Vietnamese green thumb in Frankfurt

In a small garden on the outskirts of Frankfurt am Main, a city in western Germany, a variety of flowers are in full bloom. It is the work of Vũ Thái Hà, who holds a master’s degree in Education from the Goethe Frankfurt am Main University and is now working in the country’s education sector.

Playing the artistic long game

The latest works of artist Nguyễn Linh at an ongoing exhibition in Hà Nội expresses well the endless creativity he’s brought to light during his 40 years with brush in hand.

Festive fare at a Hà Nội icon

The 120-year-old Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi is presenting a special programme for the season featuring numerous dining options.

Looking to the past throughout life

History professor Nguyễn Quang Ngọc has been honoured as one among ten exemplary citizens of the capital city in 2020. He talks to Ngô Minh about the passion and devotion in researching history.

Creating magic with words on a page

Poet Nguyễn Quang Thiều has been acting as a bridge linking Vietnamese writers with their foreign counterparts, and has organised many international literary events at home.

Rebuilding homes is also rebuilding lives

Four storms, including typhoons Molave and Goni, triggered floods and landslides that devastated central provinces in Việt Nam from October to December, with 249 people either killed or missing and 11,700 houses damaged or destroyed. People in hard-hit mountainous areas have been recovering from the historic floods and landslides to ready themselves for a new year of hope, with plentiful support coming from local and central governments.

Coach Park keeps his eyes on World Cup prize

While the only decorations in Park’s austere office are pictures of some of his famous victories, Vietnamese football fans can be assured their hero is only looking to the future.

Documentaries hit the big screen

Documentary filmmakers have agreed that their approach must be changed in order to bring more documentaries to the big screen and attract wider audiences.

Tiny bags a doll’s best friend

Making handbags for dolls sounds like a girly hobby, but to Nguyễn Lê Lâm Đoàn, such hobby has even provided him with a stable income with orders even from abroad like the US or Australia.

Trash for trees

Hoàng Quý Bình founded 'Green Life' with the aspiration of protecting the environment in 2018. It all started by exchanging recyclable waste for lovely little ornamental trees. Bình’s project has since been a perfect example of the saying: “Great things come from small beginning”.

Lotus key in boosting Đồng Tháp tourism

Đồng Tháp has adopted the lotus flower as a symbol of its tourism sector. Its breathtaking natural landscapes and distinctive cultural and historical treasures have proven to be ideal for the Mekong Delta province of Đồng Tháp to develop a host of appealing tourism products, especially those relating to lotus flowers.

Suffering of the poor eased by Major’s touch

Joining the border guard force since 1995, major and medic Ninh Công Khánh has given ‘free’ treatment to thousands of poor fishermen in Hòa Hiệp Bắc ward in Liên Chiểu district – where he served for the Đà Nẵng city-based Hải Vân border guard post – since 2015.

Chefs need professionalism measured

There are some 30,000 Vietnamese chefs working at two-star or higher hotels around the country, which is internationally known for its diverse culinary art. But Việt Nam’s tourism sector does next to nothing to promote cuisine as a separate tourism product,

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