Saigon hamlet makes rice cakes for summer cleansing festival
For almost 50 years, residents of a Saigon hamlet have prepared thousands of sticky rice cakes for the summer cleansing festival.The Banh u (pyramid sticky rice cake) is one of the essential dishes for Tet Doan Ngo,...
Rare Korean artforms to be on display at Hanoi museum
The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi will host an event featuring Korean art and cultural performances on June 1 and 2."Exploring Korean culture" will include performances of jultagi, traditional Korean tightrope walking, in...
Vietnamese woman’s YouTube channel cooks up a storm of subscribers
The Ba Tan Vlog, featuring Nguyen Thi Tan cooking, has been ranked third in YouTube’s top 500 most subscribed channels in 24 hours.Nguyen Thi Tan as seen in a photo on Ba Tan Vlog...
Vietnam likely to benefit from worldwide shift in production capacity
Southeast Asia, particularly Vietnam, can expect to see a wide-scale divergence of supply chains coming its way, HSBC says in a report.It said countries where infrastructure and production networks are already in place, like...
Swedish pharma firm plans $220 mln investment in Vietnam
Leading Swedish pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca will invest $220 million to expand its presence in the country.The investment was announced in Stockholm Monday during Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visit to Sweden.
The firm, in...
Saigon canal overflows with garbage, awaits cleanup
The 19/5 canal in Ho Chi Minh City, earmarked for renovation next year, has been highly polluted for many years now.The 19/5 Canal in Tan Phu and Binh Tan Districts is thought to be...
Controversy around The Third Wife’s use of child actress in sex scenes deepens
The movie The Third Wife has sparked off a public debate and outcry over its use of a 13-year-old actress in intimate scenes.Though Nguyen Phuong Tra My’s family had consented, having a child act...
Painting treasures get inadequate protection
Lack of funds, personnel and knowhow are preventing proper protection of Vietnam’s art treasures, conservation experts say.The worrying lack of protection came to light recently after an extremely valuable painting suffered an estimated 30...
Vietnamese models grace Vogue pages
Two Vietnamese models are featured in Vogue magazine's highlights of Sydney Fashion Week street styles.Leading fashion magazine Vogue has selected Vietnamese model Do Ha (Ha Kino) and Thuy Trang in its selection of street outfit highlights...
Hanoi exhibition presents contemporary Korean lacquer artworks
An exhibition of 47 lacquer paintings by 15 South Korean artists will open Thursday in Hanoi.Festival, which uses mother-of-pearl, one of the paintings displayed at the Korean Ottchil Art 2019 exhibition in Hanoi. Photo courtesy...
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Vietnamese carriers delay flights to Japan as typhoon Faxai threatens
Hundreds of flights to Japan have been cancelled and delayed as Typhoon Faxai is forecast to hit Tokyo on September 9, 2019. Photo by...
