Trạng Trình Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm (1491-1585): Cultural Celebrity and the Heritage of Vĩnh Bảo Temple
Trạng Trình Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm was a 16th century cultural celebrity. His temple in Vĩnh Bảo, Hải Phòng, is a special national relic.
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Why is Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm called Trạng Trình?
Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm passed the Trang nguyen (first-place laureate) examination under the Mac dynasty in 1535. He was later granted the title Trình Tuyền hau, and then promoted to Trình Quốc cong. Combining the two appellations Trang nguyen and the title Trình Quốc cong, people of his time called him Trạng Trình.
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Tam Thức and Thái Ất in Vietnam, and the story of Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm studying the Thái Ất thần kinh: what is historical record and what is legend?
Tam Thức covers Thái Ất, Lục Nhâm and Kỳ Môn. This piece traces how it reached Vietnam and asks what is history and what is legend around Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm.
How early 20th century Vietnamese consulted fortune tellers, picked auspicious days, and practiced mediumship: rereading Phan Kế Bính, Diguet, and Nguyễn Văn Huyên
Three early 20th century recorders found fortune telling, day selection and mediumship widespread in northern Vietnam, each seeing them differently.
Where Tử Bình Came From: Lý Hư Trung, Từ Tử Bình and the Source Texts
Tang and Song records on Lý Hư Trung and Từ Tử Bình show Tử Bình has layered origins, with source texts like Lý Hư Trung mệnh thư altered over time.
How Do the Five Source Texts of Tử Bình Differ? A Comparison of Uyên Hải Tử Bình, Tam Mệnh Thông Hội, Trích Thiên Tủy, Cùng Thông Bảo Giám and Tử Bình Chân Thuyên
How the five Tử Bình source texts differ: Uyên Hải Tử Bình, Tam Mệnh Thông Hội, Trích Thiên Tủy, Cùng Thông Bảo Giám and Tử Bình Chân Thuyên compared.
Rain-Praying Festival at the Beginning of the Year of the Cham People in Bình Thuận
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Khai Ha Festival - The Largest Folk Festival of the Muong People in Hòa Bình
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What is Bình Địa Mộc (Flatland Wood) in the Sexagenary Cycle? Five Elements Meaning
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Thái Nguyên International Tea Festival 2026: Dates, Venue, the Theme 'Thái Nguyên, First Among Famous Teas' and Main Activities
The Thái Nguyên International Tea Festival 2026 runs 30 October to 7 November at Võ Nguyên Giáp Square, themed 'Thái Nguyên, First Among Famous Teas'.
Worship of Chúa Thác Bờ: Two Female Generals from the Lê Lợi Era in Hòa Bình
Chúa Thác Bờ in Hòa Bình honours two female generals from the Lê Lợi era who ferried provisions across the Da River for his army.
Does the 2026 Bính Ngọ Year Make People Avoid Having Children: Lessons from Japan in 1966
Japan's 1966 Bính Ngọ year saw births fall about 15% on a belief that girls born then harmed husbands. Vietnam's 2026 data gap remains.
Cổ Lễ Pagoda Festival (Ong Festival) in Ninh Bình: rituals, boat racing and the five clans
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Nguyễn Trãi (1380-1442): World Cultural Celebrity and His Years at Côn Sơn
Nguyễn Trãi, world cultural celebrity, was the soul of the resistance against the Ming and spent years at Côn Sơn writing and reflecting on benevolent rule.
What Are the Twelve Trực Kiến Trừ Mãn Bình Định Chấp Phá Nguy Thành Thu Khai Bế?
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What is tuồng (hát bội)? Face-painting art, Bình Định hát bội and the Đào Tấn heritage
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The Origin and Meaning Behind the Name "Tết Nguyên Đán"
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What Is the Phục Binh Star in Tử Vi? Its Auspicious and Inauspicious Meanings and How to Interpret It
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Saigon Tet: flower markets, flower street and the Tet customs of Saigon people
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Nguyễn Trung Trực Memorial Festival in Kiên Giang: A 156-Year Cultural Tradition
The Nguyễn Trung Trực Memorial Festival in Kiên Giang runs each year from the 26th to 28th of the 8th lunar month, honoring the hero who died in 1868.
Chữ Nôm: How the Vietnamese Borrowed Chinese Characters to Write Vietnamese, the Nôm Version of Truyện Kiều, and Why Chữ Nôm Still Appears on Hoành Phi and Câu Đối
Chữ Nôm is the writing system Vietnamese people built from Chinese character material to record their own language, still seen on hoành phi and câu đối.
Choosing departure dates, blessing a new vehicle, hanging safety amulets: how do Vietnamese seek road safety through spirituality?
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Vietnam Entrepreneurs' Day (Oct 13): Origin and Meaning
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What Is Nhật Nguyệt: Sino-Vietnamese Meaning, Sun and Moon Symbolism in East Asian Culture, and Different Usages
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Vietnam Doctors' Day (Feb 27): origin and meaning
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Từ Đạo Hạnh, Nguyễn Minh Không, Dương Không Lộ: Three Lý-Era Zen Masters in Lĩnh Nam chích quái and in Village Belief
Từ Đạo Hạnh, Nguyễn Minh Không and Dương Không Lộ in Lĩnh Nam chích quái are tales of wonder about three monks of the Lý era, told as tales.
The Hồng Bàng Lineage and Kinh Dương Vương: What the Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư Records at Its Opening
Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư opens with the Hồng Bàng era: Kinh Dương Vương, named Lộc Tục, and the realm of Xích Quỷ. The Hán text set beside later histories.
How did the Nguyễn dynasty's Khâm Thiên Giám make calendars and record heavenly signs?
Nguyễn dynasty Khâm Thiên Giám compiled and issued calendars and logged heavenly signs; Đại Nam thực lục records its ranks.
Trương Gia Bình
Known as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of FPT Group, one of Vietnam's leading information technology and telecommunications enterprises.
Nguyễn Du
National great poet, World Cultural Figure, author of Truyện Kiều
Nguyễn Tuân
A major writer and journalist of modern Vietnamese literature, famous for his essays and short stories such as Vang bóng một thời, Người lái đò sông Đà, Chữ người tử tù
Nguyên Hồng
Writer of the urban poor, author of Bỉ vỏ, Những ngày thơ ấu and Cửa biển
Nguyễn Khuyến
Poet and Vietnamese cultural figure of the modern era, known as Tam Nguyên Yên Đổ and the poet of Vietnamese village scenery with his autumn poem series
Nguyễn Đức Tài
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mobile World Investment Corporation, founder of the Thế Giới Di Động retail chain.
Nguyễn Nhật Ánh
Writer of adolescence, author of Kính vạn hoa and Cho tôi xin một vé đi tuổi thơ
Nguyễn Tiến Minh
Badminton player who held the number one spot in Vietnam for 21 years and competed in four Olympics
Nguyễn Đình Chiểu
Poet, physician, teacher, author of the narrative poem Lục Vân Tiên and Văn tế nghĩa sĩ Cần Giuộc
Đoàn Nguyên Đức
Chairman of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Joint Stock Company (Bau Duc)
Nguyễn Phương Hằng
Businessperson, General Director and Vice Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Đại Nam Joint Stock Company
Nguyễn Đăng Quang
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Masan Group
Nguyễn Văn Hiệu
Theoretical physicist, academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union
Nguyễn Đình Thi
Writer, poet, musician, author of the songs 'Người Hà Nội' and 'Diệt phát xít'
Nguyễn Công Trứ
Poet and mandarin who led land reclamation and settlement campaigns under the Nguyễn dynasty
Nguyễn Quang Hải
Attacking midfielder for the Vietnam national football team, runner-up of the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship
Nguyễn Thị Thật
Vietnam's number one female cyclist, three time Asian champion in the road cycling women's mass start event and the first Vietnamese road cyclist to earn an Olympic berth
Nguyễn Công Phượng
A forward who came up through the HAGL Arsenal JMG Academy, the first Vietnamese player to play in three countries: Japan, South Korea and Belgium.
Nguyễn Quang Sáng
Writer and screenwriter known for the short story Chiếc lược ngà and the film screenplay Cánh đồng hoang
Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên
Vietnamese swimmer who won 25 SEA Games gold medals and competed at three consecutive Olympic Games
Nguyễn Thị Phương Thảo
Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Vietjet Air, Chairwoman of Sovico Group
Đặng Lê Nguyên Vũ
Chairman and General Director of Trung Nguyên Group
Nguyễn Thanh Tùng (nghệ danh Sơn Tùng M-TP)
Singer, songwriter, music producer nicknamed "Prince of V-pop"