Việt Nam News

ReBooks, the first online book exchange in Việt Nam, was recently been created by R Books Co Ltd and Phoenix Global Wealth Management. It aims to introduce more foreign books to Việt Nam and domestic books to the world.

Vietnamese-Australian celebrity chef Luke Nguyễn is overseeing the rebirth of the newly renovated Vietnam House in the heart of HCM City, offering a new twist on old favorites. He speaks to Mỹ Duyên.  

In the last 20 years, Nguyễn Ngọc Tuấn has travelled across Việt Nam looking for famous teas that have been lost in the past and tried his best to develop them. He shares with Vương Bạch Liên  his passion for tea.

Phạm Hà Duy Linh, or Linh Phạm as he is simply known, is a co-founder of the Matca (Fisheye) project which aims to create a display space to inspire Vietnamese photographers and visual artists.

Designer Đỗ Trịnh Hoài Nam will open the 26th Couture Fashion Week New York with his Golden Lotus Áo Dài Collection on September 8. Nam talks about his latest collection, becoming famous, and his love for the áo dài.

As an icon of Việt Nam’s culinary scene, celebrity chef Phan Tôn Tịnh Hải has been selected to be the brand ambassador for Big Bowl, a phở-based restaurant chain. Hải talks to reporter Bồ Xuân Hiệp.  

Born into a family with a four-generation tradition of martial arts in Lâm Đồng, seven-time world champion Nguyễn Trần Duy Nhất has been called “The loner who seeks defeat” in Muay Thai. Nhất shares with Bùi Quỳnh Hoa his passion for the sport and his strong desire to secure a victory for the country at the upcoming SEA Games 29 in Malaysia.

Vietnamese Women’s Grandmaster (WGM) Võ Thị Kim Phụng, 24, will be the Asian representative at the World Cup. Thanh Nga talks to her.

Theatre director Việt Tú, whose art shows are big hits in Việt Nam, has continued his run of successes with his latest show Thủa Ấy Xứ Đoài or The Quintessence of Tonkin. Inspired by the traditional art form of water puppetry, more than 100 real farmers and villagers are part of the show that has won rave reviews from critics. Director Tú spoke to Thúy Hằng about his work and inspiration.

Lê Văn Hiệp, director of the Kim Hoàng Hiệp Trading, Service and Environment Limited Company, has installed some trial-free smart toilets at public areas in Bình Dương. He has active solutions to change the quality of toilets throughout the country. Lê Hương explores his interest in toilets.

Dr Nguyễn Minh Quân has brought advanced technologies normally used at city- or central-level hospitals to an outlying district, Thủ Đức, in HCM City. He spoke to Gia Lộc about his work.

Oscar-nominated French screenwriter and film director Olivier Lorelle was in Việt Nam this week for the premiere of his film Ciel Rouge (Red Sky). This is the fourth film made by a French director and entirely shot in Việt Nam.

Hứa Thanh Bình is the deputy director of the HCM City Museum of Fine Arts. He sits down and talks with An Vũ about his passion for art, how he runs the museum and his plans for the future of the museum.

Ha Nguyen spoke with Mike Strauss, who has joined eight others from the US, Netherlands, Australia and Turkey as well as 170 Vietnamese surgeons to perform surgeries on 100 disadvantaged patients suffering foot and ankle deformities in seven northern localities.

Lý Khánh Quỳnh, a 9th grader of the Thoại Ngọc Hầu Secondary School in An Giang Province, has won a major competition to join the Global Forum of Young Leaders to be held in New York this August. She spoke with Hà Nguyễn about her experience and expectations.

SopranoPhạm Thu Hà, winner of the 2013 Devotion Award for Album of the Year, is one of few Vietnamese artists consistently pursuing the classical music genre. Hà has recently released her first vinyl record titled Đường Em Đi (My Way), featuring eight classical love songs by late composer Phạm Duy. Phạm Thu Hà talks with Hồng Vân about the new album and her plans for the future.

Vietnamese cueist Nguyễn Quốc Nguyện, 35, started participating in professional billiards tournaments when he was close to 30, but despite the late start, he has made his mark internationally.