Việt Nam News

It is not an ideal place for cultivating the delicate flowers, but a few passionate horticulturists have found ways to make the capital city a rose garden
destination worthy of note, reports Song Hương.

The blind now can identify their surrounding obstacles more easily thanks to a smart stick that has recently been created by three former students of Gia Định Information Technology University in HCM City.

Phương Mai talks to HCM City authorities about the latest plan to liven up the city’s streets. 

Following her passion for teaching, 39-year-old Nguyễn Thị Hải Yến, who lost her legs following an accident, opened free English classes for the disabled residents of Đông Triều, in the northern province of Quảng Ninh.

No list of Hà Nội’s best reading spots would be complete without a mention of the BFree library.

The talent and skilled hands of foreign sculptors has turned a 2 ha empty lot into a wonderful sand sculpture park in Phan Thiết city’s Phú Hài Ward in the south central coastal province of Bình Thuận.

A group of young volunteers in the southern province of Cần Thơ set up 500+ which aim to support local poor children's education and train social skills to local youths. Lương Thu Hương reports.

For the first time, Việt Nam has six athletes competing in the Asian Winter Games held in Sapporo, Japan. The athletes will compete in alpine skiing, cross-country skiing and snowboarding. Mai Bá Hùng, deputy director of the HCM City Department of Culture and Sport, tells Thanh Nga that training was done mostly with simulation equipment.

Việt Nam’s northwest stays stunningly beautiful and colourful even in the harshest weather conditions; as such it is tailor-made for tourism all year long, report Lục Hương Thu and Nguyễn Mỹ Hà.

Đỗ Hoàng Thi Ngọc established a studio to pass on his love and inspiration for dance, and help others connect with this art.

Sheltering under a canopy of wild trees in Sa Pa Town, in the northern province of Lào Cai, Má A Nủ holds a reaping hook, used to collect herbs which are the source of various kinds of essential oils.

Huyền Trang, in her early twenties now, is already an accomplished artist, familiar to music lovers in Việt Nam. She’s also won some acclaim abroad as one of the first Vietnamese flutists to perform on stage with a combination of flute and electronic music.

With turquoise seas, spectacular sunsets and lush rainforests, Phú Quốc Island provides tourists with an unbeatable combination of silky white sand, great hospitality and tasty cuisine. Bồ Xuân Hiệp reports.

Phạm Mai Hương quit a full-time job to travel full time, and is rewarded with a once-in-a-lifetime experience in northernmost Mongolia with the Tsaatan tribe. Hồng Vân reports.

The National Museum of History is showing 18 artefacts which have been recognised as national treasures, some dating as far as the Đông Sơn era (2500-2000BC) . They are on display together for the first time at a special exhibition titled "Việt Nam’s National Treasures" in downtown Hà Nội.

Thousands of people across the nation, including professionals, have improved and are improving their English language skills via activities organised by the IZI English Community for more than five years now.

Born and raised in a small village on the bank of Thu Bồn River, potter Lê Đức Hạ started creating items out of clay in the late 1980s, after leaving the army as a volunteer soldier in Cambodia. He now works hard to preserve the craftsmanship of traditional pottery in Viet Nam, with a range of unique designs.

A sleepless potential market like Việt Nam is fertile territory for start-ups in the fashion industry, and few of them are breaking new ground and reaching a lot more wardrobes.