If you spend the morning exercising in Tao Đàn Park in the centre of HCM City, you may come across an unusual yet inspiring sight: a fit Vietnamese man with one leg practising martial arts.
On March 18, more than 7,000 people holding Vietnamese passports landed at airports across the country to be quarantined at designated centres amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
Authorities and residents in northern Việt Nam have vowed to preserve the cultural traditions of the ethnic Mông people.
The 37-year-old villager from the Dao ethnic group in Lục Mùn Village, who is also an active and enthusiastic secretary of the village’s Party Committee, has helped improve local living conditions by drawing on his agricultural experience to teach local people to farm smarter.
Nguyễn Linh Chi's parents used to be butchers who traded dog and cat meat, but the 24-year-old has opened a coffee shop where you can cuddle with one of 30 cute cats.
While studying at university to become an architect, Hà An, owner and chief creative figure of the Hà Nội-based Veene Studio, probably dreamed of designing grand houses and epic constructions.
Farmers and businessmen in rural communes of Điện Bàn Town in the central Quảng Nam Province have been joining hands to develop low productivity rice farms as the first ever sustainable growth organic rice zone in central Việt Nam since 2017.
Talented boxer Nguyễn Thị Thu Nhi hopes to make Việt Nam listed in the world competition when she is going to compete at the WBO World Female Champion Title Match in April
The local literature scene has become more vibrant now that an 11-year-old Cao Việt Quỳnh has published his fictional novel Người Sao Chổi (Comet Man).
Meeting Hà Thu Hường, very few people would think the pretty woman with a gentle voice is the co-pilot on a Vietnam Airlines Airbus A321. Her energetic style and friendly manner both add to the equation.
They are beautiful, emotional and vulnerable like other women. Yet their strong determination and bravery have made them special, and given the assets they need to fulfill heavy tasks usually associated with men.
Vietnamese footballing legend Nguyễn Hồng Sơn shares his thoughts on the upcoming V.League season
Despite the rundown stadiums, lack of marketing around the game and at times haphazard organisation, the key ingredient is still there: the beautiful game.
Long-time V.League fans recognise the opportunity the league and clubs have been given to grow the local game, but some say they haven’t done enough to take advantage.
The 2020 V.League 1 season is almost upon us and (coronavirus permitting) the season will kick off this coming week. To mark the start of the season, Viet Nam News has put together a 14-team preview of each club.
An is seeking his second berth at the world's biggest sporting event, which will be held this summer in Tokyo.
The group is trying to turn the area at the foot of Long Biên Bridge, which is mostly frequented by homeless people and scrap-iron dealers, into an attractive spot for local youths and tourists.
In a country where cat meat is considered a delicacy in some quarters, some cat lovers are striving to help cement a love for cats among the younger generation, many of whom frown upon eating the animal.