The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and Quang Nam Provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism launched My Son Community-based Tourism Village in March, 2013. The home-stay service is expected to help improve local residents’ income and popularise the My Son Heritage Site to domestic…

Hanoians can be proud of their famous dish “Bun cha” (vermicelli with grilled pork), which is similar to the dish from Hue. “Bun cha” has two kinds of grilled chopped meat: tiny grilled pork patties (cha vien) and fatty pork slices (cha mieng). “Cha…

Local travel firm Rose Travel Services Co., Ltd organized last month a pilot program to lead 52 international students of the University of Oslo to An My Village, some three kilometers away from downtown Hoi An. The trip was also part of extra-curricular activities…

The People’s Committee of Thanh Mien district in northern Hai Duong province held a ceremony on November 16 to receive a certificate recognising its Dao Co (Stork Island) as a national relic site. Stork Island, comprising of two islets covering 67 hectares, is located…

The pristine Bai Dai Beach on Phu Quoc Island is worth an idyllic place of interest for many people wanting to take retreat from the noisy urban life. This beach is little affected by footprints of vacationers, so tourism services have yet to develop….

Mi Quang (Quang noodles) is a rice noodle soup native to the central province of Quang Nam that has gained nationwide popularity. It is recognizable for its thin, flat rice noodles which are glazed with a mixture of peanut oil fried with onion. Then,…

The Con Market is Da Nang’s most famous one-stop shop for cheap, delicious street food. During my first visit, I headed straight for the banh beo (steamed rice flour puddings) which were served with a thick red sauce of salted, shredded shrimp and a…

Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) is scheduled to officially sell train tickets via its website from November 21. Train bookings on the website will be available for individuals only for the first time. Passengers can make payments in cash or via Internet banking, then go…

Going to the village of Dao Thuc to watch water puppetry or to Thach Xa Village to learn how to make bamboo dragonflies are trips that you should try. For a long time, memories about peaceful childhood in bucolic areas revolved around the image…

Over 100 enterprises from 40 provinces and cities will display their products at a regional specialty expo at the Royal City Vincom shopping centre in Ha Noi on November 28-29. Vice Director of the Ha Noi Department of Trade and Commerce Tran Thi Phuong…