Farmer finds success exporting rattan and bamboo products

With his passion for preserving a traditional occupation and deft approach to doing business, farmer Lê Văn Quyết from HCM City’s Củ Chi District has turned simple local materials – rattan and bamboo – into unique and beautiful products for export.

Hip hop dancer mixes modern and traditional theatre

Nguyễn Duy Thành will perform his first dance at the Việt Nam Youth Theatre on June 28 as part of the Hanoi Dance Festival 2019. The work, entitled Thán (named after a kind of tuồng singing) is inspired by tuồng (traditional opera) and follows the language of this art form.

City urged to preserve its built heritage

HCM City should develop a heritage master plan as part of its urban development strategy to ensure conservation of its architectural heritage, experts have urged.

The piano lady who wings melodies to the stars

Many people love learning to play the piano, but following the classical technique it can take up to five years to become an accomplished player. Many give up after only three months because they find it too difficult and discouraging.

Northeastern-inspired story charms HCM City audience

performance of Chuyện Tình Khâu Vai (Khâu Vai Love Story) captured audiences hearts for three nights at the Trần Hữu Trang Cải Lương Theatre early this month, and due to popular demand will be returning to the stage at the end of July.

Ethnic groups revive art of brocade

The art had been on the edge of extinction with youngsters preferring to wear modern, designer clothes, even on special days such as weddings or the Tết holiday

Writing history in Việt Nam

I arrived in Hà Nội for the first time on 2nd December 1978 to replace Chris Ray as an English-language specialist at the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) working on the daily English news bulletin.

The library built from a farmer’s warm heart

The rise of modern media, internet and smart devices is killing traditional forms of reading books and newspapers. However, Nguyễn Bá Nha bucked the technological trend to create a library for his community.   

Man builds safe bridges for poor communities

The roads children are forced to take to school in the poor mountainous district of Ngọc Định in the southern province of Đồng Nai used to be a hazard. But now all that has changed thanks to local man Nguyễn Ngọc Sơn.

Construction engineer pursues love for Bolero music

Thành Quang Minh is working as a construction engineer in HCM City but he does not give up passion for bolero music. For the past one year, he has traveled across the country to sing for the poor and raise funds to help them.

What do kids want to do this summer?

Children all over Việt Nam are out of school and excited about the summer holiday. How are they going to spend their free time? Phương Mai, San Hà and Ngọc Diệp talk to kids and their parents.

Handmade mỳ Quảng noodles keep Phú Chiêm going strong

Mỳ Quảng (Quảng Nam­­­-style flat rice noodle) restaurants can be easily found throughout central Quảng Nam Province. But centuries-old Phú Chiêm Village on the banks of the Thu Bồn River is known as the original home of the traditional spicy meal. Villagers still preserve the trade and hundreds of local vendors serve the food in neighbouring provinces and cities.

Garden opera brings Suzhou tourists back in time

Suzhou is considered one of the most important cities in the Yangtze River Delta in Jiangsu Province, eastern China. Throughout this modern city, visitors can find traces of its ancient culture.

Tiny changes, big difference for nano-tech farms

Having previously settled in Canada, overseas Vietnamese Trần Bá Cương John returned to Việt Nam to help build the first automobile manufacturing project in Quảng Nam Province in 2003. More recently, nano-biological research lured him back to develop hi-tech solutions for the Vietnamese farming community.

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