Hà My Yoga was founded by Lê Hà My, a yoga teacher that specialises in beginners. Currently, despite being based in Sweden, she continues to teach Vietnamese students yoga with her archive of videos. She also writes and shares a lot on using props to assist in yoga, and plans to publish a book soon. 

French coach Guillaume Graechen, 43, has had a strong attachment to Vietnamese youth football since 2007 under the roof of Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) Arsenal JMG Academy. Since then, he has experienced all the ups and downs in his training career. He is considered the symbol of HAGL youth football. He directly trained talented players in the first course of the academy such as Nguyễn Tuấn Anh, Nguyễn Công Phượng, Lương Xuân Trường and Nguyễn Văn Toàn, who are key players of the national team now.

HCM City has a great deal of historical value related to the wars of resistance against the French and Americans to offer interest to tourists as well as locals. One of the most fascinating destinations is Củ Chi guerrilla warfare tunnels, located about 70km from downtown HCM City.

The Lunar New Year (Tết) is time to gather family or friends and enjoy classic Vietnamese dishes made by moms in their hometowns. This year, however, the tradition changed because of the Covid-19 pandemic, so I decided to stay in the city with my children and have a special year-end meal at Bình Quới Village, about five km from the city centre.

The Huỳnh Long Tuồng Troupe, one of HCM City’s private theatres, is working to introduce young people to tuồng or hát bội (classical drama), a Vietnamese traditional theatre genre that originated in the 12th century. 

Hưng Học traditional craft village of making fishing gear in Nam Hòa Ward, Quảng Yên Town, Quảng Ninh Province is hundreds of years old with famous durable and beautiful products made from bamboo, neohouzeaua from the old forests in the province.

At any number of social and cultural events around Việt Nam, especially traditional festivals, drums feature as the centrepiece of almost all activities.

The idea of giving seashells a second life first came to Trần Thị Ngọc Hiếu after she had a bloody experience one day on a beach, when a rather sharp shell pierced the skin on the sole of her foot.

Bếp Quán Restaurant doesn’t just serve a wide range of delicacies from Việt Nam’s three different regions but also offers a special craft beer brewed from buckwheat, a local plant from the northern province of Hà Giang. Ngô Minh discovers a menu of food and beverage delights.