultural memory. It became one of the ways in which the event expanded the meaning of contemporary bridal fashion beyond a single aesthetic direction.

With Italian Atelier Asia-Pacific and CjC Marketing Agency supporting Vietnam Wedding Week 2026 as Promotional Partners, the event also connected its creative programme with wider communications and industry networks.

In The Love City, every journey could begin from a different place. For FALVAON by Luu Viet Anh, that place was a story – and from that story, a contemporary bridal world began to take shape.