The Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has introduced two new tourism products featuring the Hà Nội Opera House to travel agencies and media outlets for review, before offering them to tourists later this year.

Vietnamese youth find there is more to Switzerland than snow-covered Alps, luxurious watches and good chocolate. The country also offers the best hospitality education in the world. Hồng Minh reports.

For the last 10 years Cao Chí Thịnh has worked to liven up the area around his home. The murals he has created are an attempt to teach valuable lessons, and have a bit of fun. Bạch Liên reports.

Xiao Long Bao is a type of steamed bun from the Jiangnan region of China. It is traditionally prepared in xiao long, small bamboo steaming baskets, which gives them their name. Chef Wong Chi Ming from JW Marriott Hanoi Hotel explains how they’re made!

Hải Phòng-based Mai Văn Phấn is the tenth poet from East Asia to win the prestigious Cikada Prize, awarded by the Swedish Institute. Lê Hương chatted with Phấn
about the passion that drives his work.

With a wide selection of fresh fish and seafood to choose from, Red Crab in Đà Nẵng is a perfect choice for delicious dishes in the coastal city. Mộc Miên pays visits to the restaurant.

Over the past eight years, Nguyễn Thúy Nga has carried her best friend and classmate, Nguyễn Thị Mai Gái, to school every day, over a distance of more than four kilometres.

Some things change a person’s life forever – a person, an event, or a floral kaleidoscope. Construction engineer Nguyễn Phi Minh of coastal Đà Nẵng City knew he wanted to be a florist the moment he saw the ‘Floral Kaleidoscope’ installation by Indonesian designer Harijanto Setiawan in Singapore.

Nha Trang has a reputation as a holiday destination, with visitors flocking to the city's beaches and resorts. A group of local artists, with the help of a foreign friend, are hoping to put the local art scene on the map.

With executive chef  Nguyễn Đức Vân Vũ from Dì Mai Vietnamese Cuisine Restaurant in HCM City

The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO), established more than 20 years ago, provides quality chamber and vocal concerts and dance performances for local and foreign audiences in HCM City. Meritorious Artist Trần Vương Thạch, HBSO’s director, speaks with Phương Mai about the theatre’s achievements and challenges ahead.

A classic travel guide authored early in the 20th century has been reprinted, offering readers the opportunity to travel back in time and experience yesteryear Hà Nội in minute detail.

Vegetarianism is not about religion or something complicated, vegetarianism is about keeping fit and staying healthy. These days vegetarian meals can be a fine culinary art. Hoàng Hồ finds out 

HCM City’s coffee scene has picked up steam in the last few years. The Bosgaurus Café stands out for its ambitious goal to show the world that Việt Nam can make great specialty coffee. Susan Ransdell reports.

The capital city of Ha Noi has launched an initiative – lending visitors a longsleeved shirt or dress that stretches to below the knee, so that inappropriately clad visitors, local and foreign, can enter places of worship and other important sites with due respect for local culture and religious traditions.

with chef Nguyễn Văn Tuân from Fortuna Hanoi Hotel

Maika Elan, the World Press Photo winner who was born in Ha Noi, has returned to Viet Nam after spending six months living in Kashiwa, Chiba prefecture -- about 50km from Tokyo. The young photographer was pursuing her latest project -- accessing and photographing hikikomori, or young people who have withdrawn from society.

One of Southeast Asia’s best-kept secrets is HCM City’s food scene: home to a veritable melting pot of local and international flavours found in the finest high-end restaurants and the lowliest streetside cafés.