New product papers over an old tradition
Young entrepreneurs have come up with a creative way to have visitors to Hoi An City take part of its famous nipa palm forest home as souvenirs, Hoai Nam reports
Teacher loses her voice, finds her calling
A throat affliction putting paid to her chosen vocation as a teacher, a young woman stumbles on to a new art form, courtesy some lotus flowers and a Buddhist spirit. Hồng Vân tells an inspiring story.
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Roasted Salmon
This week, sample the final dish of the 4 salmon courses created by chef Vũ Anh Đức from Sheraton Hanoi Hotel.
Hà Nội Opera House to radiate new cultural space
On the anvil for about a decade, Culture Ministry gets serious about transforming the Ha Noi Opera House and its environs, Thiên Hương reports.
Củ Chi farms its way to post-war charms
Already famous for its incredible network of underground tunnels, Củ Chi is using its rustic ambience to attract more visitors keen to get away from urban bustle, Sơn Hà finds.
Hong Kong-style dining in the heart of Sài Gòn
You’ll be spoiled for choice at Ngân Đình Saigon. Dim sum, Cantonese BBQ and coconut marshmallow rabbits are only a few of the restaurant’s delicacies that will have you quickly making a return booking. Mỹ Duyên samples the fare.
Celebs get hands dirty for pottery facelift
The future looked bleak for Phước Tích Village’s pottery industry. Thanks to a group of fashion designers, there may be new hope for the ancient craft.
Motorbike mechanic manufactures machines
Vũ Văn Dung, 55, a motorbike repairman from the northern province of Ninh Bình, has successfully created machines for farming work, ranging from water pumps and generators to seedling and vegetable slicing machines.
Creating manga from the heart
Popular Vietnamese comic artist, Can Tiểu Hy, took silver prize at the 10th Japan International Manga Awards. Chosen out of 296 entries from 55 countries and territories, Hy won for her work Địa Ngục Môn (Gateway to the Underworld). She speaks with Bùi Quỳnh Hoa about her passion for manga, an art form loved around the world.
Going hand in glove with sign language
Two Vietnamese high school students come up with an invention that lends phonetic words to deaf and mute people
Shooting from the hip with a smart phone
Street photography often reveals humorous or heartwarming moments that may have otherwise gone unnoticed. A new exhibition presents a series of candid snaps taken with a phone.
Herbs Crusted Salmon Confit
Welcome the weekend with this new salmon recipe from chef Vũ Anh Đức from Sheraton Hanoi Hotel!
Herb bank sows seeds of sustainable growth
The herbbank.org website, which provides information on all types of herbs from all over Việt Nam, is an unlikely brainchild of Phạm Thị Nhàn.
Korean artists give coastal commune an X factor
Korean artists help a commune in Quảng Nam Province become a unique, community-based art space, adding literal colour to daily lives and helping residents earn tourism income, Bùi Hòai Nam reports.
Racing against herself, against all odds
A young woman with an incredible track record of breaking endurance barriers wants her experience to instill indomitable courage in Vietnamese youth, Thanh Hà reports
Imparting floral fragrance to a cup of tea
In the heart of Hà Nội, Thưởng Trà presents a secluded place for those who enjoy quietitude, the fragrance of flowers and an ancient drinking tradition. Lê Hương reports.
Glass a class apart when it comes to paintings
Dương Văn Kính, 32, an employee of Huế City’s Culture Department, is a rare practitioner and proponent of glass paintings, an art form not in its heyday. But there are reasons to hope for better days, he tells Huê Phong.
Satisfying southern cravings in Hà Nội
A newly opened restaurant in the capital city is an optimal place to enjoy signature specialties of the south, Hồng Vân finds
Beetroot Carpaccio
A recipe from Jean-Francois Nulli, chef de cuisine at the JW Marriott Hanoi Hotel
The nucleus of science and art is love
Nguyễn Ðình Ðăng, 58, is a Vietnamese nuclear physicist working at RIKEN, Japan’s largest research institution in a range of scientific disciplines. He shares with An Vũ his thoughts on his latest research as well as his passion for fine arts.
