Việt Nam News

For many Vietnamese, autumn is the most beautiful season of the year because of its weather and views. And it is even more so in Bình Liêu, Quảng Ninh Province, which is well known for its hills of ravishing white reeds.

The coronavirus pandemic has caused something of a lull in the careers of artists and many others, but it has not slowed painter Nguyễn Thúy Hường who has been as creative as she has ever been, finishing dozens of paintings, largely of the lotus flowers for which she is famed.

Several places of interests in the central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế, such as the Thanh Toàn tile-roofed bridge and the Royal Tomb of Emperor Gia Long, will be connected in a tour aiming to attract domestic tourists back to the province in the post-pandemic period.

The thousand-year-old culture of Việt Nam is so rich in theatrical tradition – be it plays, comedies, tragedies or musicals – that each region seems to have its own operatic form.

The capital's residents have found different ways to support seasonal workers and people living in difficult situations during the strict social distancing and even after that.

Việt Nam will submit a summary report on the Óc Eo - Ba Thê archaeological site to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre requesting its inclusion on the tentative list of World Heritage Profiles. 

Painter Vàng Hải Hưng often tries to draw on his own life story, using his own concept of painting, despite his tender years.

Various provinces throughout the country have finally resumed tourism after the fourth wave of the pandemic. Safe, green and closed journeys are now being offered to visitors during what is being called the new normal.

Across this legendary route, many ships overcame typhoons and strict enemy blockades to successfully transport hundreds of thousands of tonnes of weapons, food and medicines to supply the southern front, contributing to the national great victory in Spring, 1975.

Cường Đàm, who is co-founder of Chats by C. Dam – a luxury clothing brand, has found an endless inspirational source for his designs in the traditional women’s long dress known as the áo dài.

The Central Highlands’ large number of historical relics have become popular with tourists in recent years. However, the tourism potential of the region has not been effectively used and it now needs enhanced management from local authorities.

Traditional handicraft villages have started to resume operation after more than two months of suspension due to the fourth coronavirus outbreak in late April that forced the capital city to follow strict social distancing measures.

As the citywide lockdown causes blood shortage in Hà Nội, many foreigners in Hà Nội have called on the expat community to donate their blood in the hope of saving more lives and spreading positive messages during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Covering an area of 97,000 hectares at an average height of 700m above sea level, Gia Lai coffee is a high quality centre of the Việt Nam coffee map and global value chain, bringing the ‘Gia Lai taste and flavour’ to the world’s coffee connoisseurs.

The Hà Nội authorities have drafted a plan to develop the culture industry from 2021 to 2025, with a vision to 2045. The document is considered important to paving the way for the city’s culture industry to develop sustainably.

Hạ Village, Phùng Xá Commune, in Thạch Thất District, is some 50km on the western outskirts of Hà Nội’s centre. It is a cool autumn morning, and the sound of weaving machine echoes steadily from various workshops.

The idea of Từ Thanh Phương,  principal of Phương Độ Secondary in Hà Giang Province, for a self-sustaining school has helped hundreds of poor minority students continue to fulfil their dream of going to school

Modernisation and industrialisation are breathing new life into ethnic minorities in remote Mù Cang Chải District in the northern mountain province of Yên Bái. However, it is also threatening many traditional cultural and economic activities, particularly the local handicraft of bamboo and rattan weaving of the Mông.