Artist Phan Hai Bang, who d a very special type of paper called truc chi, is now working with his team to bring back what he calls "old values" in a really big way.
When the new French Consul General in HCM City, Fabrice Mauries, took office in April 2011, the lacquer painting Dam Ruoc (The Procession) by one of Viet Nam''s noted artists was gracing the wall of the consulate reception room.