Việt Nam News

Vĩnh Hồng is currently the only ancient pottery village in the northern province of Quảng Ninh with unique and good quality ceramic products.

A northwestern village is embracing female empowerment through an NGO project

Homemaker and family chef Đặng Thu Phương, facebook named Phương Ruby Cherry, posts these recipes in online community group Yêu Bếp with more than 2.2 million members, and it received thousands of likes and comments.

Quảng Ninh, a travel hub in northern Việt Nam, is trying to bring more visitors to the province through wellness tourism.

Tourism in Quảng Ninh Province is showing signs of recovery after a long period of closure to control the Covid-19 pandemic. The creativity of businesses in renewing tourism services as well as the effective disease control of local authorities are “levers” to help the province revive in the new normal situation.

It's no secret that post-lockdown, people are craving to try exotic things that they have never tried before. As a food lover and traveller, it's a great pleasure to experience food from all across the world. But sometimes, you yearn for that taste of home. And that's where Taco Nón Lá (Conical Hat Taco) recently caught my attention.

As marine tourism has a crucial role to play in local socio-economic development, authorities and businesses in northern Quảng Ninh Province are working hard to lift this industry to a new level and welcome visitors back once COVID-19 is under control. Lương Hương talks with Chairman of Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), Nguyễn Trùng Khánh, about the issue.          

The distinguished architecture of the Quảng Ninh Museum and Library complex has proved a popular draw for visitors of all ages in the northern province. Now that Quảng Ninh has reopened to tourists it is among the places most worth exploring.

With chef Lê Đức Hải from Ngon Garden Restaurant in Hà Nội

Fashion designer Nguyễn Minh Công has turned different kinds of traditional cakes in the Mekong Delta region into fashion designs out of his love for his hometown cuisine.

Children in many provinces and cities are going through lonely days due to studying online and not being able to hang out with friends for a long time. To create fun while at home, many parents have hatched duck eggs so that their children have special pets to keep them company.

Young artists in HCM City are being encouraged to take part in courses in performance skills offered by private drama troupes and traditional theatres to meet industry needs. 

The ongoing pandemic has worn many people down. After periods of working from home and minimal socialising, there have been reports of depression starting to show. It was no wonder the restaurant The Suicide Shop caught my attention when recently browsing online.

Born and raised in Hà Nội, Lương Thanh Hạnh, 34, started her career as an interior decoration designer, but a love of nature-based traditional silk lured her into an adventure to revive an obscure almost defunct silk village in the northern province of Thái Bình.

When HCM City was locked down during the pandemic, director Xuân Phước volunteered to help people in need, and was moved witnessing how people helped each other to overcome the outbreak. Phước composed Sài Gòn Mùa Thương (Sài Gòn – Season of Love) and has recently released three versions of the music video of the song with the participation of many actors, singers, musicians, workers and doctors. Phước talks with Inner Sanctum about the song and his future film.

With chef Lưu Đình Hà from Silk Path Hotels & Resorts

Sedge bags made in Tống Vũ Village in the northern province of Thái Bình have been favoured among Vietnamese with a green lifestyle in recent years.

The small road leading to Đa Sỹ forging village is winding. From afar, the sound of anvils and hammers can be heard.