Painter tells colourful stories of Việt Nam

His first trip to Đà Lạt and Nha Trang in 1999 was only for about 10 days, but it was “life-changing”, and how he has had an exhibition of his paintings held at Exhibition House 16 Ngô Quyền Street, Hà Nội, that wraps up tomorrow.

Follow the charm of delightful tea

Despites having won nine international awards for his tea, Nguyễn Cao Sơn still wants to work harder to preserve the Vietnamese tea culture and tell the world about the tradition. Bùi Quỳnh Hoa reports

Anti cigarette smuggling: an endless battle

Cigarette smuggling is rising in the year-end period and it is not easy for the state agents to fight it in southwester provinces and cities such as Long An and HCM City.

Mexican photographer feels at home in Việt Nam

Mexican photographer Eunice Chao has travelled to many countries, but nowhere reminds her of home quite like Việt Nam.

HCM City seeks to clear pavements, roads of encroachments The HCM City Traffic Safety Management Board has instructed relevant district agencies to find and punish encroachment of roads and pavements.

Geographical indications should be effectively exploited Although Việt Nam has many products with geographical indication (GI) certification, the country has failed to exploit the benefits, according to experts.

GrabCar driver who ripped foreign visitors off fined VNĐ1.5 million Police in Hà Nội City reported on Tuesday they had fined a GrabCar driver VNĐ1.5 million (US$65) for ripping off foreign tourists.

More tourist complain of cyclo drivers ripping them off The Philippine visitors claim they were charged VNĐ1.7 million ($74) for a journey that would normal cost a fraction of that price.

Exhibition replicates world of Hà Nội’s street vendors through decades Street vendors – a unique feature of Hà Nội’s culture, are the theme of an art exhibition taking place at L’Espace.

European Heritage Days offer free visits to rarely opened sites Every year, during European Heritage Days, millions of people have been given the chance to access thousands of rarely-opened sites and unique events.