Artist’s busts capture subjects’ souls

Bảo Hà Village in Đồng Minh Commune, Vĩnh Bảo District in Hải Phòng City, has been famous for the local craft of carving wooden statues for over 500 years. Local craftspeople have recently started also carving busts of people from portraits.

 

Veteran gets around with custom strike

War veteran Nghiêm Quý Dân rides around the city on his tricycle, designed and assembled in a garage many years ago. Dân is just one of hundreds of war veterans and invalids who rely on self-made tricycles to get around Hà Nội, HCM City and other towns and cities.

Burning offerings a hot topic

An ancient tradition or a money making ploy?

The practice of burning paper has been with us for generations. But in recent years what once just fake cash and the odd gift has developed into something much more. Paul Kennedy reports.

Việt Nam ready to face Japan: midfielder Hải

Việt Nam Olympic team are ready to face Japan in the third match of Group D of the Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 in Indonesia tomorrow, according to midfielder Nguyễn Quang Hải.

Vĩnh Hoàn exports jump in July

Seafood processor Vĩnh Hoàn Corporation has announced its July exports rose 36 per cent year on year to US$37 million.

German band offers free concert at Deutsches Haus

The Reibner Big Band from Germany will stage a free concert at the Deutsches Haus Ho Chi Minh City on August 21 evening.

Hoàng Sa (Paracel) Museum logo contest launched

The island district of Hoàng Sa (Paracel) in Đà Nẵng city has launched a contest for designers to create a logo and slogan for the island’s museum – one of the most visited sites on Sơn Trà peninsula.

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Cần Thơ fines four illegal foreign workers

The Cần Thơ City People’s Committee has fined four Chinese citizens for entering Việt Nam with tourism visas, but then working on a construction site for a waste treatment plant.