Cha Ca La Vong (fried fish), Bun Cha Hang Manh (rice noodle with grilled pork), Banh Duc Le Ngoc Han (cake made from ground rice and peanuts) and Banh Cuon Hang Ga (steamed rice pancakes rolled with pork and mushroom) are just a few…
Whenever he has come to Vietnam for tourism or work in the past decade, Richard O’ Neill, an information technology teacher from the US, has visited the former prison Hoa Lo, where American prisoners, including Senator John McCain, were held during the Vietnam War….
Vietnam’s Hai Van (Sea Cloud) Pass was listed ninth in a list of the top 10 most scenic drives in the world by UK newspaper The Guardian. The pass is located along the Hai Van mountain side, between Thua Thien-Hue and Da Nang city…
In the US, Vietnamese cuisine is all banh mi and pho, which alone would make HCM City a must-eat destination says Thrillist, a leading US food, drink and travel website, in a post. But the streets of HCM City are paved with more than…
Homestay service has been available for years in Lac Village of Thai ethnic minority group in Mai Chau District in the northwestern mountainous province of Hoa Binh. But recently it has been made more professional. Thanks to this service, Lac village has become attractive…
An estimated 30 hotels offering 5,000 rooms—including 3,600 five-star rooms—are scheduled to be newly available in Hanoi this year, according to the Hanoi Department of Statistics. Hanoi currently has nearly 9,000 hotel rooms with 64 hotels with three to five-star ratings, up four percent…
The 2015 Carnaval Ha Long, is set to open on April 27 on Hoang Quoc Viet Street, Hung Thang Ward, Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province. According to Quang Ninh provincial People’s Committee, Carnaval Ha Long is considered the highlight of tourism activities in…
When it comes to hu tieu rice noodle soup in Ho Chi Minh City, it can be confusing, even to natives, because most of the variants look almost similar, despite their distinct flavors. Here we have many types of noodles introduced by Chinese immigrants hundreds…
These are simple yet delicious dishes. Look yummy? 1. Broken rice Cơm tấm (broken rice) with bì and chả Cơm tấm, or broken rice, used to be called “poor people’s rice” since it was made from grains that broke during harvest or cleaning and…
Bac Ha district, one of the most famous tourism destinations in the northern province of Lao Cai, has opened a night market at the district’s centre market. The night market, which is open every Saturday, holds art performances and offers food, souvenirs and other…
