Preserving folk singing with drums

The art of folk singing alongside drums, hát trống quân in Vietnamese, started in Bùi Xá Village, in today’s Thuận Thành District, the northern province of Bắc Ninh, in the 13th century, but locals still practise the art.

Free class teaches the deaf to paint and share

A free painting class opened by painters in HCM City teaches the deaf a job and erase their complex. The money they earn from selling their paintings not only helps to support themselves but also to share with other less fortunate handicapped.

Emerging musician goes her own way

Lương Huệ Trinh fell in love with a new way of making music. Her most recent multimedia concert featuring a combination of music and video entitled Lettres De Hanoi (Letters from Hà Nội) was performed at the European Music Festival on November 30.

Let the Vietnamese spirit soar

The dreams of millions of Vietnamese people came true on Tuesday night. They had been dreaming for 30 years, or was it 60 as some said? Now it doesn’t matter, as the dreams are reality.

Village of photography

In Lai Xá Village, 15km west of Hà Nội, memories are kept alive thanks to generations of photographers.

Fruit farms offer rural life experience

Sitting on the banks of Thu Bồn River, Đại Bình Village used to be known for its bumper fruit harvests in the central province of Quảng Nam Province, but now it has been transformed into a sustainable community-based farm tourism destination.

Aromatherapy offers stress relief

Essential oils have been widely used as air fresheners and in cosmetic production, but now they are also being promoted for a combined aromatherapy-yoga-meditation-herbal therapy in Hội An.

Cà Mau adapts to climate change

As coastal erosion continues to affect thousands of lives in Viet Nam's southernmost province, authorities are taking steps to adapt to climate change before the damage reaches irreversible levels.  

Russian flavours in Hà Nội

Russian Restaurant is a cosy place where people who spent some time having Russian food can revisit their youth and go back to a time in their life they cherish

Vietnamese tenor stamps his name in European stages

Ninh Đức Hoàng Long has written his name in Việt Nam’s opera history by becoming the first Vietnamese tenor to take a main role in a world classical opera on the stage in Europe. He speaks with Ngọc An and Quỳnh Hoa about his deep passion for opera and his efforts to reach the hearts of both audiences and experts in the field.

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