Việt Nam News

The internet is flooded with vloggers specializing in food and travel, but with many borders closed they now need to refocus their work. One such vlogger in Việt Nam has almost 2 million subscribers. Đinh Võ Hoài Phương goes by the name Khoai Lang Thang, and his videos specialise in the normal lives of Vietnamese people.

Provinces and cities where the pandemic is under control, such as Quảng Ninh, Kiên Giang and Hà Nội, are planning to open to both domestic and international tourists, but strict pandemic prevention measures will be applied

After three months of residents being locked down at home, Hà Nội has lowered its coronavirus alert mode a level. Public exercising is allowed again, provided it is no more than 10 people in a group. Restaurants can deliver food, and hair salons are up and running at full speed. 

Đồng Ngọc Hà, 19, is the only Vietnamese student in the Top 50 Global Student Prize organized by the Varkey Foundation, a partner of UNESCO

Sẳm Minh Phát has finally found his passion and dream in life. The rising star will compete for an international title at the WBO Oriental Title Match in South Korea in October and hopes to be first Vietnamese boxer to be a world champion

Traditional music is facing a decline since imported foreign sounds, right through from Rock to Hip-Hop, are becoming ever more popular, but one man is trying to reverse the trend.

Khang A Tủa runs a project selling authentic agricultural produce grown by his people and does his best to reduce the consequences of climate change in his hometown.

Since September 16, Hà Nội has loosened social distancing restrictions, allowing restaurants to reopen. To fully implement epidemic prevention measures, food service establishments only serve take-out and close before 9pm daily.

Two designs made of tiles and bricks, traditional building materials of Việt Nam, are representing Việt Nam’s architecture at the Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism that is being held until October 31.

Việt Nam’s Núi Chúa National Park and Kon Hà Nừng Plateau were recently recognised by UNESCO as Global Biosphere Reserves. This is a great honour for Việt Nam in nature conservation but also poses many challenges in terms of preserving and promoting the values of the two sites, experts and authority officials have said.

With Chef Kim Hoàng Anh of Bếp Trưởng Review

Despite having won prestigious prizes and many artworks displayed at exhibitions around the world, painter Nguyễn Đức Hùng does not see himself as a famous person but an art lover who “steps into imaginative worlds” in his own paintings.

A new epic documentary about Việt Nam’s wartime history is set to be subtitled in English for the first time so that foreign audiences can have a panoramic view of the Vietnamese people's victorious struggle and their huge sacrifices during their wars of resistance in the 20th century. 

Migrating from the north to the far south of the country, the forefathers of Định Yên villagers brought an elegant craft that is now much sought after throughout the region and beyond

Dương Xuân Trường, a young entrepreneur from the central province of Thanh Hóa's Thạch Thành District, and his company, Befine, extract essential oils from local agricultural by-products, making a significant contribution to society and protecting the environment.

Urban regeneration, a process of improving buildings and land to reverse structural decline, is now in the limelight, taking a significant role in urban planning discussions and projects. In Việt Nam, urban regeneration remains a new concept. Việt Nam News talks about the issue with Dr Lê Quỳnh Chi, vice head of the urban planning department at the National University of Civil Engineering in Hà Nội.

The ethnic Rơ Ngao people of Kon Tum Province are working hard to keep alive a traditional craft that is central to their culture and identity.

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