Artisan shares how to make folk earthern toys A simple and humble children's toy from the past, the earthen statuettes are part of the culture of the Red River Delta region. However, this folk toy is no longer popular nowadays.

Elegant weaving of local allure

Just a short stroll from a provincial road lies Teng Village in mountainous Ba Tơ District in the central province of Quảng Ngãi, the tranquil home of 200 families from the H’Re ethnic minority and a centre of brocade-making for generations.

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Objects of play admired over centuries

Traditional toys still popular among Việt Nam's young when festival time comes around

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.

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Footsteps on a well-worn path

Vua Dép Lốp has introduced Việt Nam’s rubber sandals abroad. As their customers are mainly foreigners, the sandals have been estimated to travel to 60 countries worldwide and exported to five countries, including England, France, US, Japan and China.

Southern lacquer villages struggle to survive

Centuries-old craft in need of support as modern world closes in and popularity declines

Rekindling and reimagining a musical artform

Musician Nguyễn Quang Long is well-known for his devotion in reviving xẩm (blind busker’s singing). Actually, he’s also a researcher of various types of traditional performing arts. He speaks with Minh Thu about the works behind the curtain.

Skilled hands make fabric come alive

Hồ Văn Tai from Tân Phú Trung Commune in the southern province of Đồng Tháp is considered as the last artisan making fabric pictures in the southwestern region of Việt Nam with 68 years working in the craft.