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Twice refusing to leave: the doctor who brought IVF to Vietnam

Twice offered the opportunity to move to France under family sponsorship, Professor and Dr Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong chose to remain in Vietnam.

Three late-life weddings go viral as grooms in their 70s celebrate finding love

Behind the weddings of silver-haired grooms lie heartwarming stories reflecting an enduring desire for love, companionship, and emotional support in life's twilight years.

"Everything I have": The sweet love story of an Ede groom

At the betrothal ceremony held at the groom's home, the Ede bride and groom made a special commitment in front of both families.

The young artisan keeping Vietnam’s Buddhist woodblock craft alive

For 16 years, Vietnamese artisan Nguyen Cong Dat has searched hundreds of pagodas for traces of his village’s woodblock masters, while fighting to keep their centuries-old Buddhist printing craft alive.

How the tiger became a guardian deity in Vietnamese culture

Once feared as a dangerous predator, the tiger gradually became a guardian deity in Vietnamese folk beliefs. Its transformation reflects centuries of interaction between indigenous traditions and Taoism.

Man falls for mobility-impaired woman, carries her to register their marriage

When Thanh first met Tuan, she shyly asked him to turn away. He did not care that she walked with difficulty. All he saw was a cheerful, adorable woman full of positive energy.

Inside the rituals and mysteries of Vietnam’s traditional drums

In Vietnam, a drum can summon a village, speak to the spirits or mark a child’s first day of school. Behind its beat lies a world of centuries-old craftsmanship, rituals and beliefs.

From 100 sq.m to $700,000: Vietnam couple builds mushroom business

A couple in Vietnam’s Quang Tri Province started growing mushrooms for their family 15 years ago. Their venture now spans nearly 8,700 square meters and generates more than $700,000 annually.

How a Mekong Delta farmer built a $1 million fish business

A farmer in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta has spent more than 30 years turning repeated setbacks into a fish business that now sells across the country and exports to the US and South Korea.

Vietnam veteran, 75, goes viral telling wartime stories while paragliding

At 75, Nguyen Huu Nam still takes to the skies above Hanoi, where a video of him paragliding while recalling his wartime years has drawn hundreds of thousands of views online.

Vietnamese couple in Japan quits city life for suburbs, lives close to nature

Moving to the Japanese countryside, Tam and her husband embarked on a lifestyle aligned with nature by growing their own produce, raising silkworms for cocoons and pupae, securing an independent water source, and chopping firewood for storage.

Lost for 48 years, Dong Nai man never imagined reuniting with his family

Living alone for nearly half a century with faint memories of his hometown, a man never expected to see his family again, a reunion made possible through the persistent cross-referencing and verification efforts of local police in Dong Nai Province.

Former cult leaders expose deceptions to rebuild peaceful highland villages

Once enticed and seduced by bad elements to participate in activities disguised as religion, many ethnic minority individuals in Phu Thien commune, Gia Lai province, went astray.

At 89, Hollywood actress Kieu Chinh comes home to Vietnamese cinema

From sharing the screen with Burt Reynolds and Dev Anand to her memorable role in ‘The Joy Luck Club,’ Kieu Chinh has spent nearly 70 years in cinema. Now, at 89, she is returning to Vietnamese film.

French ambassador bids farewell to Vietnam: ‘A special place in my heart’

Vietnamese leader To Lam’s official visit to France marks Olivier Brochet’s final high-level diplomatic engagement as French Ambassador to Vietnam, bringing his three-year posting to a close.

Across mountain trails, Hmong villagers in Vietnam learn to read

After dark on a remote mountain in northern Vietnam, adults carrying babies on their backs walk kilometers through the forest to learn to read and write. In one classroom, students from 12 to 60 are starting with first-grade lessons.

How a young Hmong leader is opening roads out of poverty

Perched high amid the clouds and mountain winds of Son Luong commune in Lao Cai province, Giang Pang village was once defined by hardship and deprivation. Today, this Hmong community is taking on a new vitality.

Forty years of Doi Moi: from subsidy to global prominence

After 40 years of Doi Moi (renovation), Vietnam has transformed from a planned, subsidized and closed economy to a dynamic, deeply integrated market economy with an increasingly elevated international standing.

Deadly encounters: When victims and killers have never met

Recent murder cases have raised troubling questions after investigators found that several victims had no prior connection or conflict with the people accused of attacking them.

Vietnam updates religious rules for a changing digital landscape

Vietnam’s revised 2026 Law on Belief and Religion lays the groundwork for protecting freedom of belief and religion while addressing new challenges in state management.