Ritual craft becomes folklore art
Ritual craft becomes folklore art

The love of one man for the craftsmanship of a traditional village located in the outskirts of Hue has yielded strong attention from tourists visiting the country’s former imperial capital city, who regard the ritual craft as art.

Ritual craft becomes folklore art
Expat finds diving paradise
Expat finds diving paradise

Tourists visiting the old city of Hoi An in central province of Quang Nam rarely miss a chance to explore the Cham Islands with their terrestrial and aquatic marine ecosystem.

Expat finds diving paradise
Street of lost art
Street of lost art

Hang Trong art was once a treasured form of folk art and despite the efforts of some its glory days may be hard to revive.

Street of lost art
Lotus tea an age –old tradition
Lotus tea an age –old tradition

Lotus is one of Hanoi’s most prized specialties, requiring patience and skill from makers to achieve its exquisite taste. With very few people now producing lotus tea using the original methods, tea expert Hoang Anh Suong is keen to keep the tradition alive.

Lotus tea an age –old tradition
French Ambassador always had ‘magical connection' with Vietnam
French Ambassador always had ‘magical connection' with Vietnam

French Ambassador to Vietnam Jean-Noel Poirier has had a "magical connection" with the S-shaped country since he was young.

French Ambassador always had ‘magical connection' with Vietnam
Homeland of Hue folk paintings
Homeland of Hue folk paintings

(VOV) - Sinh village in Thua Thien Hue province has made folk paintings for the central region for more than 400 years. The paintings are made by farmers during crop intervals. Sinh village has become a popular tourist destination.

Homeland of Hue folk paintings
My second trip to Vietnam was filled with fun, and a bit of guilt
My second trip to Vietnam was filled with fun, and a bit of guilt

It was a last minute decision for me to go to Vietnam. My friend Amy had been badgering me to go on a holiday with her somewhere warm, wanting to escape the gray, depressing sky and cold, bitter wind of winter in Melbourne. A combination of tax return money and a cheap air ticket made the decision easy.

My second trip to Vietnam was filled with fun, and a bit of guilt
There’s no place like home – Vietnam
There’s no place like home – Vietnam

You get a shock when you step out of Vietnam after living here for years.

There’s no place like home – Vietnam
Help for Quang Nam's needy
Help for Quang Nam's needy

Hundreds of needy people in the central province of Quang Nam have received support from the Lifestart Foundation run by Australian Karen Leonard.

Help for Quang Nam's needy
Lantern Masters
Lantern Masters

The Mid-autumn festival is an occasion for children to play with traditional toys, especially shadow lanterns and star lanterns. 

Lantern Masters