Trần Văn Dũng stumbled into a traditional Vietnamese martial art called Nhất Nam as a college kid looking for something to do. After falling in love with the activity, he has shared passion for the martial art with hundreds of pupils in his hometown in the central province of Thanh Hóa.
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Circus artist Lê Văn Thể travels 15km by bus every morning to teach students at the Central People's Circus, even though he is 78.
Autism doesn’t just affect individuals. It is a condition that burdens entire families. But a common misconception that autism means a life sentence of suffering for all those involved can be dispelled after the two youngsters found their calling, in the circus.
Sweetness reigns again this July! Let Fortuna Hotel Hanoi warm your heart with sweet delicious cream puffs. An easy-to-make recipe for this chilled autumn!
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There is a special class in Chao Pông Village, Ia Phang Commune in the central province of Gia Lai, which all disadvantaged students from the local area can attend for free at any time of day.
With hundreds of dishes, Café Central An Đông restaurant never disappoints its loyal clientele who come back year after year for its delicious buffet, fresh seafood, and live cooking stations. Mỹ Duyên reports.
As part of a project to preserve its most famous ancient buildings, the city of Huế is partnering up with two American technology firms who will apply advanced computer imaging techniques and data storage to help bring the country’s past to life.
Modern life can be very tiring. Let’s have a seat, enjoy some good tea and chat with Nguyễn Việt Hùng, the Tea Master of Việt Nam, who won the Tea Master Cup competition in 2016, about his passion for organic tea and stories of 300-year-old tea forests in Việt Nam. Bùi Quỳnh Hoa reports.
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Maison Chance (Nhà May Mắn, or Lucky House) is a non-governmental organisation that provides housing, healthcare and vocational training for orphans, street children, and the disadvantaged and physically handicapped in Việt Nam. The NGO’s fourth centre in Vietnam will open in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Nông later this year.
with head chef Vũ Anh Đức from Sheraton Hanoi Hotel
The Múa lân (kylin dance) is often performed by the ethnic Hoa (Chinese-Vietnamese) who account for around 4 per cent of HCM City’s population. Many of them live in Chợ Lớn (Big Market) in District 5. The dance is usually performed to bring luck and happiness during Tết (Lunar New Year), Mid-Autumn Festival, and at ceremonies to open a new business or build a new house. Anh Thu reports.
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.
A young single mother has become a language ambassador in the central province of Quảng Trị to help children learn how to speak English
A cosy restaurant nestled in the hills of the mountain retreat offers favourite dishes like seven-cheese pizza and pork ribs, plus the chance to pick your own fresh organic herbs from the garden. Võ Lệ Hồng reports
with chef Yukari Ikeda from Fortuna Hanoi Hotel
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.
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.
Huế needs more investment in infrastructure and improvement in local management to brighten its tourism prospects.
