The idea of giving seashells a second life first came to Tran Thi Ngoc Hieu after she had a bloody experience one day on a beach, when a rather sharp shell pierced the skin on the sole of her foot.

Jewellery shops and companies have stockpiled large numbers of “lucky” gold products to meet the surging demand on the God of Wealth Day on the 10th day of the new lunar year, which falls on February 3.

Cyclonic storm Nari, the 11 th of its kind to hit Vietnam this year, killed at least four people and left five others missing in the central region, the National Committee for Search and Rescue has reported.

VietNamNet Bridge –As she knits the final fabric flower onto her latest self-sewn dress, Cong Bich Ngoc cannot help but let the biggest smile stretch across her face.