Fashion designer Nguyễn Minh Công has turned different kinds of traditional cakes in the Mekong Delta region into fashion designs out of his love for his hometown cuisine.

Children in many provinces and cities are going through lonely days due to studying online and not being able to hang out with friends for a long time. To create fun while at home, many parents have hatched duck eggs so that their children have special pets to keep them company.

Young artists in HCM City are being encouraged to take part in courses in performance skills offered by private drama troupes and traditional theatres to meet industry needs. 

The ongoing pandemic has worn many people down. After periods of working from home and minimal socialising, there have been reports of depression starting to show. It was no wonder the restaurant The Suicide Shop caught my attention when recently browsing online.

Born and raised in Hà Nội, Lương Thanh Hạnh, 34, started her career as an interior decoration designer, but a love of nature-based traditional silk lured her into an adventure to revive an obscure almost defunct silk village in the northern province of Thái Bình.

When HCM City was locked down during the pandemic, director Xuân Phước volunteered to help people in need, and was moved witnessing how people helped each other to overcome the outbreak. Phước composed Sài Gòn Mùa Thương (Sài Gòn – Season of Love) and has recently released three versions of the music video of the song with the participation of many actors, singers, musicians, workers and doctors. Phước talks with Inner Sanctum about the song and his future film.

With chef Lưu Đình Hà from Silk Path Hotels & Resorts

Sedge bags made in Tống Vũ Village in the northern province of Thái Bình have been favoured among Vietnamese with a green lifestyle in recent years.

The small road leading to Đa Sỹ forging village is winding. From afar, the sound of anvils and hammers can be heard.