Rescue team save lives of marine species

With a shared love of the sea, the six-member SaSa team has built up a network of marine species rescue centres from Đà Nẵng to Quảng Ngãi to protect endangered ocean creatures like turtles, dolphins, sharks and whales. Hoài Nam reports.

Voluntary troops showered with flowers

This year, Cambodia and Việt Nam celebrate the 40th anniversary of victory over the genocidal Pol Pot regime to save the Cambodian people and the whole region. Journalist Trần Mai Hưởng, who joined the voluntary army in a special war correspondents group, recalled those unforgettable days.

Professors send out an SOS for children

Thousands of children have benefitted from the efforts made by Professors Trần Thanh Vân and Lê Kim Ngọc to fund and build SOS villages
across the country. Hà Nguyễn reports.

Where all villagers embrace brass culture

Hải Hậu District is among the first places in Việt Nam where Christianity was first introduced in the 16th century. Here all people share the love for brass instruments. 

 

Student turns fish fins into art

Fish fins are often discarded by fishmongers as they are considered useless in the fishing industry, but a student in HCM City has got a better idea.

Unique museum dedicated to áo dài

The beauty of áo dài (traditional long dress) and its diversified adaptations are reflected through exhibits at the Áo Dài Museum in HCM City.

Community volunteer to guard endangered langurs

A farming community in the central province of Quảng Nam has been volunteering to protect a critically endangered troupe of gray-shanked douc langurs (pygathrix cinerea) that have made the area their home.

Traditional bronze casting brings prosperity, pride

The traditional craft of bronze casting in Chè Đông Village, Thiệu Trung Commune in the central province of Thanh Hóa has been famous nationwide for sophisticated products that are highly valued in economy, history and culture.

 

Overcoming difficulties with determination

For people without disabilities, studying architecture is hard enough, but the challenges are multiplied when you have no hands. Dương Hữu Phúc has overcome all to become an architecture student.

Traditional scenes on bamboo-woven trays

Artists have been using a variety of mediums to paint on throughout the ages, and folk paintings can often be found on the back of bamboo-woven trays. But what about using the same trays to create different works of art?

Diseases can be rare but love shouldn’t be

When she discovered her daughter had a rare genetic disorder, Lê Thị Mai Hương thought life was over. A community of like-minded parents gave her hope to carry on. Hồng Vân reports

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