Trương Văn Thuận shares with Việt Nam News insights into the noodle-making process and the challenges of preserving the craft.
The craft of making the thin, chewy rice noodles used in the famous hủ tiếu Mỹ Tho dish is still being preserved in Mỹ Phong Ward in Đồng Tháp Province, where small household producers continue a tradition closely linked to one of the Mekong Delta’s best-known dishes.
With Chef Hoa Trung Kiên from Pan Pacific Hanoi
Sunlit corners, vibrant plates, and effortlessly stylish interiors make Matinée one of Hà Nội’s most photogenic brunch destinations.
Đồng Nai has introduced a decentralised management framework for its 121 ranked historical and cultural relics in a bid to improve conservation efficiency and better harness heritage values for socio-economic development.
Director of the UNESCO Hà Nội Traditional Arts Centre Tạ Hạnh has spent years collecting songs, reviving forgotten repertoire and teaching free classes so that the centuries-old folk tradition can continue to resonate with younger generations.
With Fusion Resort & Villas Đà Nẵng
Center piece of meal during hard economic times revisited, affordable prices with just enough food to keep going.
Lũng Cẩm Village in the northern mountain province of Tuyên Quang has emerged as a distinctive community-based tourism destination along the exploration route of the Đồng Văn Karst Plateau UNESCO Global Geopark.
Living far from Việt Nam, writer Trương Huỳnh Như Trân continues to nurture a lush inner garden where childhood memories, forests and whispering trees flow endlessly into stories for young readers.
Spring festivals are more than entertainment: they are living memory, community glue, and a way for each generation to learn the values and stories of their ancestors.
With Executive Chef Zack Trương from Pan Pacific Hanoi
In the splendid setting of the Star Performing Arts Centre in Singapore, which gathered more than 1,000 contestants from 25 countries, a Mông musician was announced the winner of the grand prize in the 2026 ZhongSin International Music Competition, selected by the international artistic jury.
Music in Việt Nam is moving beyond the concert hall, as multi-experience festivals transform performances into urban ecosystems that blend culture, tourism and community life.
Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai’s novel Dust Child does not produce a panoramic map of the war. It speaks only of those people regarded as marginal to history.
Executive Sous Chef Tống Đăng Khoái from Movenpick Hotel Hanoi Centre
As Việt Nam’s most important holiday approaches, I return to Huế’s imperial cuisine through a restaurant that values balance over spectacle.
As the Lunar New Year approaches, Mừng Village - home to the Mường people and nestled on the scenic mountainside of Cao Phong Commune in Phú Thọ Province - morphs into a breathtaking canvas.
