(VOVworld)- Walking along the streets of Hanoi nowadays, you’ll spot many restaurants serving foreign foods as the number of such restaurants has mushroomed in recent years. This means Vietnamese people can enjoy food from around the world without leaving their homeland.

(VOVworld) – The hypnotic beauty of the imperial city of Hue and its people has captivated Ono Katsumi, a senior volunteer with the Japanese International Cooperation Agency. His love for Vietnam’s central region has driven Ono to discover all he can about Hue. And he hasn’t kept his discoveries to himself - he has become a bridge between Thua Thien - Hue and the Japanese people. Ono Katsumi talked recently about what he has been doing to VOV reporter Lan Anh.

(VOVworld) - 65 years ago, in response to President Ho Chi Minh’s call for national resistance, people of Dai Tu district, Thai Nguyen province enthusiastically supported and looked after war invalids. Their support to families of war invalids and martyrs started a national campaign to implement policy for those who rendered great service to the nation. Let’s visit this land on 65th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day, July 27th.

(VOVworld) - The Vietnamese people have a tradition of paying debts of gratitude and remembering those who sacrificed themselves for national construction and defence. On the founding anniversary of the Association of Young Volunteers on July 15, VOV reporter Thu Hang tells a story about some former female volunteers.

(VOVworld) – Over the past 2 years, a Danish fund to support ethnic culture in Vietnam has contributed significantly to revitalizing and developing traditional art performances of Kho Mu ethnic people in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien. Thanks to the fund, an art troupe has been established to preserve the unique cultural identities of Kho Mu etnnic. VOV’s Lan Anh reports…

(VOVworld) - Situated at 75 Quan Thanh street is a small coffee shop named Art Coffee. Not being so crowded, the coffee shop like its name attracts artists especially those who are keen on antiques as many pictures by well-known painters and valuable antiques are on display there. The owner of the shop is Nguyen Truong, president of an antique club in Hanoi.

(VOVworld) – Mo H’ra village in Vietnam’s central highlands province of Gia Lai has retained its traditional cultural values despite the rapid pace of socio-economic development. Local veteran musicians are working hard to pass down their passion for traditional instruments such as gongs to the younger generation. Cong Bac, VOV reporter in the Central Highlands, has more.

(VOVworld) - Over the recent years, audio lovers have turned their hearts to antique audio equipments. Old radios, turner disc players, plastic discs, amplifiers, and vintage reel-to-reel tape recorder deck, once fell into oblivion, have become precious antiques. They have been taken back to life by professional audio lovers and are much sought after at high prices of thousands of USD. To Tuan reports…

(VOVworld) – During a recent voyage to Truong Sa also called the Spratly Archipelago, a VoV reporter was lucky to meet up with Lieutenant-colonel Le Van Tan, former commander of Truong Sa Lon from 1978 to 1987. He had stayed on the island for 10 years and was the first person to grow Barringtonia asiatica there. Today, we’ll tell you about this man.

(VOVworld) - Living and working in Vietnam for eleven years, Ando Katsuhiro, an expert on culture and tourism development, has grown to love this country. Over the years, he has researched Vietnam’s ancient architecture and helped rural people develop community tourism. He says he wants cultural heritage and the beauty of Vietnamese villages to become attractive to both domestic and foreign visitors.