Poor students and workers receive free tickets to travel home for Tết

The HCM City Communist Youth Union and its partners have launched a programme to offer free bus and flight tickets for poor students in HCM City to travel home for the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday, from January 31 to February 10.

Sóc Trăng to host business trade link conference

Representatives of businesses from across the country will gather at the “2017 Trade Links Conference VACOD - Sóc Trăng” held in the southern province of Sóc Trăng on October 14 and 15.

A Chilean actress falls for cải lương, and Việt Nam too

An actress from Chile, with a passion for Asian culture and art, Josefina Florin decided to focus on Việt Nam and eventually learn cải lương (the reformed opera), a traditional music genre from Việt Nam.

Insects for dinner? Idea bugs some, while others love it Last summer, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation promoted the consumption of insects as low-fat and high-protein snacks that could help ease hunger and protect the environment.

Vietnamese cake named as creative in Asia Book of Records The Indian office of the Asia Book of Records has confirmed that a cake made by Ton Nu Thi Ha and her daughter Phan Ton Tinh Hai of HCM City's Mint Culinary School will be named in the category of creativity.

Millions flock to Hung Kings Festival A celebration linked to the beginning of Vietnamese civilisation has captured the hearts and minds of the whole population since it was declared a national holiday. It is due to reach its climax on Tuesday. Ha Nguyen reports

Viet Nam celebrates its Hung founders Over a million and a half people travelled north this weekend to honour Viet Nam's eighteen original kings. The Hung Kings Festival 2005 is bigger and brighter than ever before. Khanh Chi reports on the history and festivities.