Photo exhibition brings decades of Vietnam’s history to Da Lat
Vietnam Life 14:34 21/08/2026A photo exhibition in Da Lat, a popular tourist destination in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, is bringing together the work of three French photographers who documented Vietnam from the early 1970s through the country’s early years of economic reform.
Rare artifacts reveal hidden history of Saigon Special Forces
Vietnam Life 20:20 13/08/2026Hundreds of historic artifacts at the Biet Dong Saigon - Gia Dinh Museum in Ho Chi Minh City shed light on the legendary urban guerrillas who operated in the heart of the southern Vietnamese city during wartime.
When a small Vietnamese team outsmarts a giant
In-Depth 07:58 16/02/2026A friend of mine, an American director based in Ho Chi Minh City, once shared with me the toughest challenge of his career in Vietnam.
A walk to relive Hanoi’s history in landfill-turned-art space
Travel 13:27 24/02/2020Inspiration for the project sprang from the area’s special terrain and its historical and cultural elements
Vietnamese high-schooler redesigns history textbooks for greater luster
Education 14:39 21/10/2018Students may very likely find love for history thanks to the creations, he says
Vietnamese teacher creates 3D museums for history lessons
Education 11:07 09/11/2017The teacher googled how to do it
Vietnam’s costly historical films lack appeal, commercial success
Travel 18:30 25/09/2014Several state-funded Vietnamese historical films, which have cost up to almost US$1 million each, are still not appealing to audiences, particularly young people, and thus fail miserably at the box office
Young Vietnamese create handicrafts inspired by late local author’s characters
Travel 16:06 08/08/2014Some local youths have created handicraft items and artwork inspired by their favorite characters in an eminent Vietnamese author’s most loved children’s book
VN history reappears via graphic designs
Travel 17:16 06/10/2013Two students from the HCMC University of Architecture and Saigon Technology University, with the aid of their lecturer, recently presented their ideas which help Vietnamese history reappear as their graduation thesis.
History teaching in VN should improve in many aspects: professor
Education 14:01 05/07/2013Prof. Ngo Vinh Long, from Maine University in the US, stresses that history teaching should aim for accuracy and depth, and start with commoners, if Vietnam is to improve its history education and arouse students’ interest in the subject.
