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A man from the southern Vietnamese province of Dong Nai has been following his passion of making Nguyen Dynasty (1802 – 1945) royal costumes and accessories. Tran Quang Minh Tan, a sociology graduate, started researching the Nguyen Dynasty royal garments in 2013, seven years before he decided to switch his career to this path in 2020. He moved from Bien Hoa City in Dong Nai to Hue City -- Vietnam’s former imperial capital -- for the convenience of his new endeavor. Tan said what made him come to this decision was the comeback of antique costumes, jewelry, and accessories amongst the Vietnamese youth. “I find that our ancestors' clothes are very delicate and elegant," said Tan. "I hope the costume revival will become more popular.” Tran Quang Minh Tan makes buttons for Nguyen Dynasty clothing. The items Tan is making are mainly jewelry, including earrings, metal pendants, orders of merit, permit card pendants, and accessories for 'ao dai ngu than' (‘five-piece ao dai’). Each product requires meticulous precision from the maker all the way from the process of researching documents and ancient artifacts to finding materials to resemble the original. According to Tan, despite young Vietnamese people’s interest in ancient costumes, they are still often confused between Vietnamese and Chinese antique garments due to cultural encounters between the two countries. In the future, Tan wishes to open a showroom to expand his career. He plans to cooperate with his seniors, who share the same love for Nguyen Dynasty fashion, to continue researching and making products with high esthetic value to catch the trend of longing for ancient clothing among young Vietnamese people. Tran Quang Minh Tan makes buttons for Nguyen Dynasty clothing. Tran Quang Minh Tan sew beads on a piece of Nguyen Dynasty clothing. Accessories and jewelry under the Nguyen Dynasty made by Tran Quang Minh Tan …

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Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has urged localities to adopt drastic measures to fight irregular, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. All Vietnamese fishermen, businesses, and local authorities must consider this an important and urgent task to affirm the prestige of Vietnam’s fisheries sector in the world and among countries it shares territorial waters with, and be resolved to meet the standards set by the European Commission (EC). Since the EC gave a “yellow card” warning to Vietnam’s fisheries and seafood in the European market in October 2017, the entire sector has suffered marked losses. Tran Dinh Luan, head of the ministry’s Directorate of Fisheries, said it is necessary to prevent, deter, and eliminate IUU fishing in order to remove the “yellow card” warning, develop fisheries responsibly, and integrate into the world. This is also the guideline of the Party and State, as reflected through the Law on Fisheries. Since the imposition of the EC warning, Vietnam’s fishery export value to Europe has fallen by between 6 and 10 percent annually. From being the second-largest importer of Vietnam’s seafood, with value representing 17-20 percent of Vietnam’s total export revenue, the EU now ranks fifth, after Japan, the US, the Republic of Korea (RoK), and ASEAN. The Government and the National Steering Committee on IUU Fishing Prevention have issued a range of documents instructing ministries, agencies, and People’s Committees in 28 coastal cities and provinces to drastically take preventive measures. The MARD has conducted regular inspections in localities. The EC has highly valued Vietnam’s political determination to implement its recommendations in this regard. Vietnam has openly and transparently announced the results of inspections of seafood exports to the EU and has completed a legal framework that serves as a foundation to materialise relevant …

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The Hanoitimes - Danang continues to thoroughly implement measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The Vietnamese Ministry of Transport has decided to allow providers to resume all passenger transport services to and from Danang from 0:00am of September 7 as Covid-19 has been put under control in the beach city. Passenger transport services are resumed to and from Danang from September 7. Photo: Vietjet Air To prevent the spread of the virus, passengers are requested to wear face mask, declare health status, and those having smart phones should install Bluezone, a domestically developed contact-tracing mobile app, to alert people about those who have come in close contact with Covid-19 carriers. Regarding air services, from September 7 to September 10, every day, Vietnam Airlines will operate a two-way flight between Hanoi and Danang, departing from Hanoi at 16:05 and from Danang at 18:05; one round trip flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Danang, departing from Ho Chi Minh City at 16:05 and from Danang at 18:20. After September 11, the airline will update the flight schedule according to the disease situation and the authorities' requests. Low-cost carrier Vietjet will also operate one flight from Danang to Hanoi/Ho Chi Minh City daily from September 8. Earlier, from September 5, the city’s authorities eased social distancing by allowing public passenger transport within the city to operate again, but vehicles are not permitted to carry more than half of their capacity. Authorities in Danang and neighboring Quang Nam province have agreed to reopen passenger bus routes between the two localities. The two localities also agreed on measures to manage and supervise the health conditions of permanent and temporary residents. Restaurants, shops, food and drink establishments are allowed to resume their business but only for attending take-out orders. Gatherings of more than 20 people at public places and social settings, …

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