Việt Nam News

If Hoàng Vũ Samson didn’t pursue a football career he wouldn’t have too many concerns in life, as he comes from a well-to-do family in Nigeria. But his love for football ended up bringing him to Việt Nam.

Vua Dép Lốp has introduced Việt Nam’s rubber sandals abroad. As their customers are mainly foreigners, the sandals have been estimated to travel to 60 countries worldwide and exported to five countries, including England, France, US, Japan and China.

ossier for submission to UNESCO, the UN cultural agency, seeking recognition of the traditional costume as a heritage of humankind. A range of scholars attended and shared their views.

Stomatopoda or sea mantis shrimp spring rolls with Chef Lê Đức Hải from Ngon Garden Restaurant in Hà Nội

The Temptation Restaurant in Đà Nẵng offers French cuisine mixed with quintessential Vietnamese cuisine.

Children in HCM City are encouraged to join training courses in performance skills launched by the HCM City Small Theatre, a leading private theatre, this summer. 

Pianist Nguyễn Bích Trà, who has been described as “sophisticated and unique” and having “passion and an amazing talent for the piano” by foreign media, spoke with Cát Khuê about her deep love of music.

Centuries-old craft in need of support as modern world closes in and popularity declines

Hoàng Trung Hiếu, the alumni of and PhD student at the University of Sciences under the Việt Nam National University - Hồ Chí Minh City has retained his endless passion to achieve success in the study of high-technology, in particular research into artificial intelligence (AI).

Originally an intellectual educated in the French educational system, instead of becoming a civil servant for the Sài Gòn administration, Nguyễn Hữu Thọ gave up all benefits he should have to join Việt Nam resistance movement.

Authorities are preparing documents for the Bà chúa xứ Festival in Châu Đốc to be recognised as an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO. 

Musician Nguyễn Quang Long is well-known for his devotion in reviving xẩm (blind busker’s singing). Actually, he’s also a researcher of various types of traditional performing arts. He speaks with Minh Thu about the works behind the curtain.

Nearly three months have now passed without any cases of community transmission of COVID-19 in Việt Nam, but the tourism sector has suffered terribly and the Government has encouraged people to take a staycation, and Sầm Sơn has been the most popular so far.

While the name Ầu Ơ conjures up images of the south, the dishes at the restaurant actually remind us of the north.

Trần Thị Thu’s large paintings on canvas have been known to stun people.

with Chef Nguyễn Quang Thành at the Atlantis restaurant, The Alma Beach Resort

Choreographer Tuyết Minh has produced several contemporary dance performances and world-known classic ballets. She has a dream of bringing Vietnamese characters to the ballet stage. Phương Mai talks with Minh about her effort to fulfill her dream.