The official logo of ASEAN Year 2020 incorporates the image of a lotus, the national flower of Vietnam. — Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism The Ministry of Culture, Sports, ...

DeciBel has unveiled plans for a cultural complex in Hanoi, featuring six bulb-like structures to reference a floating lotus flower before it blooms.

Between May and August, Vietnam boasts breathtaking lotus ponds, symbolizing purity and resilience. Key locations include West Lake in Hanoi, Ninh Binh fields, and Dong Thap in the Mekong Delta.

Vietnam has a wide variety of lotuses, some with scores of petals in layers and others growing two to a stalk. Tinh De is the name of a variety of lotus in Trau Quy, Gia Lam District, Hanoi. It is one ...

She began extracting the fibre found in the stems to make "lotus silk", an exclusive fabric highly sought by fashion designers. "I was the first in Vietnam," the 65-year-old told AFP proudly.

The centre named Hanoi Lotus will be set among ponds and parkland, and is proposed as part of an expansion of arts and cultural buildings in the Vietnamese capital.

Between May and August, Vietnam boasts breathtaking lotus ponds, symbolizing purity and resilience. Key locations include West Lake in Hanoi, Ninh Binh fields, and Dong Thap in the Mekong Delta.