Mid-Autumn Festival masks

Đặng Hương Lan and Nguyễn Văn Hòa have been hand-making traditional Mid-Autumn Festival masks for decades. Learning the craft from their grandparents, the couple make brightly coloured artisanal masks using paper mache.

BridgeFest 2022 set for Đà Nẵng

The theme of BridgeFest 2022 is ‘Be the Change Toward a Human Economy,’ encouraging all to realise the importance of humanity and our shared environment above all else.

Bilingual poetry book dedicating to General Giáp launched

Its strong impressions on the public inspired poet Mỹ Dung to complete the book, so that the next generation, especially the international friends can better understand a historical figure and an outstanding military genius of the Vietnamese nation.

Đà Nẵng to celebrate Japan-Việt Nam ties

A series of art performances and cultural activities will be held in Đà Nẵng and the ancient town of Hội An in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relation between Japan and Việt Nam on August 26-28.

Getting crafty

Hundreds of beautiful craft products were up for sale at a special fair in Hanoi’s Old Quarters over the weekend. The activity, the first of its kind, was co-organised by UNESCO Office in Vietnam and Hanoi authorities to create a playground for young handcraft makers nationwide to showcase their unique creations to the public.

Xôi cua, a must-try dish of Cà Mau

Although I’ve known of the dish for a long time, I've never had the chance to enjoy it until recently during my trip to visit my aunt in Cà Mau who cooked me this speciality.

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