Steel takes shape as the furnace roars

The summer sun adds to the heat on Lò Rèn (Blacksmith) Street in Hà Nội’s Old Quarter, which is home to dozens of shops selling steel frames. The pace of life is as it is most days.

Young woman sets up accessory brand, combines traditional, contemporary culture

Many young Vietnamese abroad have decided to leave developed countries and their high-salaried jobs to return to Việt Nam to start their career. Vũ Thị Thanh Vân, with her desire to preserve traditional values, returned to develop theMay brand. Việt Nam News reporter Thu Ngân talks with Vân about her dreams and her company. 

Tây Ninh's historical and cultural riches waiting to be explored

Noted for the sacred Bà Đen (Black Lady) Mountain and the headquarters of the Cao Đài religion, the southeastern province of Tây Ninh has transformed from its once-fierce battleground status to an alluring tourist destination awaiting pilgrims and lovers of culture and nature.

Fading artform reborn in silver and gold

Having revived Pháp Lam art, a kind of enamel painting and carving on copper, in early 2000, local artisan Đỗ Hữu Triết refreshed the art on silver and gold for making fashionable jewelries, interior decoration and paintings.

Value harvested from superior salt

Blanketing 110 hectares of one of the longest and most beautiful stretches of coastline in central Việt Nam, the Sa Huỳnh salt fields -- 60 kilometres south of Quảng Ngãi City in the province of the same name -- was as a source of salty food centuries ago.

Influence endures after final whistle

Việt Nam News reporter Hoàng Hồ spoke with Lê Công Vinh, a superstar of Vietnamese football, about his academy, his many experiences in life, and his future plans

Panna Cotta

with Chef Francesco Conzattu @La Casa restaurant at The Alma Resort

Niche inventions lessen load on farmers

Nguyễn Thanh Hùng from Hồng Ngự District in the Mekong Delta province of Đồng Tháp is famed locally as the “inventor” of a whole host of unique farming machinery.

Much to do to bring tourism back to life

Phùng Quang Thắng, director of Hanoitourist Company, vice chairman of the Việt Nam Society of Travel Agents (VISTA), talks to Minh Thu about hard time of Vietnamese tourism.

A young and enquiring mind takes to travel

Lê Thu Quỳnh enjoys the beauty of Cát Bà National Park, one of the best protected areas in the country in terms of biodiversity, with the tropical and sub-tropical ecologies common to Asia.

Fettuccine Bolognese

with Chef Francessco Conzattu from La Casa Restaurant, The Alma Resort in Long Beach, Cam Ranh Bay

Fast & Furious fare by the harbour

Viễn Dương Restaurant has its entire facade open to customers, with aquariums of fish and squid, shells and shrimps for diners to choose from.

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