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Man collects bomb casings in hope of setting up museum

Man collects bomb casings in hope of setting up museum

Tran Cong Chuc, 52, has been collecting wartime bomb casings in Quang Tri Province for the past 15 years, and hopes to open a private museum to display them.
Slow, peaceful pace of life in Hoi An

Slow, peaceful pace of life in Hoi An

Hoi An Town charms tourists with its ancient, delicate beauty and tranquil atmosphere, hard to come by elsewhere.
April 09, 2021 | 09:09 am GMT+7
Canadian sailors seduced by Vietnamese milk coffee

Canadian sailors seduced by Vietnamese milk coffee

While anchored at Vietnam's Cam Ranh Port last week, sailors aboard Canadian frigate HMCS Calgary fell in love with 'ca phe sua da', a Vietnamese-style iced coffee with condensed milk.
April 06, 2021 | 07:00 pm GMT+7
For Saigon street tailor, ripping jeans is an art

For Saigon street tailor, ripping jeans is an art

Tailor Truong Tan Vien has been making customized ripped jeans for fashion aficionados in Saigon's Ho Xuan Huong Street for the last 30 years.
April 05, 2021 | 06:45 pm GMT+7
A bazaar that’s been talk of the town for centuries

A bazaar that’s been talk of the town for centuries

Vinh Quang Bazaar in the northern highland province of Ha Giang has been a social and commercial rendezvous for ethnic minority groups for 200 years.
April 04, 2021 | 08:00 pm GMT+7
Chinese contractor begins transferal of first metro line to Hanoi

Chinese contractor begins transferal of first metro line to Hanoi

Contractor China Railway Sixth Group is set to hand over Hanoi’s first metro line, Cat Linh - Ha Dong, to the city authorities in May for commercial operation.
April 01, 2021 | 08:11 pm GMT+7
Man makes wooden miniature of 350-year-old Hanoi village temple

Man makes wooden miniature of 350-year-old Hanoi village temple

Phan Lac Hung, a Hanoi artisan, has created a striking replica of the city’s Huu Bang Village temple in wood.
March 31, 2021 | 03:50 pm GMT+7
Vietnam's dedicated Lego collector

Vietnam's dedicated Lego collector

In a room crammed full of Lego bricks, Hoang Dang diligently recreates scenes from his native Vietnam.
March 29, 2021 | 10:34 am GMT+7
Lights off as Earth Hour highlights climate change

Lights off as Earth Hour highlights climate change

Cities across Asia and Australia switched off their lights on Saturday for an hour to mark Earth Hour, designed to focus on nature conservation and climate change.
March 28, 2021 | 10:00 am GMT+7
Ben Thanh Market left desolate a year into Covid-19 pandemic

Ben Thanh Market left desolate a year into Covid-19 pandemic

Vendors in Saigon's Ben Thanh Market reflect on how the Covid-19 pandemic has toppled the international tourist attraction in gloom.
March 26, 2021 | 08:00 am GMT+7
HCMC tightens grip on noise pollution

HCMC tightens grip on noise pollution

Ho Chi Minh City authorities are cracking down on bars and coffee shops that trouble people living in their vicinity with blaring music at night.
March 25, 2021 | 10:36 am GMT+7
Ride in style: 'car-penter' dad builds wooden Bugatti for son

Ride in style: 'car-penter' dad builds wooden Bugatti for son

A dad in Bac Ninh Province used his carpentry expertise to create a drivable wooden Bugatti Centodieci for his 18-month-old son.
March 20, 2021 | 07:33 pm GMT+7
Fishy banh mi delight Saigon foodies

Fishy banh mi delight Saigon foodies

A 25-year-old banh mi stall in Saigon has developed quite a reputation thanks to its round scad sandwich fillings, normally comprised of pork.
March 18, 2021 | 04:00 pm GMT+7
Abiding passion: 80-year-old continues to stitch ao dai by hand

Abiding passion: 80-year-old continues to stitch ao dai by hand

At the age of 80, Le Thi Quyen remains ardent in hand-stitching traditional ao dai at her family-run tailor shop in Hanoi's Old Quarter.
March 17, 2021 | 07:30 pm GMT+7
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