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Hanoi family keeps the craft of making mooncake moulds alive

Every year when the Mid-Autumn festival is just around the corner, the family of Tran Van Ban in Thuong Cung Village, Thuong Tin, Hanoi, is busy making moon cake moulds.

DIY mooncakes a trend during COVID-19 pandemic

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, mooncakes become the most sought-after product in Vietnam as people enjoy the pleasure of gathering around with their family to drink tea and eat the square pastries. 

Mooncake makers face unprecedented difficulties

Online sales are being implemented by mooncake businesses with a variety of products from the common to the high-end.

Photos show difference between old and modern Full Moon Festival celebrations

Although celebrations for the Mid-Autumn Festival have evolved over the years, the annual event has kept the same meaning, providing a special occasion for family reunions, vibrant dragon dances, colourful lanterns, and delicious moon cakes.

Taking Vietnamese mooncakes to the world

Mooncakes are among many types of Vietnamese cakes successfully exported to foreign markets. 

Hanoi family keeps tradition of making wooden mooncake moulds alive

Despite cheap plastic mooncake moulds being extremely popular among the domestic market, a family from Hanoi have maintained a tradition of crafting wooden mooncake molds for approximately 40 years.

Objects of play admired over centuries

An important element of celebrations during the fast-approaching Mid-Autumn Festival is the toys that parents buy for their kids.

Craft village keeps mooncake mould making alive

To make a beautiful and tasty mooncake, the most important task is to form the shape of the cake. That is when the mooncake mould becomes handy and indispensible in making a cake.  

Kids explore traditional Mid-Autumn festival

The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology has organised several activities to help children learn more about traditional games and fruit trays in the festival.

Handmade mooncake market gets busy ahead of Mid-Autumn Festival 2019

With the Mid-Autumn festival drawing near, mooncake markets are bustling as stalls offer a variety of different kinds of handmade cakes in all sorts of shapes, sizes, and colours.

Cheap Chinese toys flood Vietnamese market despite safety concerns

More Chinese toys are being exported to Vietnam and are getting cheaper as a result of the US-China trade war.

Children welcome Mid Autumn festival

 VietNamNet Bridge – One of the biggest celebrations of the year, the Mid Autumn festival brings families together to share food and fun.

Hanoi invests 20 trln VND in Nhat Tan-Noi Bai urban areas

Hanoi has sketched out a 20 trillion VND (940 million USD) project to develop urban areas along the Nhat Tan –Noi Bai axis, which is expected to become a driving force for the development of the city’s northern region.