Việt Nam News

Nguyễn Lâm Thảo Tâm, a 10th grade student from HCM City was chosen from more than 7,000 Vietnamese students to join the Education First’s Youth Leadership Forum in Brazil in August. She speaks to Hà Nguyễn.

Suffering from Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) since her birth has not stopped Nguyễn Thị Thu Thương, 33, from becoming a director of a vocational training centre for handicapped people.

Village teacher Hoàng Thị Hương's duties extend far beyond the classroom. Her working day begins at 5am, when she prepares her lessons and travels to the homes of her students to bring them to school. Phượng Vũ reports.

This and next week, Nguyện and his talented team promise to spice up your taste buds with authentic Thai and Chinese delicacies at Mangosteen Restaurant. These include Thai som tam salad and Thai tom kha gai and Chinese’s malahaize, tofu skin roll, black pepper beef, fried tiger prawn and summer delight.

Poor children living in Phú Thọ Province’s Thanh Ba District believe that only books can open a door to the world. To improve the situation, a disabled student at the Thanh Ba 1 Secondary School works hard every day on his computer to encourage people to donate books to Thanh Ba students.

Salmonoid, an elegant eatery complete with a dreamy balcony, presents its fresh, well cooked salmon in an array of Vietnamese-style dishes. Mộc Miên reports.

with Executive Sous Chef Patrick Morris from Sheraton Hanoi Hotel

A project called “Bringing music to hospitals” has promoted music as a tool to reduce hospital patients’ pain and relieve stress among medical staff.

Niche shops attract customers who have a love of the unusual, traditional or secondhand

The oldest existing collection of Japanese poetry charmed Nguyễn Anh Tuấn, 24, that he made a research about it. The research received the Inoue Yasushi Award 2016, that honours foreign individuals who have performed outstanding research on Japanese literature.

International exhibitions are starting to take in Vietnamese lacquer art pieces, evidence that the art form is gaining a presence in the global creative community. Lương Thu Hương reports.

Truy Sát (Tracer), the latest film by Cường Ngô (born Ngô Quốc Cường), will hit theatres on April 22. Cường spoke with Minh Thu about the filming process and his desire to put Vietnamese action cinema back in the spotlight.

A photo collection featuring eight Vietnamese artists wearing gas masks is circulating on social media websites YouTube, Facebook and Instagram. The photos depict the effects of pollution on daily life, especially from exhaust emitted by power stations that use fossil fuel.

Youth in Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) province of Đắk Lắk are planting a forest in Ea Súp District’s Ea Rôk Commune, and naming it after the General Võ Nguyên Giáp.

Let us experience one of the most popular Cantonese dishes, prepared by Chef Ming from Crystal Jade Palace of JW Marriott Hotel Hanoi

Rô Băm, a unique style of musical theatre created by the Khmer community in southern Việt Nam, has been alive for 200 years. Now, the art is being preserved by veteran and young artists of a troupe in Sóc Trăng Province, home of 400,000 Khmer.   

Centuries-old communal houses have gone underappreciated, but a group of history lovers wants to help popularise the structures’ cultural and aesthetic values. Lê Hương reports.

Sweet, savoury and steaming hot are just some of the features of Ha Noi’s most esteemed
bowls of pho. Hà Nguyễn learns that the broth is what makes or breaks a dish.