Việt Nam News

With the introduction of modern musical forms, the folk music of ethnic Khmer in the southern region has encountered multiple problems retaining its popular status.

If you are purchasing suits in Việt Nam, chances are they were made in the same place, Vân Từ, a commune in Phú Xuyên District in the suburbs of Hà Nội.

Nguyễn Đức Huy has his own way of arousing interest in Vietnamese hát bội (classical opera) – painting hát bội characters in a chibi style.

 A group of young people from the central city of Đà Nẵng led by Hồ Ngọc Thanh have set up a volunteer programme to help poor sick people get to hospital.

Hải is a skillful player with the abilities of a leader who can manage the defence well and start attacks.

Tòng Văn Hân has spent more than 20 years researching and preserving the cultural values of the Thai ethnic minority, particularly the Black Thai.

The project has drawn many significant Vietnamese and foreign artists.

A year and a half after Việt Nam News called on authorities to stop a construction project to protect the first and most important heritage site of civilisation in Hà Nội, the latest archaeological findings make it even more urgent to draw a line around the relic site and protect it for future generations.

Many people go crazy for cutting-edge audio-visual devices to keep up with the latest trends, but there are others who remain loyal to the old days.

Trương Đình Hoàng followed his coach’s advice despite a deafening crowd of more than 30,000 people who turned up to watch his World Boxing Association Asia East super middleweight title bout.

The ancient town of Hội An is being challenged by mass tourism, traffic congestion, underdeveloped waste management, vendors, street food quality and poor design and operation of homestays that have badly impacted the UNESCO-recognised World Heritage Site.

A special workshop located in District 9 in HCM City is creating many Hollywood-style models of dinosaurs, ancient creatures and fictional characters that look so real that they might startle any visitors.

Care for orphanages should come from love, devotion and enthusiasm, and that's exactly what 60-year-old Bùi Công Hiệp from HCM City has in abundance.

Non Nước Cao Bằng UNESCO Global Geopark is an exceptional area in which it is possible to explore the history of planet Earth for more than 500 million years. It’s also a land of tangible and intangible cultural heritage sites. Bùi Quỳnh Hoa explores.

Phúc Sen Village in the northern province of Cao Bằng is home to about 350 blacksmiths of the Nùng An ethnic minority.

With love for teaching and a desire to help others, Hà Thị Hằng has helped all ethnic students of a school in the northern mountain province of Hòa Bình’s Mai Châu District escape illiteracy.

The group focuses on research into the culture, history and architecture of urban infrastructure, which are important parts of the daily routines of architects, designers and painters.

In the face of rapid urbanisation, traditional potters of Phổ Khánh commune are hoping their trade will be passed on to future generations.