Việt Nam News

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.

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.

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.

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 20^th century building complex that opened to the public in 1989. 

Hanabi Japanese Cuisine is one of the few places where you can try a traditional multi-course meal at a reasonable price. Nomad Quynh reports.

A new book of memoirs, by the daughter of  Hoàng Hoa Thám, tells of her fascinating childhood and early life spent between France and Viet Nam. Bạch Liên reports.

Eleven ethnic-minority households in the Hoàng Su Phì District of Hà Giang Province are operating an experimental home-stay service as part of a project to improve the livelihood of ethnic minorities.

After more than 400 years, Vietnamese people are still passionate about the amazing life of Nguyễn Thị Duệ, the first and only doctoral laureate female mandarin in Việt Nam’s feudal history.

This week, treat yourself to a totally fresh drink that’s a crowd favourite at Fortuna Hotel Hanoi. The drink is brought to you by bartender Ly.

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.

A group of young transport workers has released a free application connecting cargo owners and ship owners. They quit transport jobs paying high salaries to develop the application for cargo owners and shippers — and pioneer a new business model.

Cil Duin, a 41 year-old man from the K’Ho ethnic community in the Central Highlands province of Lâm Đồng, has become the first of his people to receive a doctorate. Thu Ngân talks with him about his efforts.

Fortuna Hotel has given us an insight to its festive fare with one of the hotel’s finest drinks, Christmas punch. The drink is refreshing, sweet - and very more-ish!

A new, upscale restaurant with the fresh feel of a resort has hand-picked delicacies from every part of the country, and diners are in for several pleasant surprises, Nguyễn Mỹ Hà reports.