Dao San country fair in spring
The Dao San country fair in Phong Tho district, Lai Chau province is busy and colorful on spring days. At this time of the year, groups of H’mong, Dao, and Ha Nhi flock to the Dao San market on Chung Sua Dan mountain to trade their specialties.
Supermarket bringing happiness to those in need during COVID-19 outbreak
The arrival of a chain of “free” supermarkets called Happiness is one of only a few positive moves during the COVID-19 pandemic, providing necessities to people in need.
Ethnic people strive to keep traditional craft alive
Zeng, the traditional art of brocade weaving, has long been a skill among the Ta Oi ethnic people in the mountainous district of A Luoi in Thua Thien-Hue province. Recently, with the support of various agencies and organisations, local ethnic people have made their way to combine brocade with other materials to commecialise the products, while upholding the traditional craft.
Domestic trade to contribute 13.5 percent of GDP by 2025
Domestic trade is expected to contribute about 13.5 percent of GDP by 2025, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s target to effectively realise the 2021-2025 socio-economic development plan.
Insider’s view: All good in the “hood in Vietnam”
To say there was a stark contrast between my local lifestyle in the city center in Da Lat, located in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, and the suburban expat villa discussed in my last update would be the understatement of the year. I stumbled and bumbled through the transition, suddenly acutely aware of ‘reverse culture shock.’
