A poet who helped children with soft skills

Amateur poet Nguyễn Huy Hoàng’s first collection of poems titled Quà Cho Con (Gift for Children) has received much appreciation from parents and other adults in Hà Nội.

 

 

Handicapped children learn life skills

A new class in central Đà Nẵng City welcomes eight children suffering from autism and Down syndrome. They learn how to paint, go to the market, and do simple housework. 

Craftsmen work to spread the fame of Bát Tràng pottery

On the bank of the Red River, there is situated a seven-century old pottery village. Bát Tràng, the most famous and long-standing pottery village in Việt Nam is an interesting attraction in the capital that tourists should not miss a chance to visit.

The Powerful Cactus Flower

From a beautiful and lively 11th grade teenage girl,Vương Thị Dung, now 25, from Bình Tịnh hamlet, Bình Minh Commune, Thăng Bình District, Quảng Nam Province, became paralyzed overnight, had to leave school and suffered excruciating pain in the hospital. 

’When the Birds Fly Home’ opens in HN

Trần Khánh Linh, a junior at Oberlin College in the U.S., is the creator of an upcoming photo essay exhibition and talk titled “When The Birds Fly Home” to be launched in Hà Nội this weekend. 

Veteran author Tô Hoài’s books reprinted

Three books by veteran author Tô Hoài, winner of the Hồ Chí Minh Prize for Literature in 2006, have been reprinted by two leading publishers in HCM City to celebrate the writer’s second death anniversary.

 

Wagyu Tenderloin Steak

Wagyu beef is renowned for its flavoured textures. Let us have a try with tender and juicy tenderloin steak, a recipe by chef Carneiro of Riviera Restaurant!

Tracking the sao la in Trường Sơn Mountains

The sao la, Vũ Quang ox, spindlehorn, or Asian bicorn (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis) is one of the world's rarest large mammals, a forest-dwelling bovine found only in the Trường Sơn Mountain Range of Việt Nam and Laos. 

Farmer donates lands for building schools

Despite leading a difficult life, 61-year-old Thạch Ua in Phong Phú Commune in the southern province of Trà Vinh has twice donated land for building a primary school and kindergarten in his hometown, helping hundreds of ethnic students in the area to attend schools.

“Game of social network giants” to battle over youngsters

In an era when virtual space takes the throne, everyone’s activities can become public common property. As youngsters today find that Facebook is no longer a safe sanctuary for their privacy, the need to seek out other applications such as Snapchat is at full throttle.

Visiting VN to be journey of discovery: Cabaye

French professional footballer Yohan Cabaye has impressed his fans in several matches of the 2016 UEFA European Championship.

Cabaye, who plays for the French national football team and who plays as a central midfielder for English club Crystal Palace, has a strong attachment with his Vietnamese grandmother and wants to visit Việt Nam to discover that part of him. 

 

Smartphone to detect water leakage

An idea of using a smartphone with GPS supported to detect water leakage won the first prize at the nationwide Smart Water Innovation Contest 2016, organised by the Swedish Embassy in Hà Nội.

Trịnh Quốc Anh, Nguyễn Trần Quang Khải and Võ Phi Long, who are studying at the HCM City University of Technology, are inventors of the initiative, “Reduce water leaks by a mobile device.”

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