Huế ambitious to be Việt Nam’s gastronomy capital

Local authorities in Huế have the ambitious plan of developing the city into the gastronomy capital of Việt Nam to boost tourism.

Huế plans market for street food vendors

Huế City is asking authorities to allocate land in central Thừa Thiên- Huế Province to set up markets for street vendors in an attempt to upgrade its tourism profile.

French Ambassador always had ‘magical connection' with VN French Ambassador to Viet Nam Jean-Noel Poirier has had a "magical connection" with the S-shaped country since he was young.

Asian cuisine on show in Hue Visitors to the ongoing biennial cultural event Hue Festival 2014 can taste food served by top chefs at a side event, the International Gastronomy Festival, which opened on Tuesday evening.

Local cuisine promotion has a long Hue to go: city residents Hue is best known for elegant royal cuisine. But there is far more to the former imperial city's food culture than what was served to the Nguyen dynasty in the 1800s.

Club Opera a fusion of taste and grace Over-indulgence may be a characteristic of some high-end chefs but those at Club Opera have avoided it. Pretention and swagger are out. Quality and ­ elegance are in. Elisabeth Rosen reports

Hue to go in Ha Noi – dishes fit for a king One can't help being impressed by the simplicity of Hue food, the recipes of which have been handed down since the days of the emperors. In HaNoi, there's a restaurant which specialises in cuisine from the old capital, as Elisabeth Rosen discovers

VN seeks Ha Long Bay votes The Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism has printed 2 million voting guides to promote Ha Long Bay during this year's vote for the seven new natural wonders of the world.

Hue cuisine captures flavour of royalty A few years ago on my first trip to Viet Nam I was with a friend and we happily made our way down the highway from Ha Noi to Hoi An with a hired car and driver.

Ambassador of Vietnamese cuisine Hoai Huong speaks to one of the country's leading chefs about modernising Viet Nam's traditional food while maintaining its integrity as as a 'tapestry' of culture.