Expats enjoy full and peaceful Christmas in Vietnam amid COVID-19
NDO – While many countries in the world are celebrating the 2020 Christmas season with restrictions in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, people in Vietnam, including foreigners, are immersing...
View ArticleWaiting for spring in the land of white flowers
NDO – White plum flowers are blooming these days on the way to the Moc Chau Plateau in Son La province, signalling that spring may come earlier this year.
View ArticleArtisan exerts efforts to preserve Hanoi typical culinary features
NDO – A rustic, simple dish but still imbued with the sophistication of Hanoi cuisine, it is “Bun oc nguoi” (cold snail noodle soup). Although the dish uses only a few ingredients, the necessity to...
View ArticleDespite thorns, soldiers still view military life as filled with roses
NDO – Mai Nguyen, a reporter of Nhan Dan (People) Newspaper, made a note telling readers about the life of military officers and soldiers who are stationing in the country’s most severely isolated and...
View ArticleVietnam, the second home of a Japanese woman
NDO - Tokyo-born Mayu Ino has spent more than 20 years of her life travelling across Vietnam, kindling organic cultivation among Vietnamese farmers and helping to better their lives. As the founder of...
View ArticleBooks promote love for Vietnamese language among expats in Europe
NDO – Since late 2020, online stores selling Vietnamese books have bloomed in many European countries including Finland, Sweden, Demark, France, Germany and Belgium. It is likely that the frustration...
View ArticleUnique fishing village market in Hoi An
NDO – Initiated from the joint idea of several local businesses, and with the support of the local government and especially the consent of the local residents, Tan Thanh Flea Market is gradually...
View ArticleThrough poetry, a Vietnamese poet finds her second home in Demark
NDO – Since they first met in Hanoi more than 10 years ago, Vietnamese poet Nguyen Bao Chan has developed a close friendship with elderly Danish couple Jorgen Nilsson and Ulla-Stina. In an article...
View ArticleYoung food illustrator brings Vietnamese cuisine to life
NDO – With an interest in travelling and exploring Vietnamese cuisine, young illustrator Le Rin has considerable knowledge of dishes from various regions across Vietnam. So far he has completed two...
View ArticleAdventure into jungle
NDO – A trip into wild and original nature, temporarily away from the civilised world, inot an “escape” but a journey to find myself again.
View ArticleGliding slightly on Ba Be Lake
NDO – Ba Be, a large and beautiful lake located in the mountains of the northern mountainous province of Bac Kan, has been likened to the "emerald" of the northeast region.
View ArticleCountryside as a place to return in times of pandemic
NDO - Stories of caravans of people leaving large cities for their homes in rural areas to escape coronavirus outbreaks are an opportunity for a rethink on the role of the countryside in Vietnam’s...
View ArticleVietnam will come out victorious against COVID-19 with compassion and unity
NDO/VNA – Vietnam will come out victorious in the battle against COVID-19 with compassion and unity, said Aaron Johnson, an American freelance filmmaker and Youtuber who has resided in Vietnam since 2013.
View ArticleDown at the pub of lost souls
NDO/VNA – Everything needs to change with the times, even auspicious festivals that are centuries old. And so it is with Vietnam’s Ghost Festival (Tet Trung Nguyen), which falls on Sunday (August 22).
View ArticleDiscover ‘the kingdom of po mu’
NDO – After travelling nearly 170 km over bumpy and dusty roads from downtown Hoi An city, Nhan Dan (People) journalist Huu Viet entered the core area of the forest of po mu (Fokienia hodginsii) trees...
View ArticleNha Trang in a calm sea season
NDO – Nha Trang’s tourism has had to “hibernate” during its peak season, leading to the deeply negative growth of Khanh Hoa Province’s economy in 2020.
View ArticleReading habits get a boost during social distancing
NDO – Many people, including children, must stay at home during social distancing due to COVID1-9. Some of them see the period as a boring time, but others turn it into reading time, and promote...
View ArticleCharnel house statues reflect the beauty of Central Highland people
NDO – Journalist Vuong Tam has a predestined relationship with Pleiku City thanks to the verses of Ngo Thi Thanh Van in the poem “Nguoi dan ba ben tuong nha mo” (Woman by the grave statue).
View ArticleThe scent of memory
NDO – In the olden days, people in the northern region, particularly Hanoians, used to offer fragrant flowers to their ancestors or place them in their living rooms. The blissfully scented flowers have...
View ArticleHa Long Bay – A world wonder with global value
NDO – Over past decades, people around the country and international visitors from several countries and territories have flocked to Quang Ninh province to visit Yen Tu historical site, where King Tran...
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