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Meet the couple safeguarding the Ca Dong people's living heritage

In a remote mountain village, a husband and wife have spent decades ensuring the Ca Dong community's songs, dances and craftsmanship continue to inspire younger generations.

Hanoi math prodigy claims IMO gold for Vietnam

Vietnam's highest scorer at the 2026 International Mathematical Olympiad says he is delighted to have turned last year's silver medal into gold.

Can Vietnam move up the global wood value chain?

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.

Sixty-five year old professor wins 3 dancesport medals at int’l competition

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 cannot go digital on their own

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.

A shared day of remembrance in villages with hundreds of fallen soldiers

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.

Strong maritime businesses are key to Vietnam's ocean ambitions

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.

Vietnamese-Korean couple lead fulfilling lives, speak 4 languages daily

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.

Heroic mother aches for fallen son's return

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.

Thai ethnic youth turns borderland chili farm into billion-dong business

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.

Digitizing Vietnam's art and photography demands caution

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.

Same-sex couple in southern Vietnam gifted 11 land titles, gold

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.

Vietnam's IMO gold medalist pursues a future in education

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.

The war ended, but his mission to find the fallen never did

Nearly 60 years after the war, former military medic Tran Van Ban still spends his days searching for fallen comrades. For him, every unidentified set of remains is a promise waiting to be fulfilled.

The 75-year-old who spent 33 years protecting a rare ironwood forest

What began as a forest protection assignment in 1992 has become a lifelong commitment for a man determined to preserve a forest that once sheltered both soldiers and villagers during wartime.

One Hanoi class produces three International Chemistry Olympiad champions

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.

Rethinking the sea as Vietnam's next development frontier

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

American flies 20 hours to meet Vietnamese woman, finds lasting love

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.

Faith and resilience meet on Vietnam's frontline islands

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.

From dropping out to double valedictorian: A student's academic comeback

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.