Philippine man crafts marriage proposal with 1,500kg of incense sticks at Hanoi’s famous incense village
Travel 08:14 17/10/2026A Philippine man spent a month preparing a unique marriage proposal, winning his girlfriend’s 'yes' against a striking backdrop made of 1,500 kilograms of incense sticks at Quang Phu Cau incense-making village in Hanoi.
COVID-19 pall over Vietnam's pink incense village as Lunar New Year nears
Travel 13:08 14/01/2022Vietnam's 'incense village' is dazzling pink as workers prepare the fragrant sticks for the Lunar New Year holiday, but strict rules to stop the spread of COVID-19 are dulling its lustre