The creepy secret inside one of Vietnam's strangest and rarest plants
At first glance, Vietnam's ant plant looks like a deformed tumor on its host tree. Its outside is bizarre, but its inside is truly creepy.
Published: 20/09/2026
Nostalgic photos of Vietnam's Mid-Autumn Festival in the old days
A look back at old photos of Vietnam's Mid-Autumn Festival, from mooncake shops to star lanterns, and how its old-time charm has faded.
Published: 18/09/2026
Why do storms in Vietnam so often hit the central region?
Geography, wind patterns and short, steep rivers explain why central Vietnam bears the brunt of storms and floods every year.
Published: 16/09/2026
Vietnam is eating a meat that scientists think the whole world should learn from
Scientists who studied python farms in Vietnam say python meat could be a greener, highly efficient protein source for the whole world.
Published: 14/09/2026
The truth about Vietnam's strange "tie the girl to the post" bird
Beyond its unusual name, the Indian cuckoo, called "bắt cô trói cột" in Vietnam, has many curious traits.
Published: 05/09/2026
Up close with the Atlas moth, a species in Vietnam's Red Data Book
Listed as Rare in the Vietnam Red Data Book, the Atlas moth (Attacus atlas) is recorded as the largest moth in Vietnam and one of the largest in the world.
Published: 26/08/2026
Half frog, half snake, half worm: The bizarre caecilians of Vietnam
Vietnam's 'worm frogs' are legless amphibians so snake-like that many people are startled the first time they see one.
Published: 26/08/2026
Rare color photos of Hà Đông province in 1915
Léon Busy's vivid 1915 autochromes show villages, markets, wrestlers and officials of Hà Đông province, now part of Hanoi.
Published: 15/08/2026
Southeast Asia's treasure: A rare animal found in only 9 countries, and good news from Vietnam
The critically endangered Sunda pangolin lives only in Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, and is among the world's most trafficked mammals.
Published: 12/08/2026
The harmless snake often mistaken for a deadly venomous one in Vietnam
A small, harmless snake found across Vietnam is often needlessly killed because it is mistaken for a deadly venomous species.
Published: 09/08/2026
Vietnam's most beautiful "lonely tree" is centuries old, with a trunk five people can't wrap their arms around
This lone red ironwood tree in Hà Giang's ancient forest in northern Vietnam is extremely rare and about 250 years old.
Published: 07/08/2026
Up close with the ultra-rare legless amphibian found in a Vĩnh Long garden
While gardening, a woman in Vietnam's Vĩnh Long province found a caecilian-like amphibian listed in Vietnam's Red Data Book.
Published: 28/07/2026
The origins of pho
With Hanoi pho and Nam Định pho both listed as national intangible cultural heritage, many are curious about the origins of this Vietnamese culinary gem.
Published: 19/07/2026
Rare and unusual animals caught on camera in Vietnam's Động Châu-Khe Nước Trong Nature Reserve
Camera traps have revealed many rare and endangered Red List animals, from Asian black bears to pangolins, in a nature reserve in central Vietnam.
Published: 16/07/2026
"Mystery creature" in Vietnam's waters identified by scientists as a new species
Scientists diving in Hạ Long Bay, Vietnam, have described a new tube-shaped sponge species, Cladocroce pansinii.
Published: 11/07/2026
How many climate zones are there on Earth, and which one is Vietnam in?
Earth has five climate zones based on latitude. Here is how they differ, and why Vietnam has a tropical monsoon climate.
Published: 09/07/2026
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