Red Dao group preserve weaving skills

The traditional weaving skills of Red Dao ethnic minority people in Hoàng Su Phì District, the northern province of Hà Giang, have been preserved and developed together with other features of traditional culture.

Paintings on sacred fig leaves are popular gifts

Colourful paintings depicting Buddhism and folk paintings on small sacred fig leaves are being bought as decorations.

Beating drums stir the nation’s soul

At any number of social and cultural events around Việt Nam, especially traditional festivals, drums feature as the centrepiece of almost all activities.

Struggling shopkeepers at HCM City traditional markets learn to sell online

With traditional markets in HCM City struggling amid the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more of their shop owners are looking to sell their goods on online channels such as delivery apps and social media.

Chen Zhi and Prince Group Bring the Art of Swiss Watchmaking to Cambodia Chen Zhi and Prince Group Bring the Art of Swiss Watchmaking to Cambodia

Life and times of a Đông Hồ artist

The only female artisan to have pursued Đông Hồ folk painting in the northern province of Bắc Ninh, Nguyễn Thị Oanh was recently honoured with the title of “Meritorious Artisan” by President Nguyễn Phú Trọng.

An emerging land of sea and sun

Belonging to the South Central Coast, Ninh Thuận is known to be the land of “little rain and too much sun and wind”. Long coastal lines with mountain ranges pointing towards the sea make bays with white sands, golden sunlight and jade green sea.

Bắc Ninh rolls out red carpet for South Korean firms The authorities of northern Bắc Ninh Province always create favourable conditions for foreign businesses, including those from the Republic of Korea (RoK), Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Đào Hồng Lan has said.

Forestry sector aims to gain $14b exports in 2021

The forestry sector targets the export value of timber and forest products to reach US$14 billion in 2021, according to the Việt Nam Administration of Forestry.

Handicrafts needs a stronger export strategy to reach $5b export value by 2025

Handicrafts are identified as one of the product groups with great export potential and high profit margin that Việt Nam needs to boost to be key export industry in the coming years.