Việt Nam News

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. 

with chef Lê Đức Hải from Ngon Garden Restaurant in Hà Nội

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

As restaurants are closed due to COVID-19, it can be difficult organising a meal. For your family or your own daily needs, in terms of food, you can have anything delivered.

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.

With Chef Li Suen Wai, executive Chinese chef of Windsor Plaza Hotel in HCM City

There are few things that can bring people from across the UK together these days, but I think it’s safe to say we all have our fond memories of nights out or in accompanied with spicy, rich curries and good company.

Lê Thị Quỳnh Trang, chairwoman of Vietnam International Fashion Week (VIFW) and President of the Council of ASEAN Fashion Designers (CAFD), talks with Phương Mai about her new plans to promote Việt Nam's fashion industry amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as cooperation with the Italian fashion industry.

With Chef Nguyễn Kim Lan from Pan Pacific Hanoi

Hà Nội ordered all restaurants, cafes, food stalls and hairdresser's salons to shut from noon on May 25. While everyone stays at home, you still need food and here are some picks our reporters have tried, tested and recommended.

Alongside teaching chamber music and lecturing master classes, 31-year-old cellist Phan Đỗ Phúc has initiated “Schubert in a Mug” – a music project featuring concerts with the aim to bring classical performers and audiences closer together and still thrives amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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