It’s unfortunately quite common for children in Việt Nam’s remote mountainous areas to drop out of school because they simply don’t have anything for lunch. In response, one young man launched a project offering them free meals so they could stay in class, and he hopes such help won’t only be limited to disadvantaged children in the country in the future.
Doctors at the National Children’s Hospital performed 60 surgeries last year on patients suffering these types of heart defects, with a success rate of 96.7 per cent.
Made-for-TV series have gained in popularity as cinemas lose their appeal.
Đặng Huy Hoàng was recently inspired by Việt Nam’s architecture and has created a number of buildings from the bricks.
Đặng Thanh Huyên is the author of the colourful Vietnamese history artbook ‘Việt sử diễn họa’, the artist behind the historical animation series ‘Hào khí ngàn năm’ (Thousand years of pride) aired on National Việt Nam Television VTV and is the co-administrator of ‘Đại Việt cổ phong’ (The great Đại Việt), a Facebook group on history research.
Born in Nga Sơn, a rural district in the central province of Thanh Hóa famed for its traditional products made of sedge, Trần Doãn Hùng has been involved in a business endeavour using the material to create fashionable handbags and decorative items that sell well on Amazon.
Vietnamese ancient royal costumes, natural landscapes and traditional cultures have been the inspirations for Nguyễn Duy Duy to create enchanting 3D lightboxes.
French-built monasteries have been renovated and converted for new use in Đà Lạt
The Quảng Nam Tourism Association has been building up a fish sauce making village as a destination linked to Hội An, Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary, other craft villages, farming tours, and cultural and educational experiential tours.
Hundreds of women from ethnic minority groups benefit from a project entitled Developing the Value Chain for Ramie by Women in Văn Bàn District, carried out in ten communes by the local women’s union, the An Phước Textile Company, and the GREAT (Gender Responsive Equitable Agriculture and Tourism) Program supported by the Australian Government.
Along with a passion for teaching and a love of children, an ethnic Ba Na teacher in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai has another enduring interest: fashion design.
Among 10 people praised as outstanding young exemplars in Việt Nam in 2020, the youngest face belonged to a high school student in Hà Nội.
In an effort to proactively present Vietnamese literature to foreign readers, Hà Nội Publishing House has recently released a bilingual Vietnamese-English anthology of short stories: A Rainy Night in the City (Một đêm mưa trong thành phố).
At the age of 16 Nguyễn Thiên Ngân has championed the national chess tournament after winning two world gold medals. The rising star wants to grab more success in the future
Domestic tourism will continue to be the “lifesaver” of the green economy in 2021, experts have said.
Under the skilled hands of artist Nguyễn Thị Hương Thủy, balls of clay became beautiful flowers right before your eyes. Beyond her clay flowers and flower pots, she also creates 3D flower paintings that are sophisticated and impressively realistic.
The local ethnic Mông in Hang Kia and Pà Cò Communes have made substantial contributions to protecting the environment and preserving the natural surroundings, maintaining resources associated with the development of sustainable eco-tourism.
Visitors to the northern province of Điện Biên might be impressed by the colourful traditional costumes of Xạ Phang ethnic people, particularly their sophisticated embroidery shoes.
Due to a long period of closure for pandemic prevention and anti-contamination, tourism industry’s corporates’ financial resources have run low, and more than ever, they need assistance from different sources to recover and revive to become the spearhead economic sector once again.
Karate fighter Nguyễn Thị Ngoan won her fight against depression and stress to return to national team. She will vie for a gold medal at the coming SEA Games on hometurf
