Việt Nam News

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.

The Bàu Trúc Pottery Village in Ninh Phước District of Ninh Thuận Province is famous for ceramics made from clay from the Quao River.

The stunning landscape of Tràm Chim National Park is at its most attractive during the floating water season from September to December.

While other artists use brushes and paints, Nguyễn Thu Huyền uses needle, threads and cloths to make her art.

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.

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. 

Returning for a third edition, Epizode festival arrives after a tragic and difficult year for Viet Nam's dance music scene. Peter Cowan reports.

Taking a look at Christmas through the eyes of Catholics sheds fresh light on the celebration and what it means to them.

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.

Lò Tả Mảy is one of just a few ethnic Dao women in Tả Phìn Village- one of the most attractive tourism spots in Lào Cai Province - who are trying to preserve their embroidery craft.

Hà thị Vân Anh finds her new joy teaching Vietnamese to Ukrainian students and completed a Vietnamese-Ukrainian language text book.

Infrastructure for seaports is still a headache for Việt Nam’s cruise tourism. Other than in Hạ Long, cruises still have to dock at ports designed for cargo ships.

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

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.

The Mông ethnic minority use poonah paper as an important part of their spiritual life. However, the craft is at risk of disappearing entirely.

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.

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.

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?