Brilliant gastronomy found at Bistronomy

If you want to find a cosy restaurant with spectacular views of West Lake and a large choice of food and wine, blending European and Vietnamese flavours, 88 Bistronomy on Hà Nội’s Xuân Diệu Street might just be the ticket.

Memoir shines light on pandemic across continents

Vietnamese-French writer Bùi Thị Hồng Vân (pen name Nuage Rose) has recently published her second memoir "120 Ngày Mây Thì thầm Với Gió" (120 Days of Whispers from Cloud to Wind) on her unforgettable circumstances during the pandemic in Hà Nội and Paris.

Five-colour pork roll for Tết

This pork roll is a must-have on a family food tray for Tết. Hà Nội Green Food aficionado and home cook Hoàng Long shows you his tasty recipe ahead of the new lunar year

A Bản showcases ethnic culture via authentic mountain food

For any city-dweller who has been seduced by unique ethnic cuisine, especially from those groups living in the northwest, he or she no longer needs to travel far to enjoy the food. A new restaurant in Hà Nội’s Ba Đình District can satisfy a longing for these special, unique ethnic dishes.  

Oodles of glass noodles ready for Tết at So Village

The canna noodles, or glass noodles, of So Village in Tân Hoà Commune, Quốc Oai District, have long been known as a specialty of the Hà Nội countryside, loved far and wide. They are probably the most famous noodles in the country.

Startup founder shares secrets about business success

Daniel Nguyễn, CEO and founder of WriterZen, a new advertising and software startup, is an entrepreneur with two startups already under his belt at the age of 30. Recently he took centre stage as the only Vietnamese representative at the Ad World Conference 2021.

An Giang to preserve Khmer Buông leaf writing

The People’s Committee of the southern province of An Giang has approved a project on preserving and upholding the cultural values of writing on buông (fan palm) leaves of the Khmer ethnic group by 2030.

Life not so sweet for Vietnamese beekeepers

On December 2, the US Department of Commerce announced a preliminary anti-dumping tax rate for Vietnamese honey at 412.49 per cent. This is the first time Vietnamese honey producers faced trade remedy lawsuits.

Journey to the pagoda in the clouds

Ngọa Vân is a sacred pagoda located on Bảo Đài Mountain, in the territory of two communes, An Sinh and Bình Khê, in Quảng Ninh Province. Built during the Trần Dynasty (1225-1400), the pagoda was the final destination in King-Monk Trần Nhân Tông’s journey of Buddhist practice and enlightenment.

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