Ho Chi Minh City costume market gets busy as Halloween nears
Economy 14:24 26/10/2020This year’s Halloween merchandise comes in a wide variety
Author recalls years-long work on book of royal costumes of Vietnam’s last monarchy
Travel 13:49 14/08/2019The book is based on a set of rare paintings of the Nguyen Dynasty
Thousands fill Ho Chi Minh City’s ‘backpacker area’ for Halloween celebration (photos)
Travel 14:58 01/11/2017Thousands of people have flooded the ‘backpacker area’ of Ho Chi Minh City to celebrate Halloween.
Vietnam beauty to don royal ‘ao dai’ at Miss World 2014
Travel 18:12 26/11/2014A Vietnamese beauty will showcase an elaborate royal ao dai (traditional Vietnamese long gown) in the National Costume Competition of Miss World 2014 that opened last week in the UK
Vietnam beauty wears $235k 'ao dai' at int’l pageant in Japan
Travel 15:25 05/11/2014The holder of the Miss Ocean Vietnam 2014 title donned an extravagant ocean-themed ao dai (traditional Vietnamese long gown) worth over US$200,000 in the National Costumes round of the ongoing Miss International Beauty Pageant 2014 in Japan on Tuesday
First ‘ao dai’ museum opens in HCMC
Travel 14:13 25/01/2014A museum dedicated to showcasing only “ao dai” (traditional Vietnamese long gown) through various periods has been open in HCMC’s district 9.
Vietnam tightens curb on scandalous showbiz artists
Travel 15:48 18/11/2013The newly released Decree 158 stipulates that from Jan 1, 2014 on, artists who wear revealing clothes, lip sync onstage or make other offences will be in for more stringent penalties.
Miss Universe Vietnam’s ao dai among Missosology’s Top 5 national costumes
Travel 09:56 04/11/2013The richly embroidered “ao dai” worn by Miss Universe Vietnam Truong Thi May is among the top 5 national costumes which Missosology, the #1 online magazine for beauty pageants, believes will wow the public.
Ceremonial costume contest yields low-quality designs
Travel 14:47 01/11/2013A ceremonial costume designing competition open to all Vietnamese designers at home and abroad failed to garner quality designs.
The designer and his ao dai museum
Travel 09:27 26/10/2013Si Hoang, a celebrated “ao dai” designer, is getting closer to his dream of establishing a museum and library of his own to showcase the traditional costume.
Ceremonial costume design contest kicks off
Travel 11:53 02/08/2013All Vietnamese designers in Vietnam and abroad are welcome to join a ceremonial costume designing competition, which started on Aug 1.
Living in Hanoi costlier than in HCMC for expats: report
Vietnam News 18:30 07/06/2013Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh are placed in the 39th and 43th position, respectively, in the ECA International’s list of 52 most expensive Asian cities for foreign workers
