"Queen of Startups" talks about fight with cancer

Trương Thanh Thủy, dubbed ‘Queen of Startups’ by BBC and included in the "Forbes 30 Under 30" list, was diagnosed with lung cancer last September. She shares her stories and life experiences through a private blog that has attracted thousands of followers who have spread her story far and wide. She speaks to Quỳnh Trân about the insights she has gleaned from her cancer experience.

Smoked Beef in Clay Pot

Smoke beef in clay pot is a simplified version of South West Vietnamese grilled beef on heated clay tile.

City to revamp waterway tourism plan

With nearly 1,000 kilometres of rivers and canals, the potential for developing waterway tourism in the HCM City metropolitan area is enormous, but this is limited by the lack of a serious effort to avoid pitfalls like increasing pollution.

On the menu: Cheap meals, warm heart

Located on Trần Hưng Đạo Street in Mỹ Tho City, in the southern province of Tiền Giang, over the past two years Huynh Đệ restaurant has become a popular eatery for the hundreds of poor people who come to eat affordable meals, share in conversation and enjoy a sympathetic ear.

Phước Kiều casters preserve ancient craft

Situated on the road side of the old National Highway 1, the craft village of Phước Kiều in Quảng Nam Province still preserves the 500-year-old bronze cast trade and lives well from their ancestor’s industry.

’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.

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

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.

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.

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