Việt Nam News

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.

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.

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.

Over 50 years after the war, the devastated battlefield of Khe Sanh has become an economic hub of the poor central province of Quảng Trị, with average annual income per capita of US$1,400.

Secret House joins its sister restaurant Secret Garden to offer home-style Vietnamese meals in a tranquil and rustic setting at the centre of HCM City. The Nomad Quynh reports.

Becoming a wildlife conservationist to save species such as bears, rhinos and elephants from illegal trade was Nguyễn Thị Thu Trang’s childhood dream. And today, she is living it.

Their homes next to the tracks are noisy, dangerous, and technically illegal, but the capital’s rail-side residents have built a close-knit community. Paul Kennedy & Bảo Hoa report.

Generations ago, residents of Lệ Thủy District in the central province of Quảng Bình developed unique chants to serve as the soundtrack to labour in the fields and at sea. Now, their descendants are fighting to safeguard the tradition. Phương Hà reports

with head chef Vũ Anh Đức from Sheraton Hanoi Hotel

Huế needs more investment in infrastructure and improvement in local management to brighten its tourism prospects.

Over the past two years, artist Phúc An in Thạnh Đức Commune in the southern province of Long An has been conducting free painting classes for children in the area, despite his own unstable income from selling paintings.

A woman with disability has succeeded in building trademarks for hundreds of enterprises in and outside of the country. Thiên Hương explores the passion of the 27-year-old, 93cm high marketing expert.

Acrobatic artists and brothers Giang Quốc Cơ, 24, and Giang Quốc Nghiệp, 29, were placed fifth in Britain’s Got Talent 2018 recently with their death-defying, head-balancing act of walking across tiny platforms suspended high off the ground during the show’s finale on June 3. Mỹ Phương and Phương Mai speak to them about the challenges they faced and their feelings during and after the show.

Hội An is a place where I only find good food. From the street vendors to traditional eateries and seafood delicacies, the food ranges from simply good, perfectly cooked, to great fare that makes you want to come back.

with chef Nguyễn Văn Tuân from Fortuna Hanoi Hotel

Lê Hương & Hồng Vân meet the businesswoman who a year ago was a businessman.

From a poor student who used to sketch portraits for tourists to earn a living, Đậu Quang Thành, 31 has today become a famous artist in Nha Trang in the coastal province of Khánh Hòa. Minh Thu reports.