Taking care of turtles in Cúc Phương
Nestled in the dense greenery of Cúc Phương National Park, a team of volunteers and staff work tirelessly to look after around 1,000 rare and endangered turtles. Lê Hương & Hồng Vân report.
Nestled in the dense greenery of Cúc Phương National Park, a team of volunteers and staff work tirelessly to look after around 1,000 rare and endangered turtles. Lê Hương & Hồng Vân report.
Authorities have turned the famous Huế citadel into a night attraction, with the former palace hosting programmes reflecting life during the heydays of the Nguyễn Dynasty.
Hồ Văn Tường has been offering free Takhado martial art classes for 20 plus years, and has written as many books on the subject. His passion for imparting his skills to younger generations has not dimmed, reports Lương Thu Hương.
Forsaking stable jobs in the big city, three university grads return to their hometown to make a quality rice-noodle product that benefits the village as well as consumers.
Huế is conducting repairs on a residency belonging to a former princess, using local government funds. The home is not listed alongside protected imperial buildings, but it stands for the outstanding garden houses that the city considers its architectural legacy.
The central region of Việt Nam is frequently hit by natural disasters, especially severe flooding. Deeply touched by the losses, two high school students from the northern province of Hưng Yên put their heads together and came up with a special bed, able to keep people afloat on water.
A project is carried out by the Bắc Kạn Provincial Women’s Union, Care International in Việt Nam and the Institute for Studies of Society, Economy and Environment (iSEE) to enhance the voice and rights for ethnic minority women. They gave the women cameras and trained them on cultural diversity, photography, recording and participatory research methods.
With a new show every weekend, Nguyễn Huệ Pedestrian Street in HCM City has never been more fun!
It was the latest episode in an agricultural saga encompassing the extinction of the world’s most popular banana some 60 years ago and the looming threat to the world banana crop from a more resilient version of the same disease.
George Burchett spent his youth in the Cambodian capital, he reflects on peace and war.
The Viet Nam Youth Theatre’s recent staging of The Blue Bird delighted young audiences.
Chư Mom Ray National Park, Kon Tum Province in the Central Highlands of Việt Nam is home to a rehabilitation centre for many endangered species of monkeys and gibbons. The forest boasts many mysteries, waiting to be uncovered by scientists.
The Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has introduced two new tourism products featuring the Hà Nội Opera House to travel agencies and media outlets for review, before offering them to tourists later this year.
Vietnamese youth find there is more to
A classic travel guide authored early in the 20th century has been reprinted, offering readers the opportunity to travel back in time and experience yesteryear Hà Nội in minute detail.
Over the past eight years, Nguyễn Thúy Nga has carried her best friend and classmate, Nguyễn Thị Mai Gái, to school every day, over a distance of more than four kilometres.
Some things change a person’s life forever – a person, an event, or a floral kaleidoscope. Construction engineer Nguyễn Phi Minh of coastal Đà Nẵng City knew he wanted to be a florist the moment he saw the ‘Floral Kaleidoscope’ installation by Indonesian designer Harijanto Setiawan in Singapore.
Nha Trang has a reputation as a holiday destination, with visitors flocking to the city's beaches and resorts. A group of local artists, with the help of a foreign friend, are hoping to put the local art scene on the map.