A hundred years ago in World War One, a group of American soldiers stormed Europe — not to the boom of guns, but the swinging rhythm of saxophones, drums and horns.

Indonesian designer Vivi Zubedi made her New York solo runway show debut on Sunday, wowing the crowd with her abaya-only collection as she hopes to capitalize on the growing market for modest, Muslim fashions.

With watches made from cement, furniture fashioned from factory pipes, and accessories created from motorbike leather, Taiwanese designers are winning new fans at home and abroad with their own brand of industrial chic.

Lower back pain is a common issue during the two last trimesters of pregnancy. 

Craftsmen from the An Hội Coppersmith Village in HCM City’s Gò Vấp District are busy with orders for the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday, with customers crowding shops buying their famous brass incense burners.

Đồi Vạn Hoa, literally means Hill of Thousands of Flowers, within the Vinpearl Nha Trang, has been transformed to be a mini ‘Keukenhof ” with hundreds varieties of tulips.

In the heart of HCM City, a 60-year-old man is focusing his time and energy on a rather obscure job: restoring imperial crowns from the Nguyễn Dynasty (1802 - 1945).

The worship of Tản Viên (the God of the Mountain), one of the Four Immortals in Vietnamese faith, will be officially recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage.

Việt Nam News photographer Đoàn Tùng captured beautiful angles of the murals.