Should the 31st SEA Games be cancelled?

Việt Nam is slated to hold the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games and the 11th ASEAN Para Games 11 in November and December this year. Organising these events is an opportunity to promote Việt Nam, but in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the region's biggest sporting event is under threat.

Children’s social roles promoted through their council

Children are usually known as a vulnerable group in society but that is no longer true for those who are members of an effective children's organisation model which is now developing to promote their roles and help raise their voices in social activities.

Young people open animal rescue centre

In the very busy District 2 in HCM City, there is a peaceful place called R House. Opened by three young Vietnamese and foreigners, R House is a home that rehabilitates and rehomes rescue dogs who have been saved by local shelters.

The Red Dzao offers the freshest of Sa Pa

There are a few must-do things for any trip to Sa Pa, no matter how many times you have been, including a calm walk, a sizzling hotpot for dinner and a hot Dao forest leaf bath or foot massage. 

HỒ CHÍ MINH: A Westerner's Perception of His Military Strategy

Vietnamese friends who could remember the end of World War II have all said that Việt Nam's August Revolution in 1945 and re-unification in April 1975 could never have succeeded without Hồ Chí Minh. Details they shared lead me to thoughts about President Hồ as a military strategist.

Young theatre producers hit it big with cải lương shows

Thousands of people in HCM City and the Cửu Long (Mekong) River Delta region have been captivated by new productions of theatre shows and TV programmes featuring cải lương (reformed opera), a 100-year-old traditional music genre of the south.  Despite the challenges of revenue growth in the industry, young producers are making their mark and leading a new generation of theatre artists who are inspiring audiences. Thu Anh reports

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with Chef Lê Đức Hải of Ngon Garden Restaurant in Hà Nội

Noodle creativity in Đà Nẵng knows no boundaries

With the return of COVID-19 community infections up and down the country, health authorities have once again stepped up messaging to encourage everyone in society to keep each other safe by wearing masks and other measures. 

Vintage Citroens brought lovingly back to life

After working as a mechanic for 30 years, Đặng Văn Cường, 51, began collecting and restoring vintage French Citroen cars that had been dumped in landfill sites or left for scrap in Việt Nam.

Vinci a winner when it comes to Italian experience

Painter, scientist, sculptor and inventor. Leonardo da Vinci was a giant of the Italian Renaissance. Now the great polymath’s legacy is being kept alive in a recent addition to Hà Nội’s culinary scene.

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