Week 39, 2019: Lifestyle Vietnam

Old, new paddies make peaceful scenery of yellow and green in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta

Visitors to a vast agricultural zone near a mountain in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang these days can feast their eyes on harmonious landscapes dominated by the yellow of harvested rice paddies and the green of newly planted crops.

Keeping the thread alive at a Vietnam silk village

Cocoons bob in boiling water as silk is rapidly teased out, spinning on reels skilfully operated by women in Co Chat village, where households have been making thread for more than a century.

Mangrove forest growing launched in Mekong Delta

A ceremony was held to launch a mangrove afforestation campaign in some provinces in the Mekong Delta on July 20 by the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and the Ca Mau provincial People’s Committee.

Furie to represent Vietnamese cinema at Oscars

An action film dedicated to motherhood, Hai Phượng (Furie), will compete for an Oscar in 2020, the culture ministry's Department of Cinema announced yesterday.

Back to basics: Saigon paper lanterns shine in the age of plastic

Handmade cellophane lanterns are making a comeback after losing the market to plastic toys.

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