Việt Nam News

Flute means a true passion and soul mate to Phạm Anh Tuấn who won the third prize at last year’s national contest for young talents.

Order a mojito, take a salsa class and try Ropa Vieja (old clothes) beef at La Casa del Mojito. Viet Nam News samples the fare. 

Journalist-turned-fashion guru Jean Paul Cauvin has been involved in the process of making Vietnam International Fashion Week (VIFW) in Việt Nam since day one. He gives his insight about the show and other perspectives of designing garments. He spoke to Inner Sanctum before leaving Hà Nội for Paris.

with executive chef Desmond Carneiro from Pullman Vung Tau

As thousands of Cubans gathered to say a final goodbye to Fidel Castro, the island’s former leader and national hero, another country half way across the world also shared their sorrow at the passing of one of the modern world’s most distinguished revolutionary icons.

Việt Nam’s sea tourism industry has immense potential for development, yet the sector faces a number of challenges due to increasing environmental pollution.

A Sunday school amidst Cần Thơ’s iconic floating market is teaching children English, soft skills and environmental protection.

After several years, Hoàng Anh revisits a well-known Hà Nội eatery and finds a facelift has not lifted the quality of its fare.

Tsuyazaki Village in Japan is fighting a demographic force by welcoming new settlers and evoking a sense of community, reports Hoang Anh

Like almost all other traditional herbal stewed dishes, herbal stewed mutton brings the extra organic flavour right straight to your noses.

Internationally acclaimed French and Belgian author Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt recently came to Hà Nội where he met and discussed his passion for writing with his fans. The Goncourt-winning writer shares with Vương Bạch Liên his thoughts about his career and life.

For movie-lovers in Hà Nội, next Wednesday (November 30) will be their last chance to watch films at the Hanoi Cinematheque before it closes its doors. This cinema will soon be destroyed. Vietnamese and foreign movie-lovers, who have frequented this cinema for 14 years, are mourning the loss of this important cultural site.

The Viet Nam National Academy of Music has sustained its work for 60 years, with classes continuing in underground shelters amidst bombing raids

A drama project featuring cải lương (reformed opera), the traditional music genre of the south, will be completed this year following 15 years of writing and recording by a veteran HCM City artist and his young staff.

Police officer Trần Anh Tuấn spends every Friday evening teaching visually impaired students from the Nguyễn Đình Chiều High School for the Blind to play the guitar. Thanks to his dedication and the beautiful sounds of the instrument, many students have been able to experience more colour and happiness in their lives. Lương Thu Hương reports.

Authentic southern Vietnamese preparations delight the palate at a HCM City restaurant ruled by family recipe. Mỹ Duyên reports

Kang Tae-oh has amassed a large following in Việt Nam after playing Lee Jun-su, a talented K-pop star in the Forever Young series that was screened on VTV3 in 2014. His portrayal earned Kang the title of Impressive Actor at the VTV Awards last year. Minh Thu talks with Kang, who continues to play Lee in Forever Young Season 2, currently on air on VTV.