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). 

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 reading culture in the community. 

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. 

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 in Tay Giang district in Quang Nam province, dubbed “the kingdom of pomu”. In the article below, he tells readers about his trip, which provided him an opportunity to admire the ancient and gigantic po mu trees and talk to functional forces and local people who have worked to protect the forest of po mu. 

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). 

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. 

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 stability and development. 

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. 

NDO – A trip into wild and original nature, temporarily away from the civilised world, inot an “escape” but a journey to find myself again. 

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 food illustration books. 

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 published on Nhan Dan (People) Weekly, Chan recalls her trip to visit the old couple in their hometown in Copenhagen in 2019, during which she felt like she was travelling to her second home. 

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 becoming an interesting attractive meeting place in Hoi An, allowing visitors to not only trade unique products but also experience the local culture in a close and friendly community. 

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 of the self-quarantine period due to the COVID-19 pandemic has also had a positive impact on the increasing demand for books among the Overseas Vietnamese communities in Europe. 

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 Japanese non-profit organisation Seed to Table, she is dearly described my many Vietnamese people as “a wonderful heart.”