Việt Nam News

With chef Li Suen Wai from Ngân Đình Restaurant

Nguyễn Sơn is a talented architect. However, painting is likely to be his biggest passion. For him, painting is salvation.

Young designer Lê Ngọc Hà Thu has just taken the first prize in menswear category at the Redress Design Award 2020, which is the world’s largest sustainable fashion design competition hosted by Redress in Hong Kong. Lê Hương chats with Thu about her success and passion.

“The success of movies Ròm and Tiệc Trăng Máu (Blood Moon Party) released last month will motivate local film producers to show their new films in cinemas now,” a representative of CGV Cinema Vietnam, one of the country’s leading cinemas, said recently.

Hà Nội’s beauty in each season, with its original architecture of both old and modern elements, has become an inspiration for many young painters, one of whom is Hoàng Phong.

The Lự people in northern Lai Châu Province have long earned a living from growing cotton, raising silkworms, spinning yarns, and weaving fabric. Their sophisticatedly woven skirts are a source of pride, but the technique used to make them is in need of protection and development.

Perched on the 65th-floor rooftop of the Lotte Hotel, Top of Hanoi offers a spectacular panoramic view of the Hà Nội skyline and serves modern brasserie-style cuisine.

Since the giant muntijac (Muntiacus vuquangensis) -- a critically endangered species of deer -- was found at the Bidoup-Núi Bà National Park in the Central Highlands’ Lâm Đồng Province in 2019, the park has been the only site in Việt Nam confirmed as hosting the species.

With Chef Đỗ Minh Hạnh at Pane e Vino Italian restaurant in Hà Nội

Ninh Bình province in Việt Nam’s north is the perfect spot for a one-day getaway out of Hà Nội, with various tourist landmarks all within striking distance of the capital city and just waiting to be discovered.

Việt Nam News reporter Thu Ngân talked with Hana Giang Anh, a famous Vietnamese fitness influencer and Group-X instructor, who has many well-known videos on YouTube and her Facebook fanpage, about exercise trends and how to stay healthy during the pandemic.

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