The stall is packed every evening thanks to its hearty soup sided with century eggs. As the chill of winter descends on Saigon, nothing beats a steaming-hot bowl of crab soup. In a small alley on Nguyen Du Street in District 1, Tam’s crab…
A range of activities have been carried out by Viet Nam tourism sector and other related authorities to realise the single ASEAN visa policy. In 2013, at the first Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) tourism ministerial meeting held in Ho Chi Minh City,…
Been to a Vietnamese wedding banquet? If so, you must have tried banh giay, a white, flat round cake made of glutinous rice with or without mung beans inside. The white, “chubby” cakes, which are packed neatly in either green dong leaves or banana…
The 2nd Food Fest 2017 is set to transpire on December 8-10 in Ho Chi Minh City where guests can indulge their palates with as many as 1,500 types of food and drinks prepared by leading cuisine experts. (Photo: foodfest.vn) Festival goers will have…
The Vietnamese Tourism-Culture Festival will be held in the Republic of Korea (RoK) as part of activities celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Viet nam-RoK diplomatic relations (December 22), according to Viet nam’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. At the Vietnamese Tourism-Culture Festival…
Bloomberg news agency has recently unfolded a list of 12 restaurants across the world worthy to try at least once in life. Surprisingly, Cha Ca La Vong restaurant in the Vietnamese capital city of Hanoi took pride in securing a spot in the list….
At 90, Tran Huu Dat has many memories. And there are some that he cherishes more than others. The resident of Vu Dai Village in the northern province of Ha Nam likes to recall the days when he and his fellow villagers earned their…
Vietnamese water puppeteers have recently finished a 5-day tour to six cities in France to introduce the traditional art to French audiences. Vietnamese water puppet show They performed 36 shows during the tour to Lyon, Paris, Mougins, Sainte-Maxime, Marne-la-Vallee, and Mulhouse. Deputy Director of…
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has recently signed a decision recognising the resort town of Sa Pa in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai as a national tourism site. Foreigners prefer homestay tourism in Sa Pa The PM assigned the Lao Cai provincial…
Are you longing for the atmosphere of the Mekong Delta of your youth, hungry for a bowl of southern pork-noodle soup, made the Sa Dec way? All in view: The open kitchen where Sa Dec style pork noodles are prepared. In HCM City, there’s…
