What a laundrette can reveal about empowerment

The key to Sáng Laundry's successful model lies in its bold philosophy: employment should not be based on charity, but on a sustainable, market-driven model where people with disabilities are equal and capable contributors.

Việt Nam can become global creative hub

Nguyễn Thị Thu Hà, PhD, director of the Centre for the Development of Cultural Industries and Contemporary Arts under the Việt Nam Institute of Culture, Arts, Sports and Tourism (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism), talks to Hà An about the development of cultural industries in Việt Nam.

The significance of the Hanoi Convention

Nguyễn Hữu Phú, Deputy Director General of the Department of International Law and Treaties, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, discusses the nearly two-decade journey leading to the convention, Việt Nam’s active role in shaping and promoting it, and the country’s growing influence in global digital governance.

The feminist voice in Chèo art

Chèo artists dared to challenge the feudal construction of femininity by pioneering female characters who dared to love, dared to desire, and dared to reclaim their autonomy from a society that sought to confine them.

Embrace diversity at Society

True to its name, Society Café & Dining celebrates diversity: on the plate, in the kitchen, and in every story told through its food.

Reporting on Việt Nam is my destiny: Japanese photojournalist

Murayama Yasufumi, a freelance photojournalist from Japan, has visited Việt Nam 60 times since 1998, travelling to nearly every province and city to cover major events and national celebrations. He shared with Việt Nam News his emotions and vivid memories of his journeys in the country.

West African comfort reaches Hà Nội

At Makeni African Bar & Grill, the broth, deep and very peppery, sends warmth through you with each mouthful. This will get us through the impending northern winter.

A culinary reunion at Chào Bạn

When old friends gather under the leafy shade of a sapodilla tree, good food becomes more than just a meal — it becomes memory. In this heartfelt culinary journey, a spontaneous dinner at Chào Bạn unfolds into a Vietnamese-style “omakase,” led by chef Vincent Cao Minh Page.

Script rooted in Dao identity and ritual

Hà Văn Thắng, former director of the Department of Tourism of Lào Cai Province, shares his journey with Việt Nam News reporter Thúy Hằng about his theatrical production spotlighting the cultural identity and spiritual values of the Dao ethnic community in northern Việt Nam.

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