Locally promoted as ‘Vietnam is Cooking’, the new meals experience leverages on the different passions of consumers, which include music, food, and entertainment, to connect and engage with them on a deeper level.

Ingredients used in Italian cuisine are being introduced to local consumers at the ‘Italian Cuisine week’ that opened in HCM City on November 25.

HCM City is hosting a food festival featuring traditional cuisine from Southeast Asian countries in the downtown area from November 24-27.

On display features more than 100 works by 65 calligraphers from across the country. Visitors will see pieces that are written by steel brush, and example of how the art form has progressed and promoting calligraphy art in modern culture today.

A series of Vietnamese films will be screened at Vietnamese Film Week nationwide as part of celebrating the 77th August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September) holidays.

In Mường language, the name of mắc khén is rather self-explanatory, describing the pungent, peppery smell of the spice. However, its fragrance compound is far more complex than pepper with an additional crisp, dry woodiness woven into green citruses. This makes mắc khén a truly versatile spice that can elevate any dish, said Nga.

The Đông Sơn bronze drum, the earliest bronze drum to have been found in Việt Nam, is going on display as part of the World of Sky Discs Exhibition in Germany. 

The five-star Rex Hotel in HCM City launched the Regional Cuisines of Việt Nam programme on June 11.