Việt Nam News

A brand-new vegetarian restaurant has been added to the diverse culinary map of Hà Nội’s Old Quarter: VeJo, or Vege Journey.

SEA Games swimming champion Lâm Quang Nhật shocked many when he announced his retirement a few years ago. But perhaps the even greater surprise came when news emerged he was eyeing triathlon at the region’s largest sporting event.

The Mũi Né Tourism Site in the south-central province of Bình Thuận recently secured recognition from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as a national tourism site, marking a new era of growth for the destination.

After nearly 30 years of winning over gourmands in HCM City, famous Chinese restaurant chain Ngân Đình has now arrived in Hà Nội to present its quintessential Cantonese cuisine - one of four famous cuisines in China.

Cao Ngọc Hà is a prominent figure in Việt Nam’s semi-professional running community. He’s finished among the top places in most of the events he’s entered, winning the Sông Hồng Half Marathon, the Việt Nam Jungle Marathon, and LDR Half. He was also in the top 10 in the Asia Trail Master Rankings 2017.

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

Every October, the Chăm ethnic minority from around the country, particularly those in the south-central province of Bình Thuận, celebrate the Katê Festival -- one of their biggest and most unique cultural activities.

A long-term art project offering folk music albums and performances was launched this week as part of the city’s efforts to introduce Vietnamese traditional arts and culture to young people. 

Support programme in Bắc Hà aims to involve women more deeply in decisions on fostering tourism in northern mountains.

Many locals in southern provinces of Vĩnh Long and Kiên Giang have prepared different kinds of cakes to support people affected by floods in the Central region. 

with Chef Lê Kiên from Vejo Restaurant in Hà Nội

Khánh Linh began her musical career in 2003. Eschewing the online world and the showbiz scene, her beautiful voice sees her still honoured by the music industry and listeners, as Khánh Linh, the Nightingale.

With its cozy ambience and romantic atmosphere, the steakhouse impresses diners when they come for a meal or snack. 

Nắng Mới is probably the most professionally-active group of sight-impaired people in Hà Nội and was founded in 2016 by blind teacher Trần Bình Minh.

Nguyễn Quang Tùng and Lưu Phương Thảo are two young aspiring educators hoping to change conventional learning and teaching. Currently back in Vietnam, they created MỞ - Mơ và Hỏi (Open – dream and ask) project that helps Vietnamese students find their passion in learning and shift from “have to learn” to “get to learn” mindset.

In reality the number of loving, helpful elephants are decreasing at an alarming rate, and whereas conservation efforts are being discussed and funded, elephant breeds are still under serious risk of extinction. 

For the first time, veteran theatre artists are on a par with young actors at the 2020 Mai Vàng (Golden Apricot) Awards, one of the country’s most prestigious art awards presented by Người Lao Động (The Labourer) newspaper in HCM City.

Artist Vũ Đức Hiếu is known for his love of the Mường ethnic minority’s traditional culture and set aside 5 hectares of his own land to promote it in a private museum, which saw him win at the Jeonju International Awards for Promoting Intangible Cultural Heritage. Lê Hương spoke with him about his life-long endeavour.