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Can Tho entrepreneur turns fallen lekima fruit into a four-star product
Do Thi Xuan Dieu left a job paying more than $750 a month to return to Can Tho and find new value in a fruit often left to fall unwanted. Two years of experimentation later, her dried lekima earned four-star OCOP status.
Once shunned as ‘snake boy,’ he enters university at 24
Once avoided by children who called him “snake boy,” Nguyen Dinh Vuong is now 24 and preparing to begin university life in Da Nang.
Vietnam lottery seller gives half his daily profit to people in need
A 73-year-old man in Ho Chi Minh City walks more than 14 kilometers every day selling lottery tickets to make a living. Despite his modest means, he still sets aside more than $2,600 each year for charity.
23-year-old leaves city life to tell untold stories of a Da Nang fishing village
At 23, Vo Hoang Duyen left city life behind. Armed with little more than a smartphone, she is now bringing the food, people and untold stories of her fishing village to millions.
Millennial returns home to put Quang Ngai fishing village on the map
Once virtually unknown to tourists, An Cuong is finding a place on Vietnam’s travel map thanks in part to a local man who left city life to return home.
Paris eatery draws crowds with Vietnamese grilled fish, tofu with shrimp paste
A small restaurant in the heart of Paris has become a popular destination for diners eager to try authentic Vietnamese specialties such as blood sausage, fried tofu with fermented shrimp paste, and Cha Ca La Vong (La Vong grilled fish).
Vietnamese baker turns mooncakes into edible works of art
At first glance, they look like ceramic flower vases or miniature villages. Look closer, and these intricate works of Vietnamese art turn out to be mooncakes.
Swiss woman finds a family in the Vietnamese children she calls her own
Aline Rebeaud arrived in Vietnam after a year-long overland journey from Switzerland. More than three decades later, the children she has cared for here are the family she chose.
Inside Dak Lak’s giant gourd fields grown for seeds, not fruit
Hidden beneath lush green leaves, giant gourds weighing 5-10kg lie across the fields. Grown for seeds worth around $15 per kilogram, the crop is opening up a promising new source of income for farmers in Dak Lak.
How digitalization helps create quiet atmosphere at tertiary emergency center
No shouting, no urgent rushing. The Emergency and Intensive Care Center at Hanoi Medical University Hospital operates in a quiet space despite receiving up to 150 emergency cases thanks to a digitalized process.
The Hmong craftsman whose khen echoes through the mountains
In the highland village of Chung Pa A in Tuyen Quang Province, the sound of the khen played by Meritorious Artisan Vang Cha Thao resonates far beyond festivals. It has become a symbol of cultural preservation and community transformation.
One master, 39 icons: the mind behind Vietnam's dance elite
Assoc. Prof. Dr. People's Artist Nguyen Thi Hien has trained generations of students, including nine People's Artists and more than 30 Meritorious Artists.
The intricate craft of extracting value from agarwood by workshop artisans
From rough, gnarly agarwood logs, artisans in Van Thang (Khanh Hoa) patiently carve the wood, preserving the precious resin inside, to craft bracelets and decorative pieces, valued from several hundred thousand to millions of VND.
Khmer woman preserves traditional costumes, extends homeland's dance customs
Born and raised in the former province of Soc Trang (which was later merged with Can Tho city), Lam Thi Hau has always loved the traditional dances and costumes of her ethnic group.
28-year-old anesthesiologist wins top prize for surgical pain study
A 28-year-old anesthesiologist from the University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City has won first prize at an international scientific conference for research that could improve pain management and recovery after lung surgery.
Woman turns forgotten mountain yam into a highland specialty
Once a survival food during the lean season, mountain yam is now generating new income for highland communities in northern Vietnam through value-added processing.
The guardian of ironwood: "I protect this forest as national land"
"I do not guard it for myself, and certainly not to sell." Those are the words of Truong Quoc Do in Kim Phu commune, Quang Tri province, when talking about the ironwood forest he has preserved for the past 33 years.
At 101, Vietnamese grandmother stuns with black hair and resilience
A Vietnamese grandmother who survived war and recovered from a serious hip fracture at an advanced age continues to inspire generations of her family.
Vietnamese farmer turns giant water bugs into profitable business
A Ninh Binh farmer is earning a stable income by breeding giant water bugs, an insect prized for its distinctive aroma in Vietnamese cuisine.
Student who carried friend to school graduates as doctor
A young Vietnamese man celebrated for carrying his disabled friend to school for 10 years has fulfilled another dream by graduating with a Doctor of Medicine degree.
