National treasures aplenty at Ha Noi pagoda

The two new national treasures – a pair of stone lion statues and a red-lacquered altar trimmed with gold – are expected to help turn the thousand-year-old pagoda into a top tourism destination in the capital.

Restaurant delivers colourful Italian cuisine to your door

Fans of pasta and Italian cuisine now have an ideal place to indulge themselves. Pasta Danza offers a wide range of colourful homemade pasta. Some are served in soup like phở, believe it or not. Minh Thu sticks her chopsticks in.

Mechanic devotes life to charity work in Quảng Trị

For nearly a year, whenever Lê Văn Đinh, a motorbike mechanic in the central province of Quảng Trị, receives a report about someone in need of help, he has been dropping everything to rush to the incident to help out as an emergency worker.

Hunting Northern Lights at the edge of the earth

Bùi Hồng Ngọc takes a fairytale trip in search of the Aurora in Teriberka, a town poised on the shores of the Barents Sea in the Arctic, which is literally on the edge of the mainland from where it's only water all the way to the North Pole.

Preserving Hà Nội dialect in integration period

Associate Professor of Linguistics, Dr Trịnh Cẩm Lam, head of Department of Linguistics of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (under the Hà Nội National University) shares with Đoan Trang and Quỳnh Hoa about the need to preserve Hà Nội dialect in the integration period.

Fisherman's wife turns weather forecaster

Over the past five years, thousands of fishing boats in central Việt Nam have returned to shore safe and sound thanks to weather updates broadcast live from a small radio station.

Overseas Vietnamese head for safety of home

On March 18, more than 7,000 people holding Vietnamese passports landed at airports across the country to be quarantined at designated centres amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

Young food stylist brings flair to Vietnamese cuisine

With her desire to improve the visual presentation of Vietnamese dishes, Meo Thuỳ Dương quit her career as a graphic designer to become a food stylist. After devoting much effort and time, Dương is now known as a famous food stylist in the country. Việt Nam News reporter Thu Ngan talks with Duong to see why she chose the career and the challenges that she faces in the 4.0 industry era.

Ethnic minority man a shining example of a Party member

The 37-year-old villager from the Dao ethnic group in Lục Mùn Village, who is also an active and enthusiastic secretary of the village’s Party Committee, has helped improve local living conditions by drawing on his agricultural experience to teach local people to farm smarter.

Architect graduate looks small to go big

While studying at university to become an architect, Hà An, owner and chief creative figure of the Hà Nội-based Veene Studio, probably dreamed of designing grand houses and epic constructions.

Salmon sashimi with flamed-off coffee beans

This creation is among the special dishes presented on the ‘Coffee Cuisine’ menu that has been introduced globally by the Mövenpick brand which has been roasting its own premium coffees for more than 50 years.

Organic rice zone emerged in central Việt Nam

Farmers and businessmen in rural communes of Điện Bàn Town in the central Quảng Nam Province have been joining hands to develop low productivity rice farms as the first ever sustainable growth organic rice zone in central Việt Nam since 2017.

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