Việt Nam News

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.

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 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.

Cil Duin, a 41 year-old man from the K’Ho ethnic community in the Central Highlands province of Lâm Đồng, has become the first of his people to receive a doctorate. Thu Ngân talks with him about his efforts.

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 year-long cycling trip from Hungary to Việt Nam expands horizons and strengthen bonds and understanding. Hồng Vân has an endearing story

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

Mon Hanoi (My Hanoi), a documentary made by former French ambassador to Việt Nam  Jean-Noel Poirier, presents a very different, soulful perspective of the capital city, Thuy Hang reports 

No one guards and protects Bạch Mã National Park more zealously than the director of its service and environmental education centre who once hunted animals and cut down trees in the forest to earn a living. Today, Trương Cảm, the only person who can "talk" with more than 100 kinds of birds, spreads his love of the forest to younger generations.  Phạm Hoàng Nam reports.

  After it opened in 2014, there were many doubts about the future of  Noir, the HCM City restaurant restaurant operated by sight-impaired staff. However, after three years, the restaurant has continued to inspire.   

Kon Tum City, the capital of Kon Tum Province bordering Laos and Cambodia, is recognised for a massive assembly of ethnic groups and their distinctive cultures.

Ballerina Ngô Thụy Tố Như, who performed in her first solo show at the HCM City Opera House last week, has been on a three-decade journey to promote ballet in Việt Nam. Thu Mai reports.

The Wildlilfe Quarantine Centre in Thailand restores life for many rescued animals, but whether these animals should live in the centre or back in the wild is still the big question.

Grand train stations, often built in the elegant Beaux Arts architectural style, are a common feature of city centres in most capitals of the world.  It may seem surprising that these vestiges of the first industrial revolution are still in operation.  In fact, many are bustling with activity!  And there are good economic reasons for this.

Vàng Sín Phìn, a musical maestro from the northern province of Lào Cai, has dedicated himself to collecting musical instruments and preserving the folklore melodies of his people.

An Đồn fishing village is sandwiched between rapid urbanisation and a need for restoration. The village emerged 500 years ago close to the Hàn River with several families of fishermen. Villagers are trying to preserve vestiges of an old citadel built in 1813 during the Nguyễn Dynasty.

Ngô Thị Thúy Hằng has seemingly forsaken her youth in the quest for martyrs’ remains, leading the Centre of Legal Consultancy and Assistance for Families of Martyrs (MARIN) through a long development journey of trials and tribulations.

The stories of  27 social entrepreneurs, people who establish startups based on various business models to develop and fund solutions to social, cultural, or environmental problems, are told in Vietnamese and English in a newly published compilation entitled Redefining Success.