Lê Thị Quỳnh Trang, chairwoman of Vietnam International Fashion Week (VIFW) and President of the Council of ASEAN Fashion Designers (CAFD), talks with Phương Mai about her new plans to promote Việt Nam's fashion industry amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as cooperation with the Italian fashion industry.
With Chef Nguyễn Kim Lan from Pan Pacific Hanoi
Hà Nội ordered all restaurants, cafes, food stalls and hairdresser's salons to shut from noon on May 25. While everyone stays at home, you still need food and here are some picks our reporters have tried, tested and recommended.
Alongside teaching chamber music and lecturing master classes, 31-year-old cellist Phan Đỗ Phúc has initiated “Schubert in a Mug” – a music project featuring concerts with the aim to bring classical performers and audiences closer together and still thrives amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
A young company has managed to expand thanks to its unusual products -- interior decorative items made from motorbike and car scrap.
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.
Families near the Perfume Pagoda are working to revive their orchards and spread the word of the versatile fruit
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.
Dissenting POWs: From Vietnam’s Hoa Lo Prison to America Today by Tom Wilber and Jerry Lembcke. A Vietnamese translation of Dissenting POWs by Book Hunter to be published in Viet Nam is forthcoming.
A studio located in a small lane on Thụy Khuê Street, Hà Nội, is making eco-friendly toys from environmentally-friendly material – hemp.
Although the COVID-19 pandemic is challenging all artists, traditional art theatres, particularly water puppet shows, have released unique and unprecedented creations to lure crowds back though their doors.
with chef Lê Đức Hải of Ngon Garden Restaurant in Hà Nội
The popular folk game called kéo co (tug of war) is part of cultural festivals nationwide.
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.
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.
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.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Việt Nam League for Independence or the Việt Minh Front (May 19, 1941-2021).
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
with Chef Lê Đức Hải of Ngon Garden Restaurant in Hà Nội
A team of heroic female drivers who faced danger on the roads during the American War are still fast friends and comrades to this day.
