Việt Nam News

Twenty-three year old Nguyễn Thị Tâm made history as the first Vietnamese female boxer to win an Asian title in HCM City last year. Thanh Nga spoke with her.

The cajuput tree—tràm in Vietnamese—is known for its spongy bark, white flowers and its oil that is prized for its usefulness in aromatherapy. Now a local man creatively uses it as a medium for producing art.

We visited historical relics in a special complex bearing remarks of the once famous area, Phố Hiến, on the right bank of the Hồng (Red) River.

After years of working hard, three young film actresses of HCM City are making their mark and leading a new generation that is inspiring audiences.

Dr Trần Thị Nguyên Ny is a professor and researcher at the HCM City Medicine and Pharmacy University. Last month she was awarded the noble Youth Award of the Group of Francophone Embassies, Delegations and Institutions in Việt Nam (GADIF) at  the official ceremony of International Francophone Day 2018.

Mây Bốn Phương restaurant has developed a wide reputation for finely prepared traditional dishes at reasonable prices.

The lifestyle and culture of the ethnic Dao have an aura of mystique, but authorities are now keen on developing and preserving them.

A precious variety of fish, which, according to locals, exist only within the Hoàng Liên Sơn mountain range, dubbed the “Roof of Indochina”, is considered to possess beneficial medicinal properties due to its peculiar bitter taste.

From a little girl who was clueless about sports for 21 years, Lê Phương Vy has come a long way. She is the first Vietnamese female athlete in the 18-24 age group to complete Ironman 140.6, one of the most difficult triathlons in the world.

Veteran and young actors of private troupes in HCM City are preparing for participation in the National Professional Drama Festival 2018, which will be launched by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Department of Performing Arts in the city next month. 

This cake was created in 1910 by pastry chef Louis Durand, upon request from the organiser of a bicycle race between Paris and Brest.

A new exhibition seeks to introduce visitors to a richer, more detailed history of the Independence Palace in HCM City. 

For 71-year-old retired teacher Võ Thị Son, teaching and going to the pagoda every day are important routines to stay healthy and enjoy peace of mind.

She has been offering free classes to poor children for over 40 years.

Newcomer Cugini has managed to make its mark quickly in a city already full of Italian restaurants. What are their secrets? The Nomad Quynh went to find out.

Nguyễn Thị Thật, “Queen of Vietnamese cycling” has marked 2018 by winning the country’s first-ever women’s Asian gold medal at the Asian Road & Para-Cycling Championships 2018 in Myanmar. She said the gold medal in Myanmar will be a driving force for her to take the gold in the upcoming Asian Games to be held in Indonesia.

Raising pigs in a three-storey building equipped with an elevator sounds more eccentric than scientific. Pig farmer Nguyễn Trọng Long, however, has proven the benefits of raising pigs in clean, modern and environmentally friendly conditions, and is helping other farmers learn his techniques.

Mixing seafood with fruit is not a bit strange for culinary connoisseurs, and fried prawn with dragon fruit is a must this week. Enjoy!

Professor Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Phượng, 74, former director of Từ Dũ Obstetrics Hospital in HCM City, was the first person in Việt Nam to offer a fertility treatment in which embryos are introduced directly into the uterus, called in vitro fertilization (IVF).