Việt Nam News

People tired of quick vacations trips with many pit stops or bored of walking on beaches and shopping for luxury goods should consider visiting Oslob in Cebu, the Philippines.

Lưu Hải Long is only a 11 grader with average learning capacity in Phan Đình Phùng High School in Hà Nội. But he, together with four classmates, surprised both teachers and students. Their project to manufacture nano-rutin dietary supplements won first prize at a recent innovation contest.

Following the trend of coming back to the nature, young nature lovers have made use of available sources of raw materials in their homeland to develop local products with high economic values and health benefits

The young generation of Phù Lãng Village has brought a breadth of fresh air into the local ceramic, giving it a place in the world of art. 

The Nùng An people, also called the Nùng people, who reside mostly in Quảng Hòa Village, in the Central Highland’s Province of Đắk Lắk, have worked to preserve their traditions after moving to their new land to build new lives.

Peter Dunai was among very few foreign correspondents who travelled to the northern border area of Việt Nam to cover the 1979 Việt Nam-China border war.

Teacher Trần Thị Thúy uses innovative methods to help local students study English and connect with thousands of friends around the world.

With stunning caves, lakes and waterfalls, the northeastern province of Cao Bằng is a paradise for nature lovers and adventure seekers. Localleaders are making a push to boost tourism. Nguyễn Thanh Hà reports.

A team of students have developed an app that provides early traffic warnings and GPS guidance for drivers.

If Vietnamese literature wants to find a place overseas, writers need to start finding publishers. So what should we do to approach foreign publishers?

Treasures sinking in the seabed for centuries reveal much information about the civilisations in the past. Archaeologists salvaged them from the shipwrecks and now show the public the important position of Việt Nam in the map of Maritime Silk Road.

You should book early if you want to enjoy the special buffet served up at Sadhu Vegetarian Restaurant. Thúy Hằng reports.

George Burchett explores a contemporary art installation in the National Assembly building, on Ba Đình Square, in Hà Nội.

Leaving behind opportunities in the city, a young nature lover returned to his hometown and turned a bamboo forest into an eco-friendly paradise where visitors can practise living ‘green’. Hoàng Hoa reports.

A group of 16 farmers in Tiên Hà Commune in the mountainous Tiên Phước district of Quảng Nam Province have joined together in a ‘green herb’ co-operative – a model that helps promote production chains of farm produce and herbs and develop eco-tourism.

With 172 recognised relics and 97 heritage sites, HCM City boasts a wealth of culture. The city plans to spend millions of dollars preserving and promoting its rich history over the next few years, San Hà reports.

February will mark the 40th year since China invaded Việt Nam killing thousands of civilians including women and children.
 

Rượu cần (wine stored in a big jar and drunk with long bamboo straws) is popular among ethnic minorities in the north, northwest and Central Highlands of Việt Nam.