Việt Nam News

Dr Phan Minh Liêm is the first and only Vietnamese academic to have been honoured four times by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center - Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. He spoke with Bùi Quỳnh Hoa about his determination to pursue cancer research and to contribute to finding a cure for cancer.

Amateur poet Nguyễn Huy Hoàng’s first collection of poems titled Quà Cho Con (Gift for Children) has received much appreciation from parents and other adults in Hà Nội.

Trần Khánh Linh, a junior at Oberlin College in the U.S., is the creator of an upcoming photo essay exhibition and talk titled “When The Birds Fly Home” to be launched in Hà Nội this weekend. 

French professional footballer Yohan Cabaye has impressed his fans in several matches of the 2016 UEFA European Championship.

Cabaye, who plays for the French national football team and who plays as a central midfielder for English club Crystal Palace, has a strong attachment with his Vietnamese grandmother and wants to visit Việt Nam to discover that part of him. 

Since arriving in Việt Nam in 2013 to head the Technical and Culture Co-operation Department at the French Embassy in Hà Nội, Eva Nguyễn Bình has dedicated her efforts to boosting the cultural exchange between the two countries. The energetic French woman talks with Thúy Hằng about her passion for work, as well as her struggle to maintain a balance between work, family life and her duties as the wife of the French ambassador, Jean-Noël Poirier.

An injury caused by a serious accident 10 years ago did not deter Nguyễn Thị Thanh Trúc from taking up martial arts, Văn Đạt reports.

French star ballet dancer Mathilde Froustey has a strong attachment to her grandmother, who is Vietnamese and was adopted in France at a young age. She shares her thoughts on her life and career with Vương Bạch Liên.

Marion Vigot, founder of Ma Belle Box – the first beauty subscription box in Việt Nam, aspires to revolutionise how Vietnamese women explore the world of beauty.

Associate Professor, Dr Hoàng Mạnh An, director at the Military Hospital 103, has successfully transplanted a patient’s pancreas and kidney simultaneously, making it the first such case in Việt Nam. Ninh Hội talks with him about the case and viscera transplant development in the country.

Seref Ozalp, executive chef of the Lotte Hotel Hanoi, has almost 30 years of experience in cooking and working at 5-star hotels. He spoke with Việt Nam News about food inspiration.

Nguyệt Thu, founder of the Apaixonado (Passion) Quartet, speaks with Bùi Quỳnh Hoa about how she has worked with her son with autism, her devotion to helping children with the illness and launching the first school for autistic children in Việt Nam.

Lê Thị Quỳnh Trang, general director of Multimedia JSC, organised fashion programmes with the hope of transforming the face of Việt Nam’s fashion industry. Trang spoke with Văn Đạt about Việt Nam’s potential in fashion.

This year marks the 30^th anniversary of the Đổi Mới renewal process. These reforms have been possible thanks to concerted efforts by the people of Việt Nam — and of course those living overseas. Bùi Kiến Thành, a naturalised US citizen, who returned to Việt Nam after Đổi Mới began, has spent the last 25 years giving advice to the country’s policy-makers and executives. He spoke with Nguyễn Mỹ Hà  about his experiences.

Nguyễn Lâm Thảo Tâm, a 10th grade student from HCM City was chosen from more than 7,000 Vietnamese students to join the Education First’s Youth Leadership Forum in Brazil in August. She speaks to Hà Nguyễn.

Truy Sát (Tracer), the latest film by Cường Ngô (born Ngô Quốc Cường), will hit theatres on April 22. Cường spoke with Minh Thu about the filming process and his desire to put Vietnamese action cinema back in the spotlight.

Việt Nam’s futsal has made history as they will compete in the World Cup in Colombia this September for the first time.

The team may not have seen their best days without Trần Anh Tú, who has spent heart, mind and labour on the sport. Khiếu Thanh Hà talked with Tú.

Nineteen-year-old student Nguyễn Thế Hoàn was one of two gold medallists at the 56th International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO) recently held in Chiang Mai, Thailand. He was a member of Việt Nam’s six-member team that helped the country rank fifth among 104 countries and territories. This is the best outcome ever for the Vietnamese team during the past nine years at IMO. Bùi Quỳnh Hoa reports.

Associate Professor Dr Đặng Thị Cẩm Hà, a former chief of the Environmental Biotechnology Department at the Institute of Biotechnology, was given the 2015 Kovalevskaya award for her research on environmental protection, particularly technology to clean up oil contamination and treat soil contaminated by dioxin. She spoke with Việt Nam News.