Việt Nam News

An ambassador for Global Wellness Day Vietnam since 2018, Henri Hubert, director of Le Nom Group, a visual communication agency, believes that good health and a good spirit can help convey the true beauty of life. 

Hà Thị Phượng is one of only two female Vietnamese referees to have passed the rigorous physical and rules tests to officiate games in V.League 2 2021, which kicked off last month. It was a history-making achievement, and the first time professional Vietnamese football featured female assistant referees. She spoke with Thanh Nga.

Mỹ Anh (also known as Anh Mỹ) is a veteran hip-hop dancer from Last Fire Crew and also a well-loved dance teacher. She has won a few “best teacher” awards at No 6 Dance Studio and is quite detailed when it comes to teaching movements, and includes simple explanations on hip hop culture. She shared her background in hip hop and the art of teaching with Vân Anh. 

Kyo York came to Việt Nam as a tourist, then a volunteer, teaching English to underprivileged children. He studied the Vietnamese language and culture, and also learned how to sing many Vietnamese songs. He spoke with Minh Thu.

From Guus Hiddink’s assistant in the World Cup 2002, Park Hang-seo has gone a long way to become the most successful manager in the history of Vietnamese football. Though ups and downs, the 63 years old manager has so many experiences as well as valuable life lessons to learn from. This time, Việt Nam News and Thanh Niên had a talk with Park to understand more about his personal life in Việt Nam and his experience working with the Vietnamese players.

Stella Ciorra, vice chairwoman of Friends of Vietnam Heritage, not only loves Vietnamese heritage but also its culture, and especially áo dài. She spoke with Ngô Minh about why.

Studying in the UK, Nguyễn Ngọc Như Thảo had many opportunities to choose a job with a high salary. Thảo, however, decided to go to Africa to take part in wildlife protection programmes and returned to Việt Nam with many dreams. Việt Nam News talks with Thảo about her desire to protect wild animals and her future plans. 

Dr. Lê Nguyên Phương, once a school psychologist in the US, has relocated back to Việt Nam to focus on the topic of mental health in families. Today he shares some insights into parenting with Vân Anh.

French coach Guillaume Graechen, 43, has had a strong attachment to Vietnamese youth football since 2007 under the roof of Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) Arsenal JMG Academy. Since then, he has experienced all the ups and downs in his training career. He is considered the symbol of HAGL youth football. He directly trained talented players in the first course of the academy such as Nguyễn Tuấn Anh, Nguyễn Công Phượng, Lương Xuân Trường and Nguyễn Văn Toàn, who are key players of the national team now.

For the first time ever, coaching in Việt Nam made a mark on the world map with national futsal coach Phạm Minh Giang being nominated as one of the 10 best futsal coaches in the world, joining Barcelona’s Andreu Alvarez. Given he ended 2020 with his club, Thái Sơn Nam futsal club, winning a treble - the Futsal HDBank National Championship, the National Futsal Cup, and the Ho Chi Minh City Open Futsal Tournament - few could disagree with the nomination. Việt Nam News had a quick chat with Giang about his inspirational journey.

Việt Nam News chats with Vũ Thế Bình, deputy chairman of Việt Nam Tourism Association on the sector this year.

Kira Nguyen, otherwise known as The Hanoi Chamomile, only started blogging two years ago and has been making YouTube videos for just over a year but has amassed a large fanbase who enjoy his inspirational content.

Nguyễn Thành Ngưng has become a familiar name in Việt Nam’s walking scene, having won gold in the men’s 20km event at the National Athletics Championship for the last 11 years. He was also one of the first walkers in Southeast Asia to make it to the Olympics. He spoke with Thanh Nga.

History professor Nguyễn Quang Ngọc has been honoured as one among ten exemplary citizens of the capital city in 2020. He talks to Ngô Minh about the passion and devotion in researching history.

Hoàng Quý Bình founded 'Green Life' with the aspiration of protecting the environment in 2018. It all started by exchanging recyclable waste for lovely little ornamental trees. Bình’s project has since been a perfect example of the saying: “Great things come from small beginning”.

Recently-crowned Miss Việt Nam 2020, Đỗ Thị Hà, shared her thoughts with Việt Nam News just a few short days after winning the crown - the first woman from north-central Thanh Hóa Province to do so.

Despite all the difficulties posed by COVID-19, Tùng Dương, who has been dubbed the “Divo of Việt Nam”, surprised fans by revealing that his eighth album will be released on December 28. Together with the launch, Dương will also stage two performances to promote the album. The “Divo” spoke with Thúy Hằng about his endless creative energy.

Young designer Lê Ngọc Hà Thu has just taken the first prize in menswear category at the Redress Design Award 2020, which is the world’s largest sustainable fashion design competition hosted by Redress in Hong Kong. Lê Hương chats with Thu about her success and passion.