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.
A newly opened restaurant in the capital city is an optimal place to enjoy signature specialties of the south, Hồng Vân finds
A recipe from Jean-Francois Nulli, chef de cuisine at the JW Marriott Hanoi Hotel
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
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 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.
Eight Vietnamese and Korean artists who were invited to display their works at the exhibition entitled Undefined Boundary which is being held at the Korean Cultural Centre in Việt Nam.
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.
Making use of his passion for machines and engineering, Nguyễn Cao Thượng, a 51-year-old from the southern province of Kiên Giang, transformed his Vespa scooter into a firefighting vehicle. Thượng has battled a total of 14 blazes since the scooter was put into use in 2010.
Hà Nội’s Lý Nam Đế street is not known for having a bustling array of restaurant. In fact, the street is so quiet in the shades of ancient trees it has become a home to some of the country’s older residents. Hence my surprise at finding a new Korean grill named Daebak.
Let’s sample some flavours of spring with seared rougie and a touch of sweet berries. Enjoy!
On top of their regular charity work, police officers from the district of Mỹ Tú, in the southern province of Sóc Trăng, have added an extra duty to their daily routine: cooking up a hot meal for patients at the local hospital. Phương Hà reports.
Nguyễn Thanh Bình is a meteorologist who recently travelled to remote weather stations in the northern mountains of Việt Nam. This is her story.
Having grilled veal and a veal hotpot in an open space overlooking the Red River hits all the spots, Mộc Miên enthuses
The teacher found his absence “heart-wrenching.” He knew that absence from the classroom now could lead to an absence of decent livelihood opportunities.
An auto mechanic working on a mountain pass is very proactive about assisting accident victims, leaving his number on the roadside as a hotline that people can call, Văn Phương reports
Louis Armstrong once said “if you have to ask what jazz is, you’ll never know.” Luckily for Hanoians, they now have a chance to find out, without causing too much offence to Satchmo.
with executive chef Vũ Anh Đức from Sheraton Hanoi Hotel
It’s a pity that some famous Vietnamese people going abroad prefer using clothes made outside the country. They lose the opportunity to promote Vietnamese clothing.
A shortage of capital and lack of technical assistance for farmers in the Central Highlands region are hampering efforts to replace old, unproductive trees on coffee farms. Bồ Xuân Hiệp reports.
