Cường Đàm, who is co-founder of Chats by C. Dam – a luxury clothing brand, has found an endless inspirational source for his designs in the traditional women’s long dress known as the áo dài.
The Central Highlands’ large number of historical relics have become popular with tourists in recent years. However, the tourism potential of the region has not been effectively used and it now needs enhanced management from local authorities.
Traditional handicraft villages have started to resume operation after more than two months of suspension due to the fourth coronavirus outbreak in late April that forced the capital city to follow strict social distancing measures.
As the citywide lockdown causes blood shortage in Hà Nội, many foreigners in Hà Nội have called on the expat community to donate their blood in the hope of saving more lives and spreading positive messages during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Covering an area of 97,000 hectares at an average height of 700m above sea level, Gia Lai coffee is a high quality centre of the Việt Nam coffee map and global value chain, bringing the ‘Gia Lai taste and flavour’ to the world’s coffee connoisseurs.
The Hà Nội authorities have drafted a plan to develop the culture industry from 2021 to 2025, with a vision to 2045. The document is considered important to paving the way for the city’s culture industry to develop sustainably.
Hạ Village, Phùng Xá Commune, in Thạch Thất District, is some 50km on the western outskirts of Hà Nội’s centre. It is a cool autumn morning, and the sound of weaving machine echoes steadily from various workshops.
The idea of Từ Thanh Phương, principal of Phương Độ Secondary in Hà Giang Province, for a self-sustaining school has helped hundreds of poor minority students continue to fulfil their dream of going to school
Modernisation and industrialisation are breathing new life into ethnic minorities in remote Mù Cang Chải District in the northern mountain province of Yên Bái. However, it is also threatening many traditional cultural and economic activities, particularly the local handicraft of bamboo and rattan weaving of the Mông.
The internet is flooded with vloggers specializing in food and travel, but with many borders closed they now need to refocus their work. One such vlogger in Việt Nam has almost 2 million subscribers. Đinh Võ Hoài Phương goes by the name Khoai Lang Thang, and his videos specialise in the normal lives of Vietnamese people.
Provinces and cities where the pandemic is under control, such as Quảng Ninh, Kiên Giang and Hà Nội, are planning to open to both domestic and international tourists, but strict pandemic prevention measures will be applied
Sẳm Minh Phát has finally found his passion and dream in life. The rising star will compete for an international title at the WBO Oriental Title Match in South Korea in October and hopes to be first Vietnamese boxer to be a world champion
Traditional music is facing a decline since imported foreign sounds, right through from Rock to Hip-Hop, are becoming ever more popular, but one man is trying to reverse the trend.
Khang A Tủa runs a project selling authentic agricultural produce grown by his people and does his best to reduce the consequences of climate change in his hometown.
Two designs made of tiles and bricks, traditional building materials of Việt Nam, are representing Việt Nam’s architecture at the Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism that is being held until October 31.
Việt Nam’s Núi Chúa National Park and Kon Hà Nừng Plateau were recently recognised by UNESCO as Global Biosphere Reserves. This is a great honour for Việt Nam in nature conservation but also poses many challenges in terms of preserving and promoting the values of the two sites, experts and authority officials have said.
A new epic documentary about Việt Nam’s wartime history is set to be subtitled in English for the first time so that foreign audiences can have a panoramic view of the Vietnamese people's victorious struggle and their huge sacrifices during their wars of resistance in the 20th century.
Migrating from the north to the far south of the country, the forefathers of Định Yên villagers brought an elegant craft that is now much sought after throughout the region and beyond
Dương Xuân Trường, a young entrepreneur from the central province of Thanh Hóa's Thạch Thành District, and his company, Befine, extract essential oils from local agricultural by-products, making a significant contribution to society and protecting the environment.
The ethnic Rơ Ngao people of Kon Tum Province are working hard to keep alive a traditional craft that is central to their culture and identity.
