Congratulations and memories

From Nguyen Khanh Duong

Staff past and present share their fond VNS memories

On the 30th anniversary of Việt Nam News, we asked former and current members of staff to share their thoughts and memories about working at the newspaper

Creating comics, a challenging task in Việt Nam Hesman, a comic book series written by Nguyễn Hùng Lân has come to an end after 160 episodes and 23 years.

Writers hopeful for VN’s historical future

Nguyễn Khánh Dương, Comicola’s founder and script writer for the Phong Dương Comics duo, has been pioneering the Vietnamese historical comic movement with the ongoing hit series Holy Dragon Imperator (Long Thần Tướng).

Young history buffs hold onto nation’s past

A group of young people with a shared passion for history and culture has taken a practical approach to popularise native culture. Hồng Vân reports.

Herb bank sows seeds of sustainable growth

The herbbank.org website, which provides information on all types of herbs from all over Việt Nam, is an unlikely brainchild of Phạm Thị Nhàn.

Comic series wins International Manga award The first volume of a historical comic series by Vietnamese Phong Duong Comic has won the silver award at the ninth International Manga Awards hosted by Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Literary crowdfunding sparks evolution Crowdfunding, or garnering public financial support, has become an increasingly prevalent trend in the local cartoon industry in Viet Nam.

Culture Vulture (23-09-2015) Vietnamese comics reached their zenith in 2003, when the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works entered Viet Nam and publishers exploited comic works by Vietnamese authors.