Việt Nam News

The first edition of the dance-music fest on picturesque island revealed shortcomings that organisers are determined to avoid; Epizode 2 is set to get feet tapping and hearts thumping, Peter Cowan reports.

As CEO of the Viet Nam Basketball Association (VBA) League, Trần Hoàng Việt has a heavy work schedule, but he remains true to his sporting instincts, spending time training and competing in endurance sports. Thanh Nga reports.

Founded in the 11th century under Lý Dynasty, Đồng Ngư Village’s unique form of water puppetry continues to draw crowds today, with unparalleled mystery, mastery and committment from its performers.

Artisan Võ Văn Tạng from An Giang Province, has made thousands of paintings on various topics and in different sizes, which have been appreciated and collected by many. 

Flood Resistant Houses has helped residents build 520 safe houses and earn a living, thus relieving the impacts of natural disasters and climate change.

A young man's passion and resolve inspires a team of dancers to put on a show that dazzles judges and audiences while lighting up the Asia Got Talent stage in Singapore, An Vũ reports.

Lê Minh Vương, 25, has been studying worms for the past five years, helping farmers apply new methods for sustainable agriculture, reducing the use of chemicals, utilising discarded farm produce, and increasing productivity at the same time.

Forty three year old Lê Ngọc Khanh from Đăk Hrinh Commune in the central highlands province of Kon Tum. Khanh quit his stable job as a teacher at a vocational school and started growing mushrooms and fungi in 2014. 

Drama clubs run by young artists and theatre students in HCM City are struggling because of financial difficulties. Anh Thư reports.

Craft workers in the southern province of Bến Tre, the "land of coconuts", have created a variety of unique souvenirs for tourists from the fibre surrounding the fruit. Their latest creation are fibre hats, the idea of Nguyễn Phúc Sang, a student at the HCM City University of Economics and Finance.

In recent years, provincial authorities have paid attention to reducing poverty among the southern Khmer people, while preserving and upholding the diversity of their traditional culture. Ngọc Diệp writes.

Đào Thị Hằng, known as the “Queen of Sauce”, is a prominent name on the domestic market with her brand of the product. But she has also become known for her revolutionary teaching methods - banning the use of mobile phones and the internet six days a week while students study her English courses in the isolation of the northern mountains.

Old, makeshift dormitories for ethnic students in the northern mountains were sometimes formed by putting timber panels together. Now the shacks have been replaced with stable buildings, made by solid construction materials - and love. The love comes from  Lê Thu Huyền, 30, the founder of  a four-year-old project called Nabe.Arc (Natural Beauty in Architecture). 

Endless effort and passion has enabled Lại Xuân Huy to succeed at a deadly form of martial arts. He even quit university to learn more about the ancient art from Okinawa, the home of nunchaku, two sticks joined by a short chain. Trung Hiếu reports.

Folk art not only provides a modest income for many Vietnamese, it has often been considered a national treasure. However, as modern art styles become popular, the old paintings are starting to fade away.

Where is modern youth heading and what does it find meaningful? Each person has a different answer, but the House of Youth in Đà Lạt City in the central province of Lâm Đồng provides some surprising insights for everyone.