HANOI (Reuters) – A court in Vietnam sentenced a 70-year-old Vietnamese-Australian man on Monday to 12 years in prison after finding him guilty of “terrorism”, a lawyer who attended the trial told Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Police escort Chau Van Kham (L) and Tran Van Quyen (R) to their trial at …
Arches bring a softness to the space The Coi House has a lot going on, and we mean that in the best way possible. Built in a bustling neighborhood of Da Nang City, Vietnam, the three-story structure is hard to miss thanks to its textured facade. The architects at Coi Design crafted …
DO THANH, Vietnam (Reuters) – Vietnam’s “Billionaire Village” doesn’t sound like a place people would want to leave, but at least three of the 39 victims found in the back of a truck in Britain last week set off from there in search of their fortunes. The newly-built house (R) …
Authorities in Hanoi, Vietnam have shut down cafes and banned large crowds on Train Street, one of the city’s most popular tourist spots. Every day, trains rush by on the narrow street, just inches away from residents’ homes, and in recent months many tourists have flocked there to take pictures …
HANOI (Reuters) – It’s the kind of shot every Instagram connoisseur yearns for: century-old railway tracks cutting through dusty backstreets, flanked by tourists drinking beer or iced tea mere inches from the slow-moving trains. The sight has become such a draw in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi that authorities have …
Walk through a clothing store, across a courtyard, and up several flights of stairs for delicious coffee with a side of beautiful views. Cafe Pho Co, a coffee shop in Hanoi, takes the concept of hole-in-the-wall to a whole other level. Several levels up, in fact. A decadent blend of …
Port congestion, rising land prices limit trade-war wins Businesses says Vietnam may struggle to meet growing demand Vietnam is finding it’s hard to win a trade war even when businesses are trying to hand you victories. The Southeast Asian growth engine has a young and growing middle class, a horde …
A contest is under way to find design “wizards” from around the world with ideas to renovate old apartment buildings in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi, so that they are better adapted to modern living. The ‘Phu Thuy Khong Gian’ (Space Wizard) project says it is accepting submissions from 4 to …
School never looked so fun Kindergarten is looking a whole lot better than it used to. From angular wooden huts in Sweden to courtyards that double as a rainwater collection splash pool, early education has taken a decidedly high-design turn in some parts of the world. Take this new school in …
HANOI (Reuters) – The embalmed corpse of Vietnam’s founding leader, Ho Chi Minh, is in great condition, state media said on Friday, a month after the government recruited a team of Russian experts to help preserve the former revolutionary’s body. FILE PHOTO: Ho Chi Minh mausoleum is seen in Hanoi, …
Ana Marina will be Vietnam’s first deep water facility Luxury tax on boats is waived if yacht is for tourism purposes Few things are more anathema to communism than a superyacht, except perhaps taking a ride to the marina in a Bentley. In Nha Trang on Vietnam’s east coast, motorbikes …
V-shaped structures create unusual spaces On the outskirts of Hanoi, Vietnam, a strange office complex has taken shape. Slabs of concrete pitch together into triangular points, turning the building exteriors into a modern Brutalist fortress of sorts. Vo Trong Nghia Architects, known for creating impressive compositions of concrete and greenery, designed the buildings …