Silk weaving has been a traditional handicraft in Vietnam for thousands of years. Legend has it that the craft was introduced to Co Do village in Hanoi’s outlying district of Ba Vi by the sixth Hung ...

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites. This feature explores the history of the silk weaving industry in Coventry and the role that Cash's played in putting Coventry on the ...

When the Vietnam War threatened the livelihoods of many Laotian communities, Kommaly Chanthavong started a cooperative to teach women valuable skills as a means of survival. She wanted to help ...

VietNamNet Bridge - Located about 10 km from Hoan Kiem Lake, Van Phuc silk village still retains the original characteristics of an ancient village of Vietnam, with age old banyan trees, wells and ...

Once a dominant strand of the country's fashion industry, Thai silk has slowly slipped behind modern fabrics, and the beautiful art of traditional weaving is dying. Fearing the craft and the material ...

When Martha Capwell-Fox helps kick off the Silk Celebration Sunday evening at the National Canal Museum at Easton’s Two Rivers Landing, it will be both local history and family history she celebrates.

Thai sericulture is trying to adapt to the growth of technology and the impact of global warming, with support from authorities and overseas experts. Phayaram, a small village in tambon Phearam of ...

A professor's study of silk-weaving ants is promising to change our understanding of how all creatures work together. The study on the behaviour of the ants found the insects could evolve and abandon ...

One of the most advanced fighter jets in the U.S. Air Force’s arsenal faces an engineering problem which an ancient Chinese silk-weaving tactic may solve. The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor remains the ...