HCM City: a familiar yet challenging subject for movies

Many filmmakers agree that HCM City is a good subject for a film but also acknowledge that it can be challenging to capture the essence of the place well enough to impress audiences.

Ethnic soldiers proudly serve on Sơn Ca Island

There are 41 ethnic minority soldiers working on Trường Sa Archipelago, including people of Chăm, Mường, Dao, Mông, Khmer, S’tiêng, Tày and Raglai ethnicities.

Careful planning needed for rice crop: expert Lê Thanh Tùng, deputy head of the Department of Plant Cultivation, under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, speaks to Nông Nghiệp Việt Nam (Việt Nam Agriculture) newspaper on the need to develop a long-term plan to cope with drought in the south-central region

Praying for rain in a parched landscape

The annual ritual is held in early June in Rưng Ama Nin Village in Ayun Pa Town, in the southeast of the province, and is painstakingly prepared by a 'special council' and attended by almost everyone in the area.

Heavy rains cause landslides and traffic jams in Lai Châu Heavy rain from last night and landslides impacted the roads to Pa Ủ, Tà Tổng and Thu Lũ communes of Mường Tè District.

Rice farms in Đồng Tháp fully mechanised

Farmers in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Đồng Tháp are using agricultural machines for all rice cultivation processes on nearly 100 per cent of rice farms. 

Few pedestrians use footbridges, underground passages Despite large investment in the constructions considered part of a modern transport system, many bridges and tunnels have been neglected for years.

Prolonged hot weather causes health issues, drought Prolonged hot weather with average temperatures of about 40 degree Celsius across the country in recent days have led to health problems and water shortages.

Boy lauded for clearing trash from clogged drains in southern Việt Nam A boy in Long Thành District, the southern province of Đồng Nai, has been praised after a clip of him removing trash from a sewer on June 16 went viral.

Dalat Ultra Trail cancelled after athlete dies

The fourth Dalat Ultra Trail has been cancelled after an athlete died due to extreme weather conditions.