Việt Nam News

Vietnam’s very own basketball league, the VBA League, is now into its second year. Young fans regularly pack out the stadiums, enthralled by the country’s latest sporting trend. Peter Cowan reports.

After nearly two years of refurbishment, the Đà Nẵng Museum of Chàm Sculpture has re-opens all galleries.

Hội An, said to be one of the top 10 romantic cities in the world, has ‘down-to-earth’ attractions like tailoring and shoe making that will attract even those determined not to engage in any shopping. Bùi Quỳnh Hoa writes.

Facing the World is a British-based charity group which aims to give new life to severely disfigured children. The charity Voluntary CEO and Trustee Katrin Kandel will travel to Việt Nam this month to raise donations to train doctors, provide equipment and perform life-changing operations for children.

Đà Nẵng’s amazing transformation from an abandoned US military station in 1975 to the most liveable city in the country hosting the APEC 2017 summit is a story that goes back centuries, writes Bùi Hoài Nam.

On the first Saturday of every month, reporters and journalists in the central province of Quảng Ngãi gather for a familiar activity – drinking coffee, contributing to the charity fund of a programme called “A cup of coffee worth VNĐ50,000.”

In September, a group of  16 young and talented artists and students began a journey across the nation to bring art closer to different community groups through a project titled Gieo (Sowing). They wanted to prove that art connects people - and that art can heal everyone.

The ethnic Thais in Nghệ An belong to an old branch of the original Thai people settled in the mountains of northern Việt Nam. With the help of Japanese advice, some villagers are now turning to home-stay tourism to provide extra income and to preserve their ancient culture.    

A group of young people with a shared passion for history and culture has taken a practical approach to popularise native culture. Hồng Vân reports.

While many people keep old flames burning in their hearts while nursing scarred souls, there are others stuck with physical objects - jewelry, books, clothes or other souvenirs - painful reminders that they’d rather not have around. Now there’s a place to get these vestiges out of one’s life forever.  An Vũ  reports.

Since its establishment in 1982, no female teacher has worked at a primary school in the central province of Nghệ An because the working conditions are very difficult. The dedication of male teachers saves the day, Minh Đức reports.

Fire dancing by the Red Dao ethnic group is a special cultural feature in Hà Giang Province. Strong and courageous men with bare feet shuffle around on burning coals, surprising tourists unaware that the rare practice exists in Việt Nam. Lê Hương and Hồng Vân explores the custom.

More than 22,000 artefacts, ranging from modern paintings and drawings to sculptures of the 4th century, are housed in the HCM City Fine Arts Musuem, an early 20^th century building complex that opened to the public in 1989. 

After more than 400 years, Vietnamese people are still passionate about the amazing life of Nguyễn Thị Duệ, the first and only doctoral laureate female mandarin in Việt Nam’s feudal history.

A new book of memoirs, by the daughter of  Hoàng Hoa Thám, tells of her fascinating childhood and early life spent between France and Viet Nam. Bạch Liên reports.

A group of young transport workers has released a free application connecting cargo owners and ship owners. They quit transport jobs paying high salaries to develop the application for cargo owners and shippers — and pioneer a new business model.

Reading for enjoyment instead of playing games with smart phones and tablets is regaining popularity in Hải Dương City thanks to a tranquil garden opened by a retired soldier. Lương Thu Hương reports.

A trip to Lăng Cô Beach in central Việt Nam can stir your soul and rekindle your romantic spirit, Bùi Quỳnh Hoa discovers.