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The recognition that came Tùng Dương’s way at the recent Devotion Music Awards saw him set a record of 13 such awards over the years. He spoke with Minh Thu about what motivates him in music and his upcoming plans.

Private theatres and drama troupes have been offering training courses in performance skills as the number of talented actors has declined in recent years.

Images of two Vietnamese girls dressed in áo dài (the traditional Vietnamese dress) bearing the country’s national flag in landmarks around the UK and at cultural events made a strong impression on those who’ve seen them.

Though bonsai is an imported art form from Japan, it is growing more and more popular in Việt Nam and local bonsai enthusiasts are getting more creative with this art.

Experts and architects want to preserve the old style Hà Nội by an idea to turn a myriad of old factories into creative hubs in the inner capital city.

The only female artisan to have pursued Đông Hồ folk painting in the northern province of Bắc Ninh, Nguyễn Thị Oanh was recently honoured with the title of “Meritorious Artisan” by President Nguyễn Phú Trọng.

Every year, after the harvest is completed or around the end of the Lunar New Year, the Rơ Ngao ethnic minority in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum’s Đăk Hà District celebrate a festival called Nước Giọt (Water Drops).

Đào Huy Hoàng, 28, a graduate of Hà Nội Foreign Trade University, is known as a pioneer in Western calligraphy in Việt Nam. Reporter Thu Ngân talks with Hoàng to find out what inspired him to pursue calligraphy and about the difficulties he faced, as well as his plans for the future.

Belonging to the South Central Coast, Ninh Thuận is known to be the land of “little rain and too much sun and wind”. Long coastal lines with mountain ranges pointing towards the sea make bays with white sands, golden sunlight and jade green sea.

For the first time, renowned poet Nguyễn Quang Thiều hosted a solo exhibition in Hà Nội showing 53 paintings with some metaphors for people’s lives and Vietnamese countryside.

Never has Trần Lê Hùng imagined that one day he would be recognised as the first Vietnamese riding a motorbike crossing 39 countries and territories around the world in six consecutive months.

A new fashion collection in Hà Nội shines a light on lotus silk and Việt Nam's national flower

From her first vlog 4 years ago sharing study abroad matters for young students, Giang Ơi’s Youtube channel has evolved to foster over 1.3 million of subscribers on Youtube. Her contents consistently set out to help people find balance, create more value, happiness and satisfaction in their own lives. 

Hội An and Chàm Islands keen to become the first in Việt Nam to reach target of emitting zero waste

More nighttime tourism services would help extend tourists’ length of stay and spending in HCM City, experts have recommended.

Meet Trí Nhân – Việt Nam’s first ever fully functional artificial intelligence (AI) robot. And this hunk of metal could soon be coming to a classroom near you.

Artisan Phạm Thị Tắng in the north-central province of Thanh Hóa’s Ngọc Lặc District has indeed been a major influence in restoring, preserving, and promoting the Pồn Pôông, or Chơi Hoa, Festival, which has been recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage of the Mường.

A young businesswoman decided to name her wicker bags “Share Happy Hanoi”, aiming to make customers happy with nicely designed bags meticulously crafted by disadvantaged people and weaving artisans.