Vietnam's Tribal Weavers Revive Traditional Materials With Modern Fashion Designs | Echoes of Change

Waves of change are sweeping across rural Vietnam as the country’s economy goes full steam ahead. The next generation is carving a future they want to own instead of simply responding to the call of booming mass industries. Find out how they are rediscovering lost traditions, and reclaiming cultural identities as they strive for success on their own terms.

00:00 Introduction
02:03 Highland farming village in Vietnam targets sustainable tourism
06:21 Villagers diversify their income sources beyond farming
11:39 How the village protects its culture and resources
13:48 School ensuring village children get their education
17:00 Woman-led cooperative helps farmers fight for fair wages
22:41 Safer jobs for Hmong women in hemp weaving
29:03 Reviving the artisanal cotton trade
33:56 New fashion designs in collaboration with rural weavers
40:02 Making designer eyewear from traditional materials

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About the show: Asia’s next generation is revitalising rural economies. We go to Taiwan, Vietnam and Indonesia to see what’s compelling them and what it will take for them to define their future on their own terms.
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[ArabicReja]

Important agreements that Vietnam refused to sign with China when Xi Jinping visited Vietnam were:
- Common Destiny with China,
- Teamimg with China against the US, and
- Vietnam's rare earth to be processed in China.

[lastChang]

Vietnamese 🇻🇳 and Chinese cultures are very close.
- Even the Forbidden City, a symbol of Chinese civilization in Beijing, was designed by a kidnapped Vietnamese and built by forced laborers from Vietnam.

[trivatha]

Visit the North Vietnam you should ask for gỏi cá similar as sashimi Japan or salmon salad Thailand. Each province has each own style of gỏi cá. Those homestays should cook some speciality dishes to promote their own culture.

[mientay-pq]

You should visit the south of vietnam. Not only the north

[nhatuphong]

The architecutures use cement for most importantly structural parts of the house, even with the walls. All they do to make the house more look likes a local house is just balcon, windows and the facade of the wall, instead of cement and steel for all. How can being said they revive a traditional local house like this??