If you are a beef lover seeking a sumptuous choice for a special occasion in Hà Nội, Rico Steakhouse won’t disappoint. The Nomad Quynh reports.

The beef is a perfect dish to welcome the chill of autumn. Cheers!

Elderly people in the northern province of Vĩnh Phúc are attending a class to enrich their knowledge of the Hán-Nôm ancient scripts to understand more about their ancestors as well as to preserve tradition.

Nga Sơn District in the central province of Thanh Hóa still has traces of the Ba Đình war base among villages weaving sedge mats, familiar to many generations, as well as other relic sites like Mai An Tiêm Temple and Từ Thức Cave.

Community-based tourism has attracted an increasing number of tourists to Bá Thước District in the central province of Thanh Hóa. Here, visitors enjoy the picturesque natural scenery and get immersed in local life. The new tourism model has also provided locals with higher income and improved their lives.

For members of art clubs in Con Cuông District in the central province of Nghệ An, performing Thai folk songs and dances is not only for entertainment but also helps preserve the traditional style of music.

Journalist Trần Mai Hạnh has published a book featuring real stories of patriotism, humanity, sacrifice, comradeship and love that happened during the 10 years of the Anti-American War when he worked as a war correspondent for the Vietnam News Agency.

Trần Quyết Chiến, 35, has become the first Vietnamese cueist to ever win the top prize at the Billiards World Cup after beating his countryman Ngô Đình Nại 40-39 in the final of the recent Three-Cushion Carom Billiards World Cup held in HCM City. Thanh Nga talks to him about his career

I had wanted to take my guest out to have Hanoian bánh cuốn (steamed pancakes with meat and fragrant mushrooms stuffing) because she is Vietnamese but living in France and absolutely adores the dish every time she returns to Hà Nội.

For painter Etcetera Nguyễn, Hà Nội is like a lively painting that brings endless inspiration to artists.

"Lang Lang is coming to town. How can I get tickets to his concert?" a mother of two musically inclined children begs friends on her Facebook account.

War veteran Nghiêm Quý Dân rides around the city on his tricycle, designed and assembled in a garage many years ago. Dân is just one of hundreds of war veterans and invalids who rely on self-made tricycles to get around Hà Nội, HCM City and other towns and cities.

with chef Nguyễn Văn Tuân from Fortuna Hotel Hanoi

Nguyễn Ngọc Long from the central province of Thanh Hoa is one of the two Vietnamese gold medalists at the 49th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) held in Lisbon, Portugal in late July.

Feeling pity for ‘smallest boy in Việt Nam’ who used to live isolated from the outside world, Đặng Văn Cương – the principal of Sơn Ba Primary Boarding School in the central province of Quảng Ngãi – persuaded Đinh Văn K’Rể’s parents to let him attend his school. Over the past three years, he has been treating and teaching K’Rể like his own son.

With specially imported ingredients, the dishes at Tavola are as authentic as they come. For a real Italian experience, make sure you grab a table. Thu Ngân reports

Bảo Hà Village in Đồng Minh Commune, Vĩnh Bảo District in Hải Phòng City, has been famous for the local craft of carving wooden statues for over 500 years. Local craftspeople have recently started also carving busts of people from portraits.

An ancient tradition or a money making ploy?

The practice of burning paper has been with us for generations. But in recent years what once just fake cash and the odd gift has developed into something much more. Paul Kennedy reports.