Making news

Last blacksmith in Hanoi's Old Quarter

Hanoi’s Old Quarter has long been famous for its architecture and traditional crafts, many of which have been lost to rapid urbanization. Nguyen Phuong Hung is the last practitioner of his family’s traditional craft of iron forging, in Lo Ren (blacksmith) street.

Despite rapid industrialization and modernization, Nguyen Phuong Hung has continued his family’s craft at 26 Lo Ren.
VNA/VNP

Aquatic sector advised to navigate challenges, secure exports to EU, US markets

Aquatic sector advised to navigate challenges, secure exports to EU, US markets

In the EU, illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing remains a major obstacle to Vietnam's efforts to have the European Commission (EC)'s “yellow card" lifted. The bloc’s dense and constantly changing regulatory framework also affects farming zones, production processes and quality standards.

Top