Việt Nam News

Nguyễn Khánh Duy from Lam Sơn High School, in the central province of Thanh Hóa, was announced the gold medal winner at the 2016 International Chemistry Olympiad.

Grilled meats on salt rock and ceramic tiles are the standout dishes at Làng Ngói Đá in HCM City.  Mỹ Duyên reports.

Biologists, rangers and researchers are all working together on a reintroduction programme for Hatinh langurs run by the Endangered Primates Rescue Centre (EPRC) in Ninh Bình Province. The langurs, who have been bred in captivity, are gently released into the wild, with rangers tracking them daily to see how they integrate into the wild for the first time in their lives. Hoai Nam reports.

It took Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân nearly 300 days cycling from Việt Nam to Paris after overcoming 16,000km and 11 countries.

She did not aim to get fame or break world record but to inspire people to join fighting against climate change and protecting the environment.

HCM City is losing an increasing number of heritage buildings to urbanisation, poor urban planning and a lack of awareness about the importance of retaining its architectural and historic identity. Bồ Xuân Hiệp reports.

with Chef Desmond Carneiro of the Pullman Vũng Tàu Hotel

An imaginative range of city-themed pizzas takes T-Coffee above the level of your normal bistro

Võ Thị Thiền from Phong Mỹ Commune in the southern province of Đồng Tháp is always seen busy raising her ducks to save every penny - for charity.

Salt water goes into a container, through pipes where it’s processed to remove salt, and finally pure water comes out. That’s how the desalting machine created by a teacher and a group of students from Nguyễn Đình Chiểu High School, Bến Tre Province, works.

Choreographer-dancer Vũ Ngọc Khải recently stared in the dance Nón (Conical Hat), a performance combining contemporary dance with traditional Vietnamese and ethnic music, along with musician Ngô Hồng Quang. Having worked and performed in different European countries over the last 10 years, Khải often returns to Việt Nam and loves creating dances imbued with Vietnamese identity to show the Vietnamese soul. He shares with Vương Bạch Liên his passion for dance and life.

The journey of two Vietnamese-born wildlife photographers is on display in Hà Nội at an August 4-7 exhibition titled Wings of the Wild. Through the photos, they call for wildlife protection and respect.

Since its establishment in 1999, the small library of Condo A3 in Hà Nội’s Nghĩa Tân Ward has become an interesting rendezvous for residents, enhancing their sense of community.

Lê Nguyễn Thiên Hương, an alumni of California State University Fullerton, founded the Save Sơn Đoòng organisation that works to get people involved in protecting the pristine beauty of Sơn Đoòng Cave and its surrounding natural environment.

With Chef Szurek

Dr Phan Minh Liêm is the first and only Vietnamese academic to have been honoured four times by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center - Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. He spoke with Bùi Quỳnh Hoa about his determination to pursue cancer research and to contribute to finding a cure for cancer.

Elaborate themes and funky decor are now the standard at many Ha Noi cafes. Business owners aim to attract younger generations who seek out unique social spaces and the perfect "selfie"

A restaurant receiving a facelift is always cause for celebration, even more so when the older version was already a great restaurant. With a new menu recently introduced, Milan Restaurant at the InterContinental Hanoi West Lake hotel is better equipped than ever to guide diners through a comprehensive culinary tour of Italy.