’Queen of Eggs’ tells her cracking story

Phạm Ba Huân, also known as Ba Huân, has invested her life in eggs and has become Việt Nam’s most famous businesswoman producing and distributing eggs. She talks with Hà Nguyễn about her life and business.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

The spirit of the holiday season has definitely hit downtown HCM City in a big way. At night, and particularly on the weekends, shoppers can be seen rushing on colourfully lit streets, buying gifts for friends, relatives and co-workers, and posing for Facebook photos.

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Old-world charm of HCM City’s churches

Though born in a Buddhist family in HCM City, I began to visit Catholic churches regularly for two reasons: my adoption of my godparents’ religious beliefs and my admiration for French colonial architecture.

 

Nimble fingers do a village proud

Văn Lâm Village is set to become a cultural landmark simply by preserving its traditional embroidery and lace trades, reports Bùi Quỳnh Hoa.

A head for business, a heart for culture

Nguyễn Việt Loan Foster returned to native Hà Nội after a long stay abroad and used her multicultural and entrepreneurial background  to good effect. Now she has become the poster woman for luxury tourism that promotes deeper cultural experiences and understanding

Under a banyan, Hưng Yên recalls its martyrs

The Red River Delta province of Hưng Yên held a ceremony last Saturday to commemorate some 1,145 resistance soldiers and people killed by the French and their henchmen during their re-colonisation of Viet Nam

Shrimp Pomelo Salad

If you get bored with saturated fat food, why don’t try a cool flavour with light sour pomelo, sweet prawn and the harmony of sugar, lime juice, chilli and fish sauce? The dish surely arouses your taste buds and stimulate new sensations!

An online rendezvous for book lovers

Only nine months after tramdoc.vn was created, it has attracted a large number of fans. Many enthusiasts are attracted by articles which recommend good books to read and summarise the interesting books written by authors from all over the world.

Mixing things up for a living, and how!

Award-winning bartender Phạm TiếnTiếp has scripted an impressive rags-to-riches story to emerge as a champion bartender, and currently, a Master of Mixology. His life is one of challenges, surprises and determination, he tells Thúy Hằng.

What’s cooking? A lot of things, actually

A catering trend is blowing new winds across Điện Thọ Commune in Quảng Nam Province, empowering women, creating off-farm jobs and spreading prosperity. Thiên Thanh has the story.

Offshore doctors persevere against tall odds

Bạch Long Vĩ is Việt Nam’s remotest island in the Gulf of Tonkin. This spells daunting hardship, especially for doctors and other medical staff stationed there, which means they are constantly challenged to think and act outside the box.

Paris fashion guru says be “new and daring”

Journalist-turned-fashion guru Jean Paul Cauvin has been involved in the process of making Vietnam International Fashion Week (VIFW) in Việt Nam since day one. He gives his insight about the show and other perspectives of designing garments. He spoke to Inner Sanctum before leaving Hà Nội for Paris.

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