Việt Nam News

To break away from the conventional materials such as gold and silver, HCM City-based artist La Như Long is creating his own line of jewellery from seashells.

The Vietnamese art scene has shown encouraging signs of revival after being devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic as the country moves into a 'new normal'.

Vua Dép Lốp has introduced Việt Nam’s rubber sandals abroad. As their customers are mainly foreigners, the sandals have been estimated to travel to 60 countries worldwide and exported to five countries, including England, France, US, Japan and China.

ossier for submission to UNESCO, the UN cultural agency, seeking recognition of the traditional costume as a heritage of humankind. A range of scholars attended and shared their views.

Children in HCM City are encouraged to join training courses in performance skills launched by the HCM City Small Theatre, a leading private theatre, this summer. 

Centuries-old craft in need of support as modern world closes in and popularity declines

Hoàng Trung Hiếu, the alumni of and PhD student at the University of Sciences under the Việt Nam National University - Hồ Chí Minh City has retained his endless passion to achieve success in the study of high-technology, in particular research into artificial intelligence (AI).

Originally an intellectual educated in the French educational system, instead of becoming a civil servant for the Sài Gòn administration, Nguyễn Hữu Thọ gave up all benefits he should have to join Việt Nam resistance movement.

Authorities are preparing documents for the Bà chúa xứ Festival in Châu Đốc to be recognised as an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO. 

Nearly three months have now passed without any cases of community transmission of COVID-19 in Việt Nam, but the tourism sector has suffered terribly and the Government has encouraged people to take a staycation, and Sầm Sơn has been the most popular so far.

Trần Thị Thu’s large paintings on canvas have been known to stun people.

Hồ Văn Tai from Tân Phú Trung Commune in the southern province of Đồng Tháp is considered as the last artisan making fabric pictures in the southwestern region of Việt Nam with 68 years working in the craft.

A deep desire to help poor Bahnar ethnic minority children motivates Chhỡi, a teacher in Blên Village, Lơ Pang Commune in the central highlands’ Gia Lai province, to devote himself to education.

The northern province of Ninh Bình is not only known as home of the UNESCO-recognised Tràng An Tourism Complex but also as the birthplace of a whole host of talented people in the craft trade. Centuries of fame have come the way of the delicate products created in Văn Lâm embroidery village.

Pets have become more and more like family member to many animal lovers, so giving them an ID not only makes them that little bit closer, but also helps to manage them more efficiently.

Life has been changing since the COVID-19 outbreak, with many people forming new habits or ways of thinking, working, and even listening to music. Viet Nam News reporter Thu Ngân talks with Gautam Talwar, Managing Director, Southeast Asia, Spotify about changes in the entertainment industry and the new habits of its listeners. 

A young woman from Huế has taken her shoes to the wider world, using traditional crafts, motifs, and tapestry.

The annual ritual is held in early June in Rưng Ama Nin Village in Ayun Pa Town, in the southeast of the province, and is painstakingly prepared by a 'special council' and attended by almost everyone in the area.