A museum of ancient pottery will open at the end of this year in the central province of Thừa Thiên Huế. The museum will be filled with pieces collected by Vietnamese-born German Thái Kim Lan.

A film about farmers living in a fishing village in Bình Thuận Province has impressed audiences after its release last week on a YouTube channel owned by MCV Media. 

Tonnes of unwanted fabric and textiles end up in landfills every year, seriously impacting the environment. However, if such discarded clothes are properly recycled, they could become elegant accessories like handbags, clutches or purses.

With more than 37 years experience in the fashion industry and 15 years in Vietnam, Henri Hubert, creative director of Le Nom Group, a visual communication agency, believes sustainability should be the top priority for the industry. He speaks to Việt Nam News about sustainable fashion trends emerging amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Bồ Xuân Hiệp reports. 

Rap music has been dominating the Vietnamese music industry this year, with the continued success of rap artists and projects.

Nguyễn Quốc Sự’s embroidery business used to provide jobs for a hundred employees and his store in the Old Quarter welcomed throngs of foreign tourists and buyers.

Books by young writers in HCM City recently issued by Trẻ (Youth) Publishing House, one of the country’s leading publishers, are leaving an impression on young readers.

The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic since last year has made the life of performing artists in Việt Nam even harder. Many have had to take up extra jobs to earn a living like selling food online, shipping goods or selling insurance. They are in urgent need of state support to be encouraged to continue with their profession.

Primary school of Trần Đại Nghĩa in Đà Nẵng began a recycling kitchen system to reduce 60 per cent of waste released each month, saving VNĐ1 million ($43) in garbage treatment fees, while producing 100kg of nutritional compost each month.