A Vietnamese brand recently launched a new collection of messenger bags made of discarded tarpaulin that had been used to line shrimp ponds in the Mekong Delta. Dong Dong is a Ho Chi Minh City-based brand known for transforming old tarpaulin into sustainable backpacks, tote bags, wallets, and other accessories. The brand has worked with the […]

Mostly known as a major border trade outpost, Lang Son is also a den of natural and cultural attractions, some common to the northern highlands and some unique to it. A panoramic view of Lang Son Town, capital of the eponymous province. This is among several aerial pictures taken by native lensman Bui Vinh Thuan […]

Vietnam’s ST24 and ST25 rice varieties, the latter the World’s Best Rice award winner not long ago, have obtained trademarks in Australia. The ‘Gao Ong Cua Viet Nam’ trademark has been registered by Ho Quang Tri Private Enterprise, a company owned by the son of the main developer of ST25, Ho Quang Cua. The trademark […]

X Corp, formerly known as Twitter, was sued in federal court in Florida on Monday by a legal-marketing company that claims the social media giant’s new name infringes its trademark incorporating the letter “X.” The lawsuit by X Social Media claims that X Corp, which owner Elon Musk began rebranding to X from Twitter in […]