The dog is the most popular domestic animal of the Vietnamese. As the country celebrates the New Year, stories about dogs can be heard everywhere.

The Cơ Tu ethnic community has been struggling to preserve its culture and traditional customs that have mostly faded away with rapid urbanisation.

Trần Phương My is fast establishing a reputation as an emerging international designer with luxury designs that are elegant, modern and feminine. 

Tà Xùa, a high mountain range locating in the natural border between northern provinces of Sơn La and Yên Bái, has been known as "Paradise in the Clouds", which hosts forests of ancient Shan Tuyết tea trees, some several hundred years old. 

A vocational school that provides free cookery courses of international standard for underprivileged young people following the model of Germany’s dual vocational training system, was set up by Francis Nguyễn Văn Hội, a Vietnamese German chef and businessman.

The đàn nhị, a bowed string instrument with two strings, is a multi-purpose fiddle in the vast treasury of Vietnamese traditional musical instruments. Noting that artists were getting stuck in the same old ways of playing the đàn nhị, Trần Văn Xâm, a lecturer on the instrument at the Việt Nam National Academy of Music, decided to make a change.

To protect farmers, save endless hours of dangerous work, and protect the environment, mechanical engineer Lê Phi Cường and his team have developed a pesticide spraying drone. 

Việt Nam’s No 1 long jumper Bùi Thị Thu Thảo has emerged as a star in Vietnamese sport. Thanh Nga reports.

Patrons of art and culture may have more options to enjoy them with the release of some significant products, including a music album and an interactive book. 

Nguyễn Thị Tuyết Dung, midfielder in the Vietnamese women’s football team, was recently named on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) 100 Women 2017 List. The list pays tribute to 100 influential and inspiring women around the world. Dung was the first Vietnamese athlete to be featured on the list. She talks to Bùi Quỳnh Hoa about her passion for football and her dream to compete at FIFA Women’s World Cup in France in 2019.

In Việt Nam, people are becoming more aware of the importance of eating healthy food. Vegetarian restaurants and organic products have become more popular. The Organik House in HCM City is one of the best, The Nomad Quynh reports.

Ozouni is a special soup that you eat in the morning on New Year's Day in Japan. It contains Mochi (rice cake). For the approaching Tết in Việt Nam, let’s make some and hope the dish will bring good luck for a year. Have a very happy Lunar New Year!

Retired police officer Đặng Minh Tâm is passionate about preserving the artefacts of ethnic minorities from the Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands).

The Lê family have been living in Tiên Lục Commune for more than 200 years. They are not only one of the biggest families, but also one of the biggest blood donating groups in the locality.

Married couple Đặng Văn Trịnh and Phạm Thị Cúc are the last potters still earning from pottery at Mỹ Thiện Village in Châu Ổ Township of the central Quảng Ngãi Province.

with chef Nguyễn Văn Tuân from Fortuna Hanoi Hotel

Colonel Trần Minh Sơn, alias Bảy Sơn, former deputy commander and chief of staff of commando force in Sài Gòn-Gia Định recalled his memories of the battle.