Việt Nam News

Addressing the severe lack of books other than textbooks in rural and mountainous areas is helping awaken love for reading and literature, Lan Lộc reports

Classic guitar playing in Hà Nội is regaining popularity after decades on the decline. Vũ Đức Hiển is one of the teachers inspiring youth. Lê Hương explores his career.

In the near future, public toilets will be able to use their wastewater to generate power for lighting, thanks to a mini generator made by two university students in the central city of Đà Nẵng.

This year marks the 900th anniversary of the Chương Sơn Tower built on top of a mountain of the same name in Nam Định Province. 

Having graduated from college and worked at a bar in Hội An, Phan Mai Thiện Tâm decided to start her business from homestay service with a unique hospitality in Đà Nẵng. Hoài Nam reports.

“The best thing about youth is that no matter where you are, no matter the difficulties you face or even how little money you have, as long as you keep your spirit, your journey will always be a happy one.” Hoàng Hồ found that out in Singapore, one of the most expensive cities in the world.

After 10 years, the Bùi Xuân Phái Award has become an important touchstone in the country’s socio-political and cultural development. Minh Đức reviews.

Several farms on the outskirts of Hà Nội now raise vegetables without chemicals, just as their ancestors did - and city people are flocking to them. Song Hương reports.

The villagers planted custard apples in their gardens because they liked the fruit, but over the last 30 years or so, it has found even greater favour as an economic staple.

Reading books to the elderly, patients in hospitals, and the visually impaired has become a popular part-time job for young adults in HCM City.

Zitherist Vân Ánh’s international collaborations have put Vietnamese traditional music on the world map. Now, she is working to preserve and further popularise this art form. Hà Nguyễn reports

Disconnected from the outside world for a long time, a village in the middle of a huge reservoir is discovering the benefits of community-based tourism, Lương Thu Hương reports

Hanako Kawasaki, together with several other half Vietnamese athletes, will bring diversity to the national team’s demographics at the ongoing South East Asian (SEA) Games 2017.

The Hà Nội authority has recently decided to give Gầm Cầu Street in Hà Nội’s Old Quarter a makeover by reconverting more than 100 vaults into galleries, exhibition space, handicrafts shops and cafés; something that could be the Viaduc des Arts of Việt Nam.

Prior to and after the nation’s August Revolution in 1945, the Communist Party of Việt Nam and President Hồ Chí Minh encouraged and persuaded many intellectuals and talented artists to work for the revolutionary cause.

Vietnamese martial artist Trương Thị Kim Tuyền, 20, is eyeing a gold medal at the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games after pocketing a silver medal at the recently concluded Muju WTF World Taekwondo Championships in South Korea.

The Forgotten Land Sculpture Park, the first of its kind in Viet Nam, has put the country on the global map for professional sand sculptors, whose majestic works can be seen on the park's grounds in Phan Thiết City.

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