Up close and personal with Coach Park

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.

Much more than just a new home

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.

Young woman devotes career to wildlife protection

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. 

A scientific approach to parenting

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.

Steadying hand in Vietnamese football

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.

Winning ways in the world of futsal

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.

Give tourists what they want

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

Habit and routine get the job done

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.

The long walk to a gold medal

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.

Looking to the past throughout life

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.

Trash for trees

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”.

A winner with more than looks alone

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.

Songs to lift the human spirit

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.

Sustainability the future of fashion

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.

VN film industry recovers from impact of COVID-19

“The success of movies Ròm and Tiệc Trăng Máu (Blood Moon Party) released last month will motivate local film producers to show their new films in cinemas now,” a representative of CGV Cinema Vietnam, one of the country’s leading cinemas, said recently.

Triathlete goes beyond just running

Cao Ngọc Hà is a prominent figure in Việt Nam’s semi-professional running community. He’s finished among the top places in most of the events he’s entered, winning the Sông Hồng Half Marathon, the Việt Nam Jungle Marathon, and LDR Half. He was also in the top 10 in the Asia Trail Master Rankings 2017.

Songs flow when the time seems right

Khánh Linh began her musical career in 2003. Eschewing the online world and the showbiz scene, her beautiful voice sees her still honoured by the music industry and listeners, as Khánh Linh, the Nightingale.

Happy living amid life’s complexity

HCM City-based poet Nguyễn Phong Việt became something of a phenomenon after publishing a total of 150,000 copies of nine poetry collections, and recently made his debut in publishing prose. He spoke with Đỗ Hữu about the inspiration behind his writing.

A unique moment captured in time

With more than 10 photo books already published, independent photographer Nguyễn Á’s latest offering is Tinh Thần Việt Và Cuộc Chiến Chống Đại Dịch COVID-19 (Vietnamese Spirit and the Fight Against COVID-19).

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