Vietnam’s ‘non la’ stands out in French-Vietnamese couple’s 16,000km journey across Europe, Asia
Travel 11:27 20/05/2026A French-Vietnamese couple cycled 16,000 kilometers from France to Vietnam, documenting their year-long journey in ‘From My Home to Yours’. Along the way, Vietnam’s 'non la' (conical hat) became a memorable cultural symbol that attracted attention across Europe and Asia.
Vietnamese engineering graduate gives traditional conical hats a modern cultural twist
Vietnam Life 21:34 16/06/2025In a small rented room tucked inside the bustling streets of Ho Chi Minh City, Tieu Tuong Huy sits surrounded by conical hats and paintbrushes — far from the path his engineering degree once laid out for him.
Vietnamese man makes traditional conical hat from almond leaf
Travel 13:34 12/05/2019The crafty man makes the traditional conical hat ‘non la’ from almond leaves instead of palm eaves