Footsteps on a well-worn path

Vua Dép Lốp has introduced Việt Nam’s rubber sandals abroad. As their customers are mainly foreigners, the sandals have been estimated to travel to 60 countries worldwide and exported to five countries, including England, France, US, Japan and China.

National dress deserving of UNESCO recognition

ossier for submission to UNESCO, the UN cultural agency, seeking recognition of the traditional costume as a heritage of humankind. A range of scholars attended and shared their views.

At the cutting edge of AI

Hoàng Trung Hiếu, the alumni of and PhD student at the University of Sciences under the Việt Nam National University - Hồ Chí Minh City has retained his endless passion to achieve success in the study of high-technology, in particular research into artificial intelligence (AI).

A  patriotic intellectual in profile

Originally an intellectual educated in the French educational system, instead of becoming a civil servant for the Sài Gòn administration, Nguyễn Hữu Thọ gave up all benefits he should have to join Việt Nam resistance movement.

Local visitors a potential saviour for Sầm Sơn

Nearly three months have now passed without any cases of community transmission of COVID-19 in Việt Nam, but the tourism sector has suffered terribly and the Government has encouraged people to take a staycation, and Sầm Sơn has been the most popular so far.

Skilled hands make fabric come alive

Hồ Văn Tai from Tân Phú Trung Commune in the southern province of Đồng Tháp is considered as the last artisan making fabric pictures in the southwestern region of Việt Nam with 68 years working in the craft.

A life spent teaching poor minorities

A deep desire to help poor Bahnar ethnic minority children motivates Chhỡi, a teacher in Blên Village, Lơ Pang Commune in the central highlands’ Gia Lai province, to devote himself to education.

A proud history of needle and thread

The northern province of Ninh Bình is not only known as home of the UNESCO-recognised Tràng An Tourism Complex but also as the birthplace of a whole host of talented people in the craft trade. Centuries of fame have come the way of the delicate products created in Văn Lâm embroidery village.

So your pet may roam free

Pets have become more and more like family member to many animal lovers, so giving them an ID not only makes them that little bit closer, but also helps to manage them more efficiently.

COVID-19 leads to new entertainment habits

Life has been changing since the COVID-19 outbreak, with many people forming new habits or ways of thinking, working, and even listening to music. Viet Nam News reporter Thu Ngân talks with Gautam Talwar, Managing Director, Southeast Asia, Spotify about changes in the entertainment industry and the new habits of its listeners. 

Praying for rain in a parched landscape

The annual ritual is held in early June in Rưng Ama Nin Village in Ayun Pa Town, in the southeast of the province, and is painstakingly prepared by a 'special council' and attended by almost everyone in the area.

Layover in Arctic Circle

The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic forced Lê Hoàng Giang to stay in a village in the northernmost of the Earth for up to two months. He left with many unforgettable memories about the locals’ affection, kindness as well as exciting experiences and new looks of life.

New instrument mimics sounds of the forest

The passion for traditional musical instruments of the central highlands has inspired Nguyễn Trường from Buôn Ma Thuột City in the central province of Đắk Lắk to come up with a unique musical creation – a violin made of bamboo.

History comes to life on heritage tours

Heritage education has been effectively taking its role as a lever to boost tourism development in Hà Nội, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in vast damage to the sector.

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