After more than three decades as a university professor, scientist, and advocate for creative thinking, 65-year-old Professor Truong Nguyen Thanh has taken on a new challenge - competitive dancesport - and earned 3 medals at a competition.

Vietnam’s theaters are embracing digital platforms, but limited funding, complex ticketing and copyright risks show that their own efforts alone cannot deliver lasting transformation.

Every July 27, families in two Da Nang villages prepare meals and light incense for hundreds who sacrificed in war -including those whose remains have never been found.

Vietnam exported US$18.3 billion in wood and forestry products in 2025. But amid rising trade risks and tighter margins, export growth alone is no longer enough.

National sovereignty is no longer defined by borders alone. In the digital age, Vietnam’s ability to preserve, create and spread its cultural values has become equally critical.

Vietnamese Artist Dr Dao Nhat Quang, now in his late 50s, enjoys a peaceful life with his Korean wife, Professor Cho Hae Ryong. The couple remain deeply devoted to their careers and share the same artistic values.

More than 60 years after martyr Huynh Quang Tho sacrificed his life, Heroic Vietnamese Mother Ngo Thi Lang finally has a portrait of her son to place on the altar.

A young Thai ethnic entrepreneur in Dak Lak has turned a small family chili plot into a 10-ha export production area that brings in billions of dong each year.

Vietnam is expanding efforts to digitize its cultural heritage, but experts say the process must carefully balance accessibility, preservation and the authenticity of historical materials.

A wedding filled with gold and land-use right certificates for an LGBT couple in southern Vietnam has attracted widespread attention on social media in recent days.

Three students from the same Grade 12 chemistry class at Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted won gold medals at the 2026 International Chemistry Olympiad, an unprecedented achievement for the school.

After spending hundreds of hours talking through video calls, an American man and his Vietnamese girlfriend finally shared an emotional first meeting at Da Nang International Airport.

Nguyen Le Nhat Nam, winner of a gold medal at the 2026 International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), has decided to pursue a career in mathematics education.

Vietnam's maritime economy can become a new engine of growth only if supported by modern governance and businesses capable of creating value across the global ocean economy.

Ngo Khanh Hoa once worried that changing direction would disappoint his parents, but his decision to leave an unsuitable major and start again ultimately led him to become a double valedictorian.

Resolution 36 opened a new chapter in Vietnam's maritime strategy, but turning vision into reality requires a fundamental shift in development thinking.

Vietnam's maritime ambitions depend not only on its coastline or marine resources but on building modern institutions capable of governing the sea as a strategic national space.

Far from the mainland, the sound of temple bells carries across the sea, offering peace, hope and a sense of home on Vietnam's frontier islands.

Bui Linh (Xuan Phuong ward, Hanoi) and her two young children have recently returned home after a 30-day journey experiencing a "special summer classroom" in five coastal fishing villages and two Central Highlands villages.