In three years, the merry expats behind last weekend’s Quest Festival have built it into something improbable, a force bringing sleepover music festival culture to Viet Nam and infusing it with Vietnamese culture. They also throw quite a party. Max Marshall has the story.
A graphic design graduate of the HCM City University of Architecture, Nguyễn Công Trí now devotes all his energies to his "big love" – fashion. He is the only Vietnamese member of the Asian Couture Federation.
Ebooks are a new, inevitable trend, but a majority of Vietnamese readers prefer printed books. The market will accommodate both, but the most important thing is to promote a reading culture and develop ebooks as a means to promote print books, academics and experts tell Hong Van.
Located on Lê Quý Đôn Street in HCM City’s District 3, Ryu Gyong Restaurant offers a variety of dishes from North Korea.
This November, chef Szurek brings you a new surprise. Considered a French classic, seared foie gras has made its way into the hearts of gourmands with its rich texture and buttery taste. Combined with tomato tatin, seasoned with balsamic vinegar and plated with langoustines, this dish balances rich and light flavours.
Đàn bầu, made from a dried gourd, a metal string, a wooden rod and a sound board, has been part of Vietnamese culture and society for hundreds of years. The soulful sounds are said to resemble the Vietnamese language, and conjure images of home for those far away, Hồng Vân reports.
Phàn Giào Huẩn, 31, a man of Mông ethnicity in the northern province of Hà Giang’s Thuận Hòa Village, is not an artisan but has become rich through his artworks carved from waste wood.
A seminar on how to become a start-up nation and the role of universities was held on Nov.4 by the National Economics University. Dr. Harald Von Korflesch, vice president of the Koblenz-Landau University in Germany, talks Ha Nguyen through the issues of entrepreneurship.
Artisan Nguyễn Văn Tuấn has been determined to preserve and promote bas-relief, the tradtional craft of his hometown, for decades. Utilising the special materials of bas-relief, he has created beautiful 3D pictures. Lương Thu Hương reports.
Many grown-ups in Việt Nam are keen to make up for lost time, learning art skills they could not pick up earlier
A new community-based tourism project in Hà Giang Province seeks to avoid typical pitfalls and give everybody a role
The fantastic landscapes that Hoàng Su Phì District treats visitors to also yield some delicious ingredients that make the local cuisine a special feast to savour, Lương Thu Hương discovers
with executive chef Patrick Ho from Fortuna Hotel Hanoi
Phạm Tuấn Hải is a culinary expert, a passionate chef, a three-season Masterchef judge, owner of many restaurants and author of many books. Hai tells Hồng Vân that his latest publication, Trở về với cốm (Come back to cốm), aims to preserve as well as introduce traditional dishes.
A self-managed POW Museum tells stories of barbaric torture and astounding courage
Books of late author Đoàn Giỏi, a guru of southern literature, reprinted as nation celebrates his 91st birthday
Lift up your health with 3 kinds of well-being drinks from The Lounge mixologist. Let’s choose your healthy lifestyle with the yummy mix of apple, carrot, orange juice or the green one from cucumber and guava!
There are several reasons why Tandoor in HCM City has become the place of choice for Indian food, but it stands out from its peers in how it invites you in and makes you feel you are in for a treat, writes Hari Chathrattil.
Moved by the plight of children risking lives to get to school, two HCM City youth came up with way to provide practical, sustainable assistance, Bạch Liên reports
