Creative student genius builds robotic leg

Nguyễn Nhật Lâm, a student of Nguyễn Huệ High School, won awards in both the provincial and national creativity contests with his homemade electronic products. His latest creation, an artificial leg, won third prize at the Việt Nam Science and Engineering Fair 2018.

Get thrilled at Akira Back

Akira Back has opened its doors at the JW Marriott Hotel Hanoi, and is serving up innovative and sophisticated fare that will take your breath away.

 

The icing on the cake for young chef

Hoàng Nguyên, 24, is the proud owner of Bana Bakery with the famous bánh kem sầu riêng (durian cream cake) and the author of a bakery cookbook that sells like er… hot cakes. This year he plans to write a second book containing recipes for 70 cakes and an online book on traditional Vietnamese cakes in English and Vietnamese.

Thanh Hóa man revives province’s traditional martial art

Trần Văn Dũng stumbled into a traditional Vietnamese martial art called Nhất Nam as a college kid looking for something to do. After falling in love with the activity, he has shared passion for the martial art with hundreds of pupils in his hometown in the central province of Thanh Hóa.

Autistic kids find passion and growth in circus arts

Autism doesn’t just affect individuals. It is a condition that burdens entire families. But a common misconception that autism means a life sentence of suffering for all those involved can be dispelled after the two youngsters found their calling, in the circus.

Cream Puff

Sweetness reigns again this July! Let Fortuna Hotel Hanoi warm your heart with sweet delicious cream puffs. An easy-to-make recipe for this chilled autumn!

Disabled teacher gives gift of knowledge

There is a special class in Chao Pông Village, Ia Phang Commune in the central province of Gia Lai, which all disadvantaged students from the local area can attend for free at any time of day.

A buffet paradise awaits at An Đông in HCM City

With hundreds of dishes, Café Central An Đông restaurant never disappoints its loyal clientele who come back year after year for its delicious buffet, fresh seafood, and live cooking stations. Mỹ Duyên reports. 

Huế uses 3D tech to conserve its relics

As part of a project to preserve its most famous ancient buildings, the city of Huế is partnering up with two American technology firms who will apply advanced computer imaging techniques and data storage to help bring the country’s past to life.

Việt Nam’s tea culture is steeped in history

Modern life can be very tiring. Let’s have a seat, enjoy some good tea and chat with Nguyễn Việt Hùng, the Tea Master of Việt Nam, who won the Tea Master Cup competition in 2016, about his passion for organic tea and stories of 300-year-old tea forests in Việt Nam. Bùi Quỳnh Hoa reports.

Maison Chance opens centre for quadriplegic people in Đắk Nông

Maison Chance (Nhà May Mắn, or Lucky House) is a non-governmental organisation that provides housing, healthcare and vocational training for orphans, street children, and the disadvantaged and physically handicapped in Việt Nam. The NGO’s fourth centre in Vietnam will open in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Nông later this year.

Kylin dance skills passed down generations

The Múa lân (kylin dance) is often performed by the ethnic Hoa (Chinese-Vietnamese) who account for around 4 per cent of HCM City’s population. Many of them live in Chợ Lớn (Big Market) in District 5. The dance is usually performed to bring luck and happiness during Tết (Lunar New Year), Mid-Autumn Festival, and at ceremonies to open a new business or build a new house. Anh Thu reports. 

Young HCM City writer aims to reach hearts

Young writer Quách Lê Anh Khanh is known as a “publishing phenomenon” in HCM City. Since 2012, he has published a book every year, 900,000 copies of which have been sold out so far.

 

Fine dining at Đà Lạt’s Wooden House

A cosy restaurant nestled in the hills of the mountain retreat offers favourite dishes like seven-cheese pizza and pork ribs, plus the chance to pick your own fresh organic herbs from the garden. Võ Lệ Hồng reports

Katsu

with chef Yukari Ikeda from Fortuna Hanoi Hotel

Instrument doctor has int’l sax appeal

Among the many jobs to which millions of people aspire – doctor, lawyer, entrepreneur – music instrument repairer is not likely on the list. And in Việt Nam, where jazz music is a niche passion, Nguyễn Khang, a saxophone repairer, dubbed “Dr Sax”, in HCM city, is in a class of his own.

Investment transforms life in Kiến Tường

Under a Government plan for a Cross-Border Economic Zone in Long An Province, Kiến Tường Town has seen new factories, vocational training opportunities and commercial centres set up in the last few years. Additional foreign investment is expected to provide even more jobs for locals. Bồ Xuân Hiệp reports.

 

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