Phạm Tuấn Hải is a culinary expert, a passionate chef, a three-season Masterchef judge, owner of many restaurants and author of many books. Hai tells Hồng Vân that his latest publication, Trở về với cốm (Come back to cốm), aims to preserve as well as introduce traditional dishes.
Tạ Mỹ Dương, one of the popular faces of contemporary Vietnamese architecture, has written at length on the subject. He also edited Dấu Ấn Thời Gian (The Mark of Time), a book authored by his father Tạ Mỹ Duật (1910 – 2010), a first generation architect. Dương recently had three new books published. An Vũ talks to him about the new books and his upcoming plans.
A fresh theatre graduate of the University of New Hampshire, Vietnamese director Nguyễn Phi Phi Anh, returned to his home country in April to prepare for his latest Broadway musical-inspired project entitled Hope.
Nguyễn Thanh Tú, 54, a former commanding officer of the Cà Roòng border post in the central province of Quảng Bình’s Tuyên Hóa District, is known far and wide as a discoverer and protector of langurs. He talks with Toàn Vũ about his passion.
Việt Nam has become Israeli doctor Rafi Kot's second home. He has lived and worked here for 26 years. Dr Kot, who is founder and general director of Family Medical Practice Vietnam, talks to Vương Bạch Liên about his work and life.
Hoàng Khải is the owner of Khaisilk, a leading Vietnamese silk brand. Võ Lệ Hồng speaks with him at his imposing Tajmasago Castle hotel.
Vietnamese designer Võ Việt Chung recently received two awards, Designer of the Year and Best International Designer, from the Fashion Forward programme in the US for his contribution to world fashion. He speaks with Võ Lệ Hồng after returning from New York.
Famous Vietnamese-French movie director Trần Anh Hùng marks his return after years working in silence premiering Eternite (Eternity) at cinemas from September 9. He talks with Minh Thu.
Phạm Quốc Đạt, co-founder and CEO of HATCH! Program and who was listed among Forbes Việt Nam ’30 under 30’ in 2016, spoke to Lê Thu Hương about HATCH’s entrepreneurship schemes and what it takes for Việt Nam’s startup ecosystem to move forward.
Tôn Nữ Tường Vy is making strides for the future of education in Việt Nam. She shares with Nguyễn Thuỳ Linh some of the most defining moments of her arduous journey.
12-grader Đinh Thị Hương Thảo from Lê Hồng Phong High School in the northern province of Nam Định has won gold medals at International Physics Olympiads twice in 2015 and 2016. Especially, Thảo has also received the special prize for Best Female Asian Pacific Participant at the International Physics Olympiad 2016 in Zurich. She talks to Ngô Chuyên about her passion for the subject and keys for her achievements.
Journalist Nguyễn Thùy Linh of VTC News registered as an organ donor after several brushes with death, drawing public praise. She spoke with Lê Đình Việt about her decision.
Choreographer-dancer Vũ Ngọc Khải recently stared in the dance Nón (Conical Hat), a performance combining contemporary dance with traditional Vietnamese and ethnic music, along with musician Ngô Hồng Quang. Having worked and performed in different European countries over the last 10 years, Khải often returns to Việt Nam and loves creating dances imbued with Vietnamese identity to show the Vietnamese soul. He shares with Vương Bạch Liên his passion for dance and life.
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.
