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Artist Thang Trần Phềnh was not only one of the first Vietnamese artists to graduate from the École des Beaux-Arts de l’Indochine (Indochina Fine Arts College) — the first fine arts school in Indochina — he was also among the first to display his oil-on-canvas paintings at expos held in Hà Nội in the early 20th century.

Eco-tourism offers a valuable source of revenue for the southern coastal province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu, but challenges such as pollution remain.

With more than 600 islands around the north and northeast of Bái Tử Long Bay, Vân Đồn District has played a strategic role in the country's history. Trần Mai Hưởng reports.

Men dressing in women’s clothing is relatively new to Hà Nội’s entertainment scene but it’s becoming increasingly popular.

Seoul has many different types of parks, including ecological parks designed to preserve certain rare types of flora and fauna. Among 18 parks throughout  the city, The Oil Tank Culture Park in Nanjido in the northwestern part of the city is among the newest.

With a smart phone or iPad accessing the internet, a hearing-impaired person will communicate easier thanks to an online interpreter.

Bamboo, clay and straw were traditionally used as building materials in rural Việt Nam, when cement, brick and steel were not available. As cities expand, homes made of bamboo have gradually disappeared, but one house in central Việt Nam has been preserved.

The artist Vũ Thị Nguyệt Ánh works in an unusual medium: butterfly wings, which she uses to depict classically Vietnamese scenes of ancient villages and bucolic fields.

At the age of 80, Nguyễn Thị Phi Loan is still connected to the realm of art thanks to her work in the medium of paper and fabric.

In 1922, the last chèo tàu folk singing festival took place in the ancient villages outside the capital. It seemed that the art form, which had been celebrated in festivals since 1683, would be lost to history. But for the last two decades, local researchers and enthusiasts have teamed up to revive the practice.

Young male swimmer Nguyễn Huy Hoàng, 18, has written history for Vietnamese swimming following gaining one silver and one bronze at the Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 concluded in Indonesia.

1.3 million people in Estonia are enjoying the advanced technology and digital solutions ranked among the best in the world.

Bùi Quang Minh, an MBA from Harvard Business School, builds a low-cost cinema chain, which targets everybody including low-income people, students and residents in disadvantaged regions, in order to spread film culture, especially in rural provinces and suburban areas.

A world in which robots fully take over from humans in the workplace may seem scary for developing economies, but on-going automation is bringing substantial benefits to businesses and society.

Borge Brende, President of the World Economic Forum, speaks to Viet Nam News's reporter Hoàng Sơn about the technological advances bringing new opportunities in the era of Industry 4.0.

Coffee farmers in the southern province of Ninh Thuận used to dig up to 40 metres underground to reach water in order to irrigate their crops during droughts.

A raft of new apps and sites is making it easier for travellers to access new and exciting experiences. Thu Ngân reports.

By merging districts 2, 9 and Thủ Đức into a single innovation district, HCM City wants to create a new driving force for economic prosperity in the era of the fourth industrial revolution.