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Kite maker Nguyễn Thanh Vân, of HCM City’s District 8, is known as the father of the longest kite in Việt Nam - a dragon-shaped kite trailing 100 metres.

Trần Thiều Quang has become a 14-year-old teacher teaching English to students who have mental disabilities.

Lộc Yên Village, situated in the midlands of Quảng Nam Province’s Tiên Phước District, is known for its centuries-old houses with stone pathways. In addition to the houses, nature and the lifestyle of the villagers have been preserved for over 200 years. Generations still maintain their ancestors’ priceless treasures over time. 

James Bond famously likes his vodka martini cocktail “shaken, not stirred”.

Unlike other teenagers of their age, Nguyễn Thu Minh Châu and Hoàng Lữ Đức Chính would prefer to spend hours doing experiments on cancer treatment during their free time.

Around 20 years ago, farmers in Long An Province’s Châu Thành District began to grow dragon fruit instead of paddy, which did not yield much profit. The fruit, now grown on almost 90 per cent of the land, has brought about a miraculous economic transformation, Văn Đạt discovers.

A group of farmers in Bảo Hà village in Hải Phòng have worked hard to maintain regular puppetry performances to preserve this century-long art in the village.

Trần Khương has made his daughter, Trần Lê Khả Ái, who suffered from hearing and speech disabilities, into a girl who can hear and speak.

A miniature house - fashioned with a hand-crafted tiled roof, haystack, kitchen, hen house and furniture - creates a lifelike representation of what northern Vietnamese homes looked like in 1945.

Foreign ambassadors in Việt Nam who took a recent exploration trip to Sơn Đoòng Cave have returned to daily life in Hà Nội with overwhelmingly positive impressions.

Đà Nẵng's authorities have taken a viral approach to tackling environmental problems and other issues in the city: a Facebook page. It has proven to be a popular avenue for citizens to report their concerns.

Võ Tòng Khuê, 26, a graduate in business administration from Hoa Sen University in HCM City, decided to start his own garden market instead of working for international companies.  Khuê’s company, Nông Thị (FarmMart), offers vegetables cultivated under the Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) standards called Vietgap.
 

An art collector set out to bring back hundreds of early- to mid-20th century paintings by Vietnamese artists. To do so, he has spent years travelling the world and attended prestigious auctions. Văn Đạt reports.

 Seen as one of Viet Nam's keenest observers of traditional culture and change, scholar Hữu Ngọc, 98, recently published a tome that teaches visitors what they need to know. 

Two hundred students of Đắk R’Lấp Boarding School in the central highland province of Đắk Nông were bothered by mosquitoes until a team of students produced a self-made body wash.

People come here for a coffee, and it takes them back to the days a few decades ago when the city was less crowded, less busy and more romantic.

There are some badminton players from around the world who are regarded as true legends, and this elite group has been in the forefront of the game for many years. Nguyễn Tiến Minh may not have reached that level, but in Việt Nam he is really a legend, a big status on the national badminton scene.

Sài Gòn Phố (Sài Gòn Streets), a new pop-up travel book, aims to introduce international friends to attractive destinations throughout the city.