Traditional products made from natural materials like bamboo, rattan and straw have become bestsellers in HCM City, replacing items made with plastic or metal.

Switching from rice and maize to growing flowers and applying high-tech methods has helped earn Xuân Quan VNĐ200 billion (US$8.7 million) each year. Bùi Quỳnh Hoa reports.

With Chef Nguyễn Văn Tuân from Fortuna Hanoi Hotel

Shark Tank, a TV reality show for start-ups, had a pleasant shock for viewers last month in the form of Lê Hồng Thảo Quyên, CEO of ViralWorks. Quyên, 26, is one of the rare start-up entrepreneurs in the show (in its second season now) to receive investment offers from all five investors-judges, the eponymous “sharks”. She managed to raise six times the amount she had hoped for.

The T-Art sets out to provide Vietnamese food in a contemporary style in the heart of Hà Nội's Old Quarter

Vạc Village in the central province of Nghệ An has been regarded as an inportant archaeological site. It hosts thousands of objects made of bronze and ceramic, especially 14 bronze drums dating back 2,100 years ago. Trần Mai Hưởng reports.

The F&B scene in the biggest city of Vietnam is getting hotter and hotter, with famous international chefs and restaurants eyeing the city to set up their newest establishments. Tomatito is one of them. The Nomad Quynh reports.

A free English class in Pháp Vân Pagoda have hosted more than 200 needy students since last July. Lê Hương reports.

Having graduated with a degree in biology and environmental studies from the Đà Nẵng Teachers’ Training College, Bùi Văn Tuấn has explored remote forests across central Việt Nam to conduct his scientific research on primate species and their diets, as well as the rich forest biodiversity of the  region.

Floods are a growing problem across the country. Inspired by the diversity of forests, a natural dyke project near Hội An shows one solution. Công Thành reports.

with Chef Patrick Ho from Fortuna Hanoi Hotel

Võ Thị Hoàng Yến – founder of the organisation Disability Research and Capacity Development (DRD) recently won the honourable Ramson Magsaysay Award, which honours transformative leaders across Asia.

Working hard in silence, Nhất Trung is well-known for bringing several V-pop singers including Minh Hằng, Tim and Lưu Chí Vỹ to the limelight. At the peak of his music career, he suddenly took a new direction and moved into movies.  Trung speaks with Minh Thi about his tactics to further approach audiences, both by music and film.

with chef Yukari Ikeda from Fortuna Hanoi Hotel

After a career spanning eight years, tattoo artist Lâm Việt has won eight national and international tattoo awards, with most coming in the last two years. In February, Việt earned first prizes at the Taiwan tattoo convention 2018.

Ranked second for food waste in the region, Việt Nam also has a high number of hungry people. Foodbank Vietnam is a non-profit organisation looking for solutions. Mai Phương reports.

Long Biên Bridge is an iconic structure in the Vietnamese capital. However, the lives of those living underneath reveal a different side to the landmark structure. Paul Kennedy reports.

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.