Weaving the unique heritage of the Thu Lao

From cotton grown on the hillsides, the local women use a painstaking series of traditional handcrafting techniques to create durable indigo-dyed fabrics and distinctive traditional garments.

Ninh Bình looks beyond the lens

Ninh Bình is looking beyond the camera lens, seeking to turn its rich heritage and spectacular landscapes into a driving force for cinema, tourism and the wider cultural industries.

Banana stems find new life in art and craft

The work is not only creating economic value from agricultural by-products. For the people behind it, it is also a way to promote green living, preserve Vietnamese identity and explore sustainable creativity.

Cơm Tiến Vua

With Chef Nguyễn Như Cường, head chef at Madame Lam Restaurant, who brings a contemporary interpretation to Cơm Tiến Vua, a dish inspired by the refined culinary traditions of Vietnam’s royal cuisine.

Behind the tuồng curtain

A new immersive tour in Hà Nội is offering audiences a chance to step behind the stage curtain, meet tuồng artists and discover the symbolic language, movements and traditions of one of Việt Nam’s traditional theatre forms.

Yamas at The Greek Taverna

The variety of the menu, the effort to keep things as authentic as possible, and the undeniably Greek instinct of a man who takes pleasure in working the room made it more rewarding than I'd care to admit.

Tech-based tourism to shape future growth

The beach city of Đà Nẵng has successfully organised HORECFEX Việt Nam, a technology and innovation forum for the hotel and tourism sectors, for three consecutive years. Nguyễn Đức Quỳnh, chairman and founder of HORECFEX Việt Nam, tells Việt Nam News about the event.

Dinh Cậu: Phú Quốc’s sunset landmark

Dinh Cậu Shrine has long been a spiritual place for local residents, particularly fishing families, while visitors are drawn by the old shrine, the sound of the waves and the wide view towards the western horizon.

Mật Retreat recharges

We chose Mật Retreat for its proximity, landscape and comfortable bungalows lying by a small lake. Mật Kitchen has a long list of local delicacies, from hill chickens, Gâm River catfish and free-range pigs to spring fish, buffalo meat and beef.

Elevating circus arts beyond mere stunts

While technical stunts define circus, People's Artist Tống Toàn Thắng believes prowess alone cannot sustain long-term value. Amid the cultural industry drive under Resolution 57, he shares his vision on embedding acrobatics into storytelling and blending technology with national identity.

Plum symphony

With Executive sous chef Tống Đăng Khoái of Mövenpick Hanoi Hotel

HCM City 2075: Building a city for the next century

What should HCM City look like when today’s children become grandparents? The answer may be impossible to predict, but the choices the city makes today will shape the place they inherit. Bồ Xuân Hiệp reports.

Building a local drink favourite

Đoàn Minh Châu, an overseas Vietnamese information expert, came up with the idea of creating a Vietnamese whiskey brand using local ingredients while spending time in Việt Nam during the pandemic. Châu talks to Việt Nam News reporter Công Thành about the development of his new brand.

Quảng Trị's future as national tourism hub

Following its merger with neighbouring Quảng Bình Province last year, Quảng Trị has expanded significantly, bringing together a unique mix of assets, from coastal areas and islands to forests, cave systems, cultural heritage and revolutionary history, alongside tourism products of international standing.

A spice ship carrying culinary stories

A spaceship-themed museum in downtown Hà Nội invites visitors to explore the spices behind Vietnamese phở through sight, smell, touch and sound. Blending culinary heritage with digital and physical technologies, the immersive space offers a new way to discover familiar ingredients and lesser-known flavours.

O Macanese summer noodles

With executive sous chef Tống Đăng Khoái at O Macanese Restaurant, Mövenpick Hotel Hanoi Centre

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