(VOVWORLD) - Then is an essential ritual practice of the Tay, Nung, and Thai ethnic minority groups in northern Vietnam. 62-year-old artisan Hoang Lien Son of Na Hang district, Tuyên Quang province, organizes free Then singing classes to help preserve the culture of the Tay people and pass it on to future generations.

(VOVWORLD) - After graduating from a prestigious university, 26-year-old Nguyen Dang Hieu quit his job in Hanoi and returned to his hometown in Dong Ho village in Hanoi's neighboring province of Bac Ninh to make Dong Ho folk paintings. He wanted to carry on the trade that has been a tradition in his family for three generations.

(VOVWORLD) - What do you normally do before going somewhere to eat? Search online for recommendations and reviews? Food reviewers are there to help you! On That’s life today, we’ll talk with food reviewer Linh Moon about her job.

(VOVWORLD) - Co-organized by the Vietnam Mediation Center (VMC) and the Faculty of International Commercial Law (Hanoi Law University), the International Commercial Mediation Competition 2022 (ICMC-2022) is the first ever of its kind to be held in Vietnam. Opened to all undergraduate students at universities, academies and training institutions in Vietnam, this contest which was held from May to September aimed to promote mediation as an alternative for resolving commercial disputes. The final round was held on September 30 at Hanoi Law University.

(VOVWORLD) - In 2020, worried that her Giay ethnic culture was slowly disappearing, Vu Thi Ngoc Huong – a young Giay woman who lives in the resort town of Sapa – set up a YouTube channel called "Huong Giay Sa Pa". Using a smartphone, every day the 27-year-old tour guide conducts virtual tours of Sapa. Huong's wish is give everyone an entertaining look at her hometown.

(VOVWORLD) - To honor Vietnamese heroes and martyrs, six young men recently volunteered their time to recover priceless photos of soldiers who perished on the battlefield. Many families have benefited by getting an additional keepsake to remember their loved one.

(VOVWORLD) - Fascinated by Vietnamese brocade material and ceramics, Australian designer Cynthia Mann has built a fashion brand named Future Traditions in Hanoi. Cynthia’s growing endearment for Vietnam’s cultural traditions, history, and community has kept the designer here for 14 years.

(VOVWORLD) - “Hello everyone! We are Brown Bear Computers. Our goal is to provide students in remote areas with computers to study online.” That is the motto shared by the Brown Bear Computers group, a charity group created and run by teenagers. For many children in the highlands, life is still lacking, so access to computers is extremely difficult.

(VOVWORLD) - Many students fell behind in their studies during the last school year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Hanoi Youth Union and the Blacasa Education Organization have mobilized volunteers from pedagogical universities to provide free summer classes for Hanoi’s 9th graders to help them catch up with their classmates and prepare for the high school entrance exam.

(VOVWORLD) - Through organ donation, the death of one person can lead to the survival of many others. Lives are transformed and one family's devastating loss can turn into new hope for countless strangers. VOV has the story of a 19-year-old male student with brain death, who gave four people a new lease of life by donating his organs.