It’s perhaps a child’s greatest right to dream and enjoy a happy life. While many hold great ambition, others simply dare to dream of a normal life without illness. Among these are young patients suffering from the blood disorder thalassemia.
With Chef Nguyễn Văn Hưng
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the death of Nguyễn Du, Việt Nam’s most beloved poet.
Hà Lê was already known in Việt Nam’s underground music scene as a leading rapper, dancer, and choreographer. He was at the centre of a degree of controversy last year, after revealing that his new project, “Trịnh Contemporary”, was to bring a breath of fresh air to the music of renowned Vietnamese composer Trịnh Công Sơn, with rap perhaps on the cards.
Rông house, a variation of stilt houses unique to the Central Highlands in Việt Nam, is a spacious gathering area of each village. While people still appreciate and use the traditionally built Rông house for its purpose, modernization changes the way it’s been built.
Tucked away in a quiet stretch of Tây Hồ Street in Hà Nội’s Tây Hồ District, C’est bon café is the perfect place for a catch-up with friends on the weekend.
Nguyễn Văn Minh has painted for 37 years and is now displaying his "spiritual children" by Long Biên, the old bridge over the Red River in Hà Nội, for sale.
With Chef Nguyễn Văn Hưng
The participation of older villagers, with their extensive experience in and knowledge of local customs and culture, has helped preserve local cultural and traditional values and at the same time boosted the tourism sector in the north-central province of Nghệ An.
On a total area of over 10,000ha, Ba Vì National Park, which is 60km to the west of Hà Nội, has everything to offer – amazing biodiversity, luxurious and eco-friendly tourist resorts, as well as a selection of mysterious French architecture. Nowadays, more than 200 relics of French constructions built a century ago become a wonder for trekkers to discover.
On our latest eating out, my friends and I wanted to choose something different from traditional meat like pork, beef or chicken. We had never heard of frog buffet before so decided to give it a try at Cái Mâm Bistro restaurant.
From an IT student to the co-creator of one of the biggest movie hits of Việt Nam’s visual effects industry, The First Swallows, Nguyễn Lê Hoàng’s journey has been marked by hard work, passion and dedication.
Rock and rap, two music genres that originated overseas, were not that popular two decades ago in Việt Nam, but thanks to their special characteristics, they have become more mainstream and have been passionately embraced by local youth and fans.
Diêm Trọng Thách from the northern province of Bắc Ninh has proved that the persistent pain and hardship that come with suffering from AO can never defeat him.
Nguyễn Đắc Chung of Hà Nội takes fandom to a whole new level. He loves the DC comic book hero Batman so much he built a perfect replica of the “caped crusader’s” Batmobile in the garage of his Hà Nội home.
With Executive Chef Hoàng Tuấn Anh from Grand Vista Hanoi
Just a short stroll from a provincial road lies Teng Village in mountainous Ba Tơ District in the central province of Quảng Ngãi, the tranquil home of 200 families from the H’Re ethnic minority and a centre of brocade-making for generations.
With Executive Chef Hoàng Tuấn Anh from Grand Vista Hanoi
The southeastern province of Bình Dương is famous not only for its modern industrial parks, historical sites and ancient temples, but also for its local fine food. Every time we visit the destination, we seek out dishes that help us explore many things of interest about the southern locale.
