HCM City scrambles to get food to residents

Supermarkets in Hồ Chí Minh City have launched various combos to deliver food and home necessities to local residents in lockdown faster, while soldiers are assisting with the delivery.

Hands-free flute helps heal the wounds of war

Music provided moral support to Vietnamese soldiers during two brutal resistance wars and now it helps to heal the soul and loss of war invalids thanks to a special musical instrument created by a devoted veteran.

Portrait of an artist as a Vietnamese emperor

Though Vietnamese Emperor Hàm Nghi (1871 - 1944) was popularly known as the anti-French emperor that was exiled to Algeria, he was also a little-known painter that held exhibitions in Paris.

Huế woman turns wild grass into high-end fashion

Cỏ bàng (Lepironia), a kind of sedge, is no longer just a wild grass but is being turned into artistic items of beauty through the ingenious hands of local artisans and a passionate businesswoman.

Time stands still in ancient Cự Đà Village

About 20km from Hà Nội to the southwest, Cự Đà Village is a unique cultural space with many ancient houses still well preserved with their original architecture intact. The village in the outskirt district of Thanh Oai also has a reputation for making vermicelli and traditional soy sauce.

Raising the bar: powerlifter set on Paralympics

Lê Văn Công, 37, is the most successful Paralympic athlete in Vietnamese history. Công, who has two deformed legs, is defending powerlifting champion in the SEA Games, Asian championship, world championship and Paralympics.

AI-curious: using computers to make music

Nguyễn Hoàng Bảo Đại, 27, has become the third Vietnamese to be honoured as a Google Developer Expert in the field of Machine Learning. He is also the initiator of an AI model that could generate ten melodies in one second. Đại talks with Lương Hương about the project.

Tourism boost for Việt Nam's beautiful 'green lung'

Endowed with unique and ravishingly beautiful landscapes, Lung Ngọc Hòang Nature Reserve in the Mekong Delta province of Hậu Giang is set to become a key attraction for sustainable tourism in the region.

Herd kindness, not immunity, might just save us

The pandemic has unveiled many dark corners of society we otherwise would not see, but it has also showcased many golden-hearted people, despite their limited resources, who still want to share with others. Kindness and logic shall help us through this ordeal.

Museums go digital to survive pandemic

Online exhibitions and exchanging up-to-date information with visitors through smartphones and social networks have remained key to museums surviving strict COVID-19 measures

Bioplastic start-up begins green journey

Having worked in biopolymer research for more than a decade, Đoàn Văn Tùng in HCM City, began his adventure by founding the iGreen development company in 2020 – a start-up promoting bioplastic production as an alternative to polluting fossil-based plastic.

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