Life in Vietnam


Genetic testing key to identifying unnamed war martyrs

Genetic testing key to identifying unnamed war martyrs

Lt Gen Hoàng Khánh Hưng, chairman of the Việt Nam War Martyrs' Family Support Association, spoke the current status of genetic testing to identify unknown fallen soldiers.

The fabric patterns of the Dao ethnic minority

07/21/2024 09:34

Nguyễn Anh Cường, deputy head of the Faculty of Tourism Management and International Languages at Hà Nội University of Culture, talked with Việt Nam News reporter Lê Việt Dũng about the patterns on the Dao clothes.

Bình Dương ripe fruit festival offers a bite at the cherry for tourists

07/20/2024 21:46

The Ripe Fruit Festival will have 100 booths to show off local fruit specialities, along with many activities during the week-long event in Bình Dương Province.

Listening to a Saigonese talk

07/20/2024 09:41

Nguyễn Mỹ Hà felt fortunate to meet a driver who simply exuded positivity while keeping his religious faith, and love for the country. 

Quảng Nam Province cherishes its people through festival held in HCM City

07/19/2024 15:56

The Đồng Hương Quảng Nam (Quảng Nam People) Festival being held in HCM City aims to connect the central province’s natives living away from home through cultural activities, and recognise their achievements.

National museum hosts Goodbye Art exhibition

07/17/2024 10:53

Twenty artworks by Vietnamese contemporary artist HeQuách Bắc are on show at Goodbye Art.

Ninh Bình to host Miss Cosmo 2024 fashion show in September

07/15/2024 16:08

International beauty contestants will take part in a fashion show entitled Hello Cosmo from Việt Nam at the Tràng An Landscape Complex, UNESCO World Heritage, in mid-September.

Alleviating back pain from hernias

07/15/2024 09:29

In the bustling city of Hà Nội, where expatriates, diplomats and tourists often find themselves immersed in sedentary work, orthopedic issues like cervical and lumbar disc herniation pain can be particularly prevalent.

25 years since Hà Nội honoured as UNESCO 'City for Peace'

07/14/2024 09:21

Hà Nội was honoured as a "City for Peace" in 1999 - an event with profound political and cultural significance.