Việt Nam News

Bright Generations, a non-profit organisation, offers students in Đà Nẵng free classes on soft skills.

If you are tired of sampling rich, high-calorie western food, Khoái restaurant in HCM City will prove a nice change, serving up traditional Vietnamese dishes in a central style with homemade ingredients.

With a great passion for books since a young age, Trịnh Hùng Cường today owns a precious book collection of more than 10,000 books, newspapers and magazines in his house in northern city of Bắc Ninh.

With Chef de Cuisine Emmanuel Gonin from Millennium Café des Arts Hà Nội

Bonsai tree and parrot enthusiasts were among the most interesting attendees of Ha Noi’s first Ornamental Plant and Pet Festival. Minh Thu reports.

The broth of Út Còi’s signature bánh canh ghẹ (crab thick rice noodle soup) is thicker than you’d expect from a Vietnamese noodle soup. It’s clear and thickened with tapioca, creating a texture similar to the classic American-Chinese sweet and sour soup.

Dreamer Đặng Tuấn Phong dropped out of college to pursue his passion for the symphonic "epic" music genre, which is gaining popularity in Viet Nam.

This year marks the 30^th anniversary of the Đổi Mới renewal process. These reforms have been possible thanks to concerted efforts by the people of Việt Nam — and of course those living overseas. Bùi Kiến Thành, a naturalised US citizen, who returned to Việt Nam after Đổi Mới began, has spent the last 25 years giving advice to the country’s policy-makers and executives. He spoke with Nguyễn Mỹ Hà  about his experiences.

26 year old Vietnamese woman Vũ Phương Thanh will take part in the Four Deserts Grand Slam, crossing1,000kms across four deserts in one calendar year, beginning from May 1.

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.

Scandals related to contaminated and unsafe food in recent years have become an issue of major public concern as consumers fear the health consequences. Bồ Xuân Hiệp reports.   

Having succeeded with a bamboo bicycle design and production, local craftsman Võ Tấn Tân is now keen on producing the first ever bamboo electric car. It has everything to do with his passion for bamboo and making a greener Hội An city.

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.

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