Facing the World is a British-based charity group which aims to give new life to severely disfigured children. The charity Voluntary CEO and Trustee Katrin Kandel will travel to Việt Nam this month to raise donations to train doctors, provide equipment and perform life-changing operations for children.
E-commerce has become the easiest way for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Việt Nam to achieve success in both the domestic and foreign markets.
Đà Nẵng’s amazing transformation from an abandoned US military station in 1975 to the most liveable city in the country hosting the APEC 2017 summit is a story that goes back centuries, writes Bùi Hoài Nam.
A new fusion food spot in the heart of Ha Noi will have to compete with more traditional street food staples. T-Art manages to combine quality food at reasonable prices.
From Smolny Palace in St Petersburg, Russia, Vladimir I. Lenin, founder of the Russian Communist Party, led the worker-peasant revolution that shook the world 100 years ago. A trip to this building reveals many interesting stories about this historical phase.
In September, a group of 16 young and talented artists and students began a journey across the nation to bring art closer to different community groups through a project titled Gieo (Sowing). They wanted to prove that art connects people - and that art can heal everyone.
There is nothing more romantic in the chill of autumn than indulging in a deep-lying melody of jazz and sipping a glass of seductive red-stage cocktail! The drink is presented by mixologist Veronese from Cool Cats Jazz Club.
Director Lưu Trọng Ninh, 61, has created dozens of films and TV series on different themes – romance, history and war. He tells Minh Thu about a new television serial.
On the first Saturday of every month, reporters and journalists in the central province of Quảng Ngãi gather for a familiar activity – drinking coffee, contributing to the charity fund of a programme called “A cup of coffee worth VNĐ50,000.”
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The ethnic Thais in Nghệ An belong to an old branch of the original Thai people settled in the mountains of northern Việt Nam. With the help of Japanese advice, some villagers are now turning to home-stay tourism to provide extra income and to preserve their ancient culture.
A group of young people with a shared passion for history and culture has taken a practical approach to popularise native culture. Hồng Vân reports.
While many people keep old flames burning in their hearts while nursing scarred souls, there are others stuck with physical objects - jewelry, books, clothes or other souvenirs - painful reminders that they’d rather not have around. Now there’s a place to get these vestiges out of one’s life forever. An Vũ reports.
HCM City-based Trần Hạo Nhiên recently made headlines by becoming the first ever photographer in the country to get permission from local cultural authorities to open an exhibition of 50 black and white nude photos. He spoke to Thúy Hằng about the journey to Tạo Tác (Nature’s Artifact), which held at the HCM City Fine Arts Association.
Fire dancing by the Red Dao ethnic group is a special cultural feature in Hà Giang Province. Strong and courageous men with bare feet shuffle around on burning coals, surprising tourists unaware that the rare practice exists in Việt Nam. Lê Hương and Hồng Vân explores the custom.
Let’s complete the drink trio from Fortuna Hotel Hanoi with the final drop, this week’s Christmas Strawberry. Enjoy!
Vietnamese-Australian celebrity chef Luke Nguyễn’s sublime interpretation of traditional Vietnamese cuisine is attracting diners back to Vietnam House restaurant, long revered for its elegant ambience. Mỹ Duyên reports.
Since its establishment in 1982, no female teacher has worked at a primary school in the central province of Nghệ An because the working conditions are very difficult. The dedication of male teachers saves the day, Minh Đức reports.
More than 22,000 artefacts, ranging from modern paintings and drawings to sculptures of the 4th century, are housed in the HCM City Fine Arts Musuem, an early 20th century building complex that opened to the public in 1989.
ReBooks, the first online book exchange in Việt Nam, was recently been created by R Books Co Ltd and Phoenix Global Wealth Management. It aims to introduce more foreign books to Việt Nam and domestic books to the world.
