Việt Nam News

The Việt Nam People’s Army will celebrate its 75th anniversary on December 22. Việt Nam News offers readers a look at just how much some veterans have given to their country.

The art of folk singing alongside drums, hát trống quân in Vietnamese, started in Bùi Xá Village, in today’s Thuận Thành District, the northern province of Bắc Ninh, in the 13th century, but locals still practise the art.

A free painting class opened by painters in HCM City teaches the deaf a job and erase their complex. The money they earn from selling their paintings not only helps to support themselves but also to share with other less fortunate handicapped.

Lương Huệ Trinh fell in love with a new way of making music. Her most recent multimedia concert featuring a combination of music and video entitled Lettres De Hanoi (Letters from Hà Nội) was performed at the European Music Festival on November 30.

On December 22, 1944, 75 years ago, the Việt Nam Liberation Army Team, the first major unit of the revolutionary armed forces and predecessor of the Việt Nam People's Army, was founded in a northern jungle following a direction of President Hồ Chí Minh.

In Lai Xá Village, 15km west of Hà Nội, memories are kept alive thanks to generations of photographers.

Sitting on the banks of Thu Bồn River, Đại Bình Village used to be known for its bumper fruit harvests in the central province of Quảng Nam Province, but now it has been transformed into a sustainable community-based farm tourism destination.

Dare to think different and take a risk – that’s the path young artisan Vũ Như Quỳnh has taken to succeed.

Essential oils have been widely used as air fresheners and in cosmetic production, but now they are also being promoted for a combined aromatherapy-yoga-meditation-herbal therapy in Hội An.

As coastal erosion continues to affect thousands of lives in Viet Nam's southernmost province, authorities are taking steps to adapt to climate change before the damage reaches irreversible levels.  

Many children in Việt Nam that have a whole new lease on life thanks to Facing the World.

The group is well-known for the colourful patterns which were passed down from generation to generation. 

Tạ Thị Bích Lộc, now 80, works at Cửa Đông Temple in Lạng Sơn City. She has been a chầu văn singer for more than 40 years.

To enhance the value of Vietnamese handicrafts, especially lacquer products, two young men have started their own business creating lacquer phone cases. Two years since they launched their first products, the unique accessories have conquered markets at home and overseas.    

Machinery might be taking over the printing craft, but one man and his family are confident the old ways are the best

Tonnes of plastic waste, particularly single-use nylon bags threaten our planet with environmental pollution, and by now almost everybody knows it.

Last month, Hà Nội People’s Committee and the Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) brought smart tourism to Bát Tràng Commune, further highlighting it on the capital’s travel map.

When his parents gave him a book that taught him how to fold paper into dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures at the age of seven, Nguyễn Hùng Cường found his passion – origami.