Việt Nam News

26 year old Vietnamese woman Vũ Phương Thanh will take part in the Four Deserts Grand Slam, crossing1,000kms across four deserts in one calendar year, beginning from May 1.

Dreamer Đặng Tuấn Phong dropped out of college to pursue his passion for the symphonic "epic" music genre, which is gaining popularity in Viet Nam.

Scandals related to contaminated and unsafe food in recent years have become an issue of major public concern as consumers fear the health consequences. Bồ Xuân Hiệp reports.   

Having succeeded with a bamboo bicycle design and production, local craftsman Võ Tấn Tân is now keen on producing the first ever bamboo electric car. It has everything to do with his passion for bamboo and making a greener Hội An city.

Suffering from Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) since her birth has not stopped Nguyễn Thị Thu Thương, 33, from becoming a director of a vocational training centre for handicapped people.

Village teacher Hoàng Thị Hương's duties extend far beyond the classroom. Her working day begins at 5am, when she prepares her lessons and travels to the homes of her students to bring them to school. Phượng Vũ reports.

A project called “Bringing music to hospitals” has promoted music as a tool to reduce hospital patients’ pain and relieve stress among medical staff.

Niche shops attract customers who have a love of the unusual, traditional or secondhand

The oldest existing collection of Japanese poetry charmed Nguyễn Anh Tuấn, 24, that he made a research about it. The research received the Inoue Yasushi Award 2016, that honours foreign individuals who have performed outstanding research on Japanese literature.

The great love of an old father for his mentally retarded son has led him to come up with an idea to protect him.

Lê Công Phúc became widely known in the central coastal Đà Nẵng City after some of his ideas for improving the city were implemented.

Nguyễn Thành Ngưng still cannot believe that he will be the first Vietnamese athlete to compete in the walk event at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.

Life of inhabitants in mountainous northern province of Cao Bằng has been improved thanks to New Zealand -funded support programme

A community garden in Điện Bàn Town in Quảng Nam Province is using a new farming model to raise awareness about how organic gardens benefit people and the world around them.

A new aquaculture model protects mangrove forests, boosts farmers’ incomes, and mitigates climate change impacts, Phạm Hoàng Nam reports.

Việt Nam’s famous traditional dress, the áo dài, has undergone many transformations over the years to reach its current form, and its allure and appeal has never died.

With a strong passion for art, businesswoman Hoàng Yến in Nha Trang City in the central province of Khánh Hòa has come up with a creative and unique way to preserve those sweet memories – by creating lovely pictures entirely made from food.

The practice of martial arts, an integral part of Vietnamese culture, is still being preserved and developed after centuries of existence. Ngọc Phương reports.