Millions of young people in HCM City and the Cửu Long (Mekong) River Delta region have been captivated by a new TV programme featuring cải lương (reformed opera), a traditional southern music genre, produced by veteran artists.
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Thanakha powder is ground from the roots and barks of thanakha trees with a flat, round stone mortar. The tree is grown across the country, and visitors will frequently spot men and women on streets in the countryside sitting next to piles of yellow tree trunks grinding the bark.
with junior sous chef Vũ Anh Đức from Sheraton Hanoi Hotel
Mexican-Spanish guitarist Mauricio Diaz Alvarez, a widely travelled performer, also teaches classical guitar at the Conservatory of Fine Arts of Choisy-le-Roi (France). After performing at Hà Nội University on April 19, he spoke to Vương Bạch Liên about his passion and his career.
The Yok Đôn National Park is being opened up to visitors as a way to increase public awareness of the need to protect biodiversity, Huỳnh Thủy reports
Famous comedian Hoài Linh has reduced his audience to tears in the newly released film Dạ Cổ Hoài Lang (Night Drumbeats Cause Longing for Absent Husband
Enjoying chả cá away from crowded, noisy restaurants gives the iconic dish a homely touch, Hoàng Linh finds
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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This week, sample the final dish of the 4 salmon courses created by chef Vũ Anh Đức from Sheraton Hanoi Hotel.
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.
On the anvil for about a decade, Culture Ministry gets serious about transforming the Ha Noi Opera House and its environs, Thiên Hương reports.
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
Welcome the weekend with this new salmon recipe from chef Vũ Anh Đức from Sheraton Hanoi Hotel!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Two Vietnamese high school students come up with an invention that lends phonetic words to deaf and mute people
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.
