Fading artform reborn in silver and gold

Having revived Pháp Lam art, a kind of enamel painting and carving on copper, in early 2000, local artisan Đỗ Hữu Triết refreshed the art on silver and gold for making fashionable jewelries, interior decoration and paintings.

Value harvested from superior salt

Blanketing 110 hectares of one of the longest and most beautiful stretches of coastline in central Việt Nam, the Sa Huỳnh salt fields -- 60 kilometres south of Quảng Ngãi City in the province of the same name -- was as a source of salty food centuries ago.

Two new cases reported Sunday morning, one in Hà Nội

Two more COVID-19 community infections were announced Sunday morning, including one in Hà Nội.

Vietnamese missions celebrate ASEAN’s anniversary abroad Việt Nam’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in its capacity as ASEAN Chair in New York hosted a virtual ceremony on Friday to celebrate the 53rd founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (August 8).

Vietnamese citizens repatriated from Singapore and Taiwan More than 300 Vietnamese citizens were repatriated on Friday from Singapore and have been quarantined upon arrival.

Vietnamese mat weaving art on display online The patterns, colours and technique of traditional Vietnamese mat weaving are on display in an online exhibition through the artworks of Phạm Hồng Linh.

US offers $10 million reward against election interference

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday offered a $10 million reward aimed at preventing foreign interference in the November election, as the State Department accused Russia of waging an increasingly sophisticated disinformation campaign.

Tourism development in the post-COVID-19 era Trần Trọng Kiên, Chairman of the Việt Nam Tourism Advisory Board, talks to Vietnam News Agency on the tourism sector’s plan to attract more tourists to the country post-COVID-19

Mountainous areas and islands need investment

PhD Doctor Lê Quốc Phương, former deputy director for the Information Centre for Industry and Trade, under the Ministry of Trade, talks to the Vietnam News Agency on key requirements in trade development in mountainous areas and islands

Director spends his youth to make first film

The Viet Nam premiere of the film Ròm on July 31 was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, the production company behind the film was fined VNĐ40 million (US$1,700) for participating in the Busan International Film Festival without a screening license from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.  It is the first film by young director Trần Thanh Huy and the first Vietnamese film to win the top award in the 'New Currents' section in the regional film festival.  The ministry's online newspaper Điện Tử Tổ Quốc (Fatherland Online) interviews director Huy about Ròm and filmmaking.