Việt Nam News

International concert pianist Lang Lang returned to Hà Nội's Opera House for the opening of Swiss luxury watch brand Hublot's boutique in the city. He speaks to Việt Nam News about his life as a touring pianist and what makes him tick.

Elderly people in the northern province of Vĩnh Phúc are attending a class to enrich their knowledge of the Hán-Nôm ancient scripts to understand more about their ancestors as well as to preserve tradition.

Nga Sơn District in the central province of Thanh Hóa still has traces of the Ba Đình war base among villages weaving sedge mats, familiar to many generations, as well as other relic sites like Mai An Tiêm Temple and Từ Thức Cave.

From Tân Trào Commune in the northern province of Tuyên Quang, the Central Party Commitee and President Hồ made important decisions to guide a mass uprising to gain power from the French and Japanese in August 1945. It is now a developing new rural region.

Unsung hero Đặng Văn Việt, who used to be known as the “blue tiger” of Highway 4, was one of the first regiment chiefs of the Vietnamese People’s Army.

The fine strands that can be extracted from the delicate lotus flower have the potential to be combined with the silk produced by worms. Lê Hương & Hồng Vân report.

Community-based tourism has attracted an increasing number of tourists to Bá Thước District in the central province of Thanh Hóa. Here, visitors enjoy the picturesque natural scenery and get immersed in local life. The new tourism model has also provided locals with higher income and improved their lives.

For members of art clubs in Con Cuông District in the central province of Nghệ An, performing Thai folk songs and dances is not only for entertainment but also helps preserve the traditional style of music.

Journalist Trần Mai Hạnh has published a book featuring real stories of patriotism, humanity, sacrifice, comradeship and love that happened during the 10 years of the Anti-American War when he worked as a war correspondent for the Vietnam News Agency.

For painter Etcetera Nguyễn, Hà Nội is like a lively painting that brings endless inspiration to artists.

Feeling pity for ‘smallest boy in Việt Nam’ who used to live isolated from the outside world, Đặng Văn Cương – the principal of Sơn Ba Primary Boarding School in the central province of Quảng Ngãi – persuaded Đinh Văn K’Rể’s parents to let him attend his school. Over the past three years, he has been treating and teaching K’Rể like his own son.

Bảo Hà Village in Đồng Minh Commune, Vĩnh Bảo District in Hải Phòng City, has been famous for the local craft of carving wooden statues for over 500 years. Local craftspeople have recently started also carving busts of people from portraits.

War veteran Nghiêm Quý Dân rides around the city on his tricycle, designed and assembled in a garage many years ago. Dân is just one of hundreds of war veterans and invalids who rely on self-made tricycles to get around Hà Nội, HCM City and other towns and cities.

Traditional products made from natural materials like bamboo, rattan and straw have become bestsellers in HCM City, replacing items made with plastic or metal.

Switching from rice and maize to growing flowers and applying high-tech methods has helped earn Xuân Quan VNĐ200 billion (US$8.7 million) each year. Bùi Quỳnh Hoa reports.

Vạc Village in the central province of Nghệ An has been regarded as an inportant archaeological site. It hosts thousands of objects made of bronze and ceramic, especially 14 bronze drums dating back 2,100 years ago. Trần Mai Hưởng reports.

A free English class in Pháp Vân Pagoda have hosted more than 200 needy students since last July. Lê Hương reports.

Having graduated with a degree in biology and environmental studies from the Đà Nẵng Teachers’ Training College, Bùi Văn Tuấn has explored remote forests across central Việt Nam to conduct his scientific research on primate species and their diets, as well as the rich forest biodiversity of the  region.