Việt Nam News

The statues of 12 zodiac animals, carved from giant tree stumps found at the bottom of Tiền River, impresses any visitors to Mỹ Luông ecotourism site located in Chợ Mới District in the southern province of An Giang.

Luy Lâu, a line of ancient ceramics from the northern province of Bắc Ninh's Thuận Thành District is reviving its historical, cultural and artistic values after many ups and downs, even facing the risk of disappearing as many master artisans pass away.

Two years ago, Lê Nguyễn Khánh Trình appeared on Shark Tank Việt Nam with pull-up bars he had invented.

Local television stations are working to bring more new entertainment shows to stay-at-home audiences during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Over the past month, restaurants and cafes in Hà Nội have had to stop offering dine-in services as municipal authorities strengthened restrictions to contain the spread of COVID-19. Foodies had to adapt to the situation.

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.

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.

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.

Tân Thành fishing village, on An Bàng beach, 5km from Hội An, has been building ‘green’ beach tourism by boosting plastic-free and zero-waste recycling among the community and tourists.

A durable recycled backpack made of used tarp and selling for VNĐ890,000 (US$38.6) is the signature product of Dòng Dòng, a new brand name in sustainable fashion in HCM City.

A young company has managed to expand thanks to its unusual products -- interior decorative items made from motorbike and car scrap.

Việt Nam is slated to hold the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games and the 11th ASEAN Para Games 11 in November and December this year. Organising these events is an opportunity to promote Việt Nam, but in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the region's biggest sporting event is under threat.