Capital place for underground followers

In a bustling capital city where the traditional and contemporary meet, underground music is taking its first baby steps.

It’s happening at VietGangz Brotherhood, a music, shopping and entertainment mall for young people.

Have you ever seen so many elephants?

Thousands of elephants, tigers, panthers and other wild animals once roamed the jungles of Việt Nam. They are now crying for help. But are we listening?

Paintings reveal tranquil side of Hà Nội

Painter Phạm Bình Chương is among few contemporary artists painting the streets of Hà Nội in a realist style. His work evokes memories of the city as it was years ago. Lê Hương finds out what inspires him.

New dating app revolutionises romance

Tired of Tinder? A new app in Viet Nam looks to attract the more discerning dater, putting users through a strict vetting process before matching them with potential suitors. Thiên Hương looks into the new service.

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.

Shining lights on a royal past

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.

A ‘free fight’ to preserve nation’s martial arts

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.

Friends make a clean break with vermicelli

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.

Saving Huế’s architectural legacy

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.

 

 

Ingenious students design lifesaving bed

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.

Project gives voice to ethnic minority women

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.

Bye bye banana? Hopefully not in Việt Nam

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.

Where there’s no monkey business with primates

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.

New Hà Nội Opera House tours proposed

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.

Climbing hospitality heights in the Swiss Alps

Vietnamese youth find there is more to Switzerland than snow-covered Alps, luxurious watches and good chocolate. The country also offers the best hospitality education in the world. Hồng Minh reports.

Elderly artist jazzes up Hà Nội alleyway

For the last 10 years Cao Chí Thịnh has worked to liven up the area around his home. The murals he has created are an attempt to teach valuable lessons, and have a bit of fun. Bạch Liên reports.

 

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