A part from Hoi An, Hanoi is Vietnam’s only city where ancient streets can be found. These streets still keep the same appearance that they had at the end of 19th centur…

When the sun sets, self-styled-mechanic Le Thanh Tung takes to the streets of Ho Chi Minh City to assist those in ill repair. It’s been two years since Tung started vent…

The dish has a special taste because the chicken is blended with the aroma and sweetness of pineapple. De-boned Chicken Thighs Steamed with Pineapple Ingredients: (serve…

Ly Son, 30 kilometers off the coast of Quang Ngai Province, is home to intriguing garlic farms and beautiful crystal-clear seas surrounded by a ring of reefs. The island…

Vietnam is one of those countries that has all the recipes that are bound to disconcert most Europeans. However, most of these specialties are expensive luxuries which y…

Many languages and dialects are spoken in Vietnam, but Vietnamese is the official language and the language of most people. Many older Vietnamese are familiar with Frenc…

Two parallel and loving boats With dragon bows and phoenix sterns Double rows of nails I carry five boy-lovers per boat And ten per pair. But, let you be reproved, you i…

The cake is a rice ball made of glutinous rice mixed with cud-weed (khuc)-most important ingredient and filled with green bean paste, pork, and spices. Cud-weed grows du…

The long history… In ancient days, there was a street selling paints, called the Paints Street. The Doan family, located at house No, 14 of this street, hit upon a new i…

Tuong, also called Hat Boi in the south, is a kind of drama of the national theater. Tuong came into being over five hundred years ago, reflecting the rich and special c…

Traditional values of Vietnamese lifestyle were deeply affected by Confucian ethics. During thousand years the Chinese invaded and maintained control Vietnam, Vietnamese…

Tired of getting trapped in noisy, crowded resort towns during summer? Then set yourself adrift at these top Vietnamese kayaking hubs. Kayaking is a watersport that invo…

There was once a very poor man who lived near the forest. He was able to earn enough for a bare existence by cutting firewood, which his wife would barter for rice in th…

In the past two decades, Nguyen Dac Dung has lent many second hand toilets a new lease on life. On a hot summer day in Ho Chi Minh City, Dung sat under a tree on Vo Van …

Anglers in many southern provinces consider Khanh the last cockroach hunter of Saigon, not to mention the best source of bait in town. Midnight, as the city fell asleep,…

This nutritious and delicious meal combines the sweetness of cuttlefish with pungent taste of ginger. It is very suitable to serve the dish on cold days. Cuttlefish Stea…

The Dan da (lithophone) is a set of stone slabs of different sizes and shapes fabricated through an elementary technique. Lithophone is composed of a set of eleven reson…