Vegetarian restaurant offers food for tranquil minds

Vị Lai Restaurant welcomes us with the sounds of a gurgling brook, singing birds and harmonious zen music. It offers not just a healthy vegetarian meal, but also a relaxing and comfortable space.

Restaurant offers retreat by Red River

If you’re looking for a wide open space away from the city to enjoy a family meal, then head down to Sunshine on the Red River. Minh Thu reports

The spirit of Việt Nam: Nem rán and nem cuốn

In Vietnamese cuisine, nem rán (spring rolls) and nem cuốn tôm thịt (summer rolls) are among the most popular and tasty of the hundreds of local dishes that residents and foreigners alike enjoy.

Coconut sugar rolls satisfy cravings on the cheap

It’s easy to satisfy your craving for sugar when you are travelling. Just look out for the bicycles stopping at the side of the road, carrying white boxes with the letters Bò Bía Ngọt marked in red.

Vegan food makes us live not for meat, but for flavour

At V’s Home, vegan food is not a religious calling or sacrifice for animal welfare but rather the foundation of satisfying, flavourful meals that leave diners feeling nourished. Minh Thu explores.

Temple of Literature plans events for children

The Temple of Literature will host a wide range of cultural activities dedicated to children during the summer holiday, according to Lê Xuân Kiêu, director of the Temple of Literature’s Culture and Science Centre.

A family treat that nutures generations to come

Mr. Bùi Ngọc Thái puts on his plastic gloves and carefully mixes the thin layers of lean pork meat, lard and skin with some salt, MSG and thính, the golden roast rice grounded into a brownish powder. The pleasant fragrance of thính started to fill the room.

VN cuisine gets its TV close up

Chefs Nik Michael Imran and Sarah Benjamin have come to Việt Nam to promote Cooking For Love Season Two, the favourite show of Asian Food Channel.

Eat, pray, love at cozy vegan restaurant Good vegetarian fare is hard to find at the best of times, more so in Viet Nam where meat consumption has increased 110 per cent in the last 10 years.

Russian beauties on goodwill tour This year's winner of the Miss Russia pageant, Natalia Gantimurova, first runner-up Anastasia Mashukova, and another top ten finisher, Ksenia Frolova, are in Viet Nam on a goodwill tour.