Vietnamese IT whiz happy with his apps

NCalc+, one of the ‘most searched for’ and ‘most downloaded’ calculator applications on the Google Play Store, is the brainchild of Trần Lê Duy from the southern province of An Giang. Duy is now the freshman of FPT University, majoring in software engineering.

Quince Saigon lives up to the foodie hype

Among the newest eateries to enter the bustling HCMC foodie scene, casual fine dining spot Quince is one name that everyone is raving about. The Nomad Quynh went to find out if it lives up to the hype.

Art exhibition raises money for poor women

Teachers Nguyễn Thị Thúy Hường and her friend Trần Vũ Hoàng both have a passion for the arts. In honour of this year’s Vietnamese Women’s Day, the artists will be auctioning off some of their works to help women undergoing hemodialysis.

Explore a forgotten coast before it’s too late

Developers are starting to discover the beautiful coastline of Ninh Thuận Province. Go now to experience stunning beaches, delicious seafood, hospitable wineries and much more, before major resort projects transform the area. Bùi Quỳnh Hoa reports.

Singaporean chicken rice in Hà Nội

Located among the numerous restaurants on crowded Lò Đúc Street, Kampong Chicken House specialises in chicken dishes, including Singapore-style Hải Nam chicken rice. This restaurant is a lunchtime and weekend favourite of young people and blue-collar workers.

Durian Mousse

A must try for connoisseurs of lovely sweet durians!

Martial artist Nam shines for Viet Nam at ASIAD

Pencak silat was played at the Asian Games (ASIAD) for the first time ever in 2018. Vietnamese martial artist Trần Đình Nam, 26, brought home a gold medal. He met Khalid Mohd Rauzi from Malaysia, who beat Nam in the finals of the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games last year, again in the men’s tanding under-75kg final. This time, nothing prevented Nam from taking the gold. Thanh Nga talks to Nam.

Scholar still fights to save Vietnamese culture

Hữu Ngọc was born and raised in Hà Nội, but it wasn’t until he left the city in 1946 to join the national resistance war against the French that he realised just how much he loved his hometown.

Fancy a snakehead fish, head and all?

Diners in HCM City should check out Bún Cá Lóc Phan Lê, a new restaurant that will surely please lovers of all things fishy. Mỹ  Duyên reports

 

Kay Nguyễn:the screenwriter's story

Standing behind the success of The Tailor (Cô ba Sài Gòn), Tèo Em, Siêu sao Siêu ngố and several other movies, screenwriter and director Kay Nguyễn tells Khoa Thư the story of the country’s emerging commercial cinema scene and how a screenwriter can catch the new wave.

 

Book maps groundbreaking artist’s career

Artist Thang Trần Phềnh was not only one of the first Vietnamese artists to graduate from the École des Beaux-Arts de l’Indochine (Indochina Fine Arts College) — the first fine arts school in Indochina — he was also among the first to display his oil-on-canvas paintings at expos held in Hà Nội in the early 20th century.

Chukadon

This fall, enjoy one of Japan's top delicacies with a new recipe from Chef Yukari Ikeda!

Turning oil tanks into eco-friendly park

Seoul has many different types of parks, including ecological parks designed to preserve certain rare types of flora and fauna. Among 18 parks throughout  the city, The Oil Tank Culture Park in Nanjido in the northwestern part of the city is among the newest.

 

Bamboo houses keep old skills alive

Bamboo, clay and straw were traditionally used as building materials in rural Việt Nam, when cement, brick and steel were not available. As cities expand, homes made of bamboo have gradually disappeared, but one house in central Việt Nam has been preserved.

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