Root offers delicacies for good health

Hương Pagoda festival attracts thousands of people and afterwards many return home carrying with them củ mài (white yam), a local specialty that's as tasty as it is healthy.

Eliminating malnutrition for children at risk and in hospital: expert

On the sidelines of the 4th Annual Abbott Nutrition Health Institute Global Growth Summit held last week in Stockholm, Sweden, Dr. Robert Murray, Professor of Human Nutrition from the College of Education and Human Ecology, Ohio State University, speaks to Việt Nam News reporter Thanh Hải about challenges and measures to eliminate malnutrition in Việt Nam and around the world.    

Let’s ‘meat’ at La Grupa Steak House

From the doorstep to the decorative objects and graffiti on the walls inside, La Grupa Steak House stated a message: meat is the only thing that matters. Minh Thu takes the fork and knife.

Startup CricketOne pursues sustainable food concept

CricketOne, a startup supplying food ingredients extracted from crickets, was recently named the winner of a competition for social startups called Blue Venture Awards. The company’s sustainable food development target has helped it win many other awards. Việt Nam News reporter Thu Ngân talks with Bicky Nguyễn, a co-founder cum Business Development Director of CricketOne, about the company's business and development plans for the future.

Women footballers undergo regular health checks The national women’s football team are training in South Korea for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and have  implemented health testing requirements by the event’s organising board to prevent coronavirus.

Use of DNA tests should be limited to special cases

After seeing advertisements in Thailand, a 34-year-old woman from HCM City's District 2 began seeking information about centres that offer genetic tests that could predict the likelihood of cancer.

Nurturing peacocks at home bringing high income to a family in Nam Định

For five years, Trần Thị Nhài and her family members in Giao Thịnh Commune, Giao Thủy District (Nam Định northern province) has raised and trained peacocks know how to dance beautifully.

Standard set helps lift hospital quality

Dr Lương Ngọc Khuê, director general of the Administration of Medical Service, Ministry of Health, talks to Vietnam News Agency about how hospital quality standards improved healthcare after being introduced in 2012.

Ngon Garden serves dinners through Tết with a lì xì (lucky money) in the first lunar month Customers enjoying one of the many delicious dishes at Ngon Garden in Hà Nội during Tết will get an extra special treat – an envelope of lucky money.

Microsoft pledges to be 'carbon negative' by 2030 Microsoft said on Thursday it would become "carbon negative" by 2030 as part of a ramped-up effort by the US tech giant to combat climate change.