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The beauty of áo dài (traditional long dress) and its diversified adaptations are reflected through exhibits at the Áo Dài Museum in HCM City.

The traditional craft of bronze casting in Chè Đông Village, Thiệu Trung Commune in the central province of Thanh Hóa has been famous nationwide for sophisticated products that are highly valued in economy, history and culture.

A farming community in the central province of Quảng Nam has been volunteering to protect a critically endangered troupe of gray-shanked douc langurs (pygathrix cinerea) that have made the area their home.

Trần Thị Minh Anh from the Trần Phú High School for Gifted Students in Hải Phòng was among the three Vietnamese gold medalists at the 29th International Biology Olympiad held in Iran in July.

The Mông ethnic minority use poonah paper as an important part of their spiritual life. However, the craft is at risk of disappearing entirely.

A real seafood treat for this chilled season. Cheers! 

Would you be surprised if I told you that the current most popular pizzeria in Hanoi and HCM City, franchises excluded, is one created not by an Italian but a Japanese team? Come check it out with The Nomad Quynh and see for yourself.

Another coffee shop in HCM City? In the last few years, the coffee scene has exploded and can no longer be called “burgeoning”. It’s truly in full flower. Đen Đá Café is a Vietnamese-owned chain that already has one shop in the US. Mỹ Duyên takes a look. 

Nguyễn Thủy Tiên, 30, is co-founder and executive director of the Breast Cancer Network Vietnam (BCNV), a pioneering organisation that supports breast cancer patients and promotes early detection of cancer through regular screening.

When she discovered her daughter had a rare genetic disorder, Lê Thị Mai Hương thought life was over. A community of like-minded parents gave her hope to carry on. Hồng Vân reports

For people without disabilities, studying architecture is hard enough, but the challenges are multiplied when you have no hands. Dương Hữu Phúc has overcome all to become an architecture student.

Artists have been using a variety of mediums to paint on throughout the ages, and folk paintings can often be found on the back of bamboo-woven trays. But what about using the same trays to create different works of art?

Phạm Văn Thiện, the leader of a volunteer team from Đà Nẵng Technology College and other institutions has created art spaces for more than 100 cafes and bars in the central city since his first year studying at the college.

with chef Yukari Ikeda from Fortuna Hanoi Hotel

Hàng Bài Street in Hà Nội is like the city’s principal vein. It’s the thoroughfare from the south leading up north to Hoàn Kiếm Lake with heavy traffic day and night.

Classical music is difficult to listen to, many people say.  But the truth is, if it is performed creatively, it can bring joy to audiences, especially young people.

A small architect team trying to pitch an ambitious idea of turning the vast furtile land of Banana Island in the Red River into a green space for community activities, educational and volunteer work.

Communal houses in the central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế sit forgotten, left to degrade into ruins after being deserted in the process of urbanisation. These remnants of Huế’s old community include buildings recognised as national heritage sites.