Viet Nam News by Bảo Hoa Trần Tuấn Việt doesn’t have that worn-out, dusty appearance of most photographers. Wearing glasses, with a clean-cut look and a confident half-smile, he gives off the impression of a lawyer who had studied his case well before trial. Việt has been making headlines in Việt Nam as the photographer with the most photos getting recognised by international magazine National Geographic’s online photo community. Over the past two years, 26 of his photos have been featured in the ‘Daily Dozen’ – a selection of 12 of the day’s best photos chosen by editors of the magazine’s online community Your Shot. One of them, Making Incense, was printed in National Geographic’s Vision of Earth magazine in June 2017, and in its Specular photo book this month. Photographer Trần Tuấn Việt But Việt is not a photographer by default; he only picked up a camera … [Read more...] about Bringing Việt Nam to the world: one photo at a time
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Why do we become unthinking mobs? – Talk Around Town – Vietnam News Politics, Business, Economy, Society, Life, Sports
Viet Nam News by Phạm Hoàng Anh The proverb that says "No good deed goes unpunished" is affirmed quite often these days. Just look at what goes on around the world these days. However, a recent incident took it to a shocking extreme in Bắc Ninh Province. Nguyễn Hải Sơn, a resident of the province's Thuận Thành District, saw a traffic accident take place in front of his house last Sunday. A young woman was knocked unconscious after being hit by a taxi. Sơn and the taxi driver quickly took the woman to a nearby hospital. However, instead of overwhelming gratitude, Son had to face overwhelming hostility, as families and friends of the victim assumed immediately that he was the culprit. And as the insults flew around him, Sơn felt a sharp pain in his chest. Someone had stabbed him with a knife. For the next four days, Sơn and his doctors fought for hisl life. The wound was serious, and he lost a lot of blood. Sơn's story made headlines. It was not much of a saving grace, but the … [Read more...] about Why do we become unthinking mobs? – Talk Around Town – Vietnam News Politics, Business, Economy, Society, Life, Sports
Chasing fish and the truth in Southern VN
by Phước Bửu In early December 2010, Vietnamese tra fish (basa fish) made headlines when the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) placed it on its red list, which names produce that is farmed under unhygienic conditions or traded illegally. The red label on Vietnamese basa fillets meant that WWF's suggestion to refrain from consuming the product could affect the lives of millions of farmers, workers and traders in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta, where basa fish farms and processing factories are based. At that time, local newspapers printed many stories in favour of protecting the product, stating that WWF's red labelling was unfair. I read most of them and questioned whether Vietnamese basa fillet consumers in other countries could read these articles and others published in Vietnamese. I then decided that Việt Nam News, the country's leading English newspaper, should serve as a pioneer in proving the unfairness suffered by the basa fish industry. But at that time, I was only a junior reporter, … [Read more...] about Chasing fish and the truth in Southern VN
Art & Entertainment News Headlines 12/2
Ethnic spring festivals on show this month An annual festival that features the cultural colours of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups through their New Year celebrations will take place at the Culture Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups in Hanoi from February 15-17. During the event, which will be hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, visitors can take part in a wide range of cultural activities. They will include a rite to pray for peace, favourable weather and a good crop of the Lo Lo ethnic minority group in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang and a festival to welcome the New Year of the Dao ethnic group in Hoanh Bo district of the northeastern province of Quang Ninh. In addition, the New Year celebration of the Thai people and the gong festival of the Muong people in northern Hoa Binh province will also be presented at the event. The husband-catching festival of the Chu Ru people in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, and the rice planting … [Read more...] about Art & Entertainment News Headlines 12/2
Turning point of the war: 1968 Tết Offensive
by Nguyên Lý The 1968 Tết Offensive, also known as the Mậu Thân General Offensive, was among one of the largest campaigns during the two-decade-long American War in Việt Nam. Images of battles raging in major cities across the South were broadcasted all over the world, most memorable was perhaps the siege of the American embassy in central Sài Sòn, now Hồ Chí Minh City. The offensive shattered the illusion, one carefully crafted by the Johnson administration that the end of the conflict was near. “We have reached an important point where the end begins to come into view,” proclaimed Gen William Westmoreland, US commander in Việt Nam in November 1967. Meanwhile, the Việt Nam People’s Army of (VPA) and their southern brethren the National Liberation Front (NLF) were making preparation for the largest military mobilisation of the conflict until this point. Vietnamese national liberation … [Read more...] about Turning point of the war: 1968 Tết Offensive