When we say that Vietnam is warming with reds these days, we aren’t making a political statement, of course. We’re talking about wine. With the easing of government restrictions, both commercial and cultural, the past ten years have seen a welcome increase in wine importing and awareness. You can now find a good quality Bordeaux [...]

It is true that “Banh it” is a must try specialty of the Central Region in Vietnam! Commonly, there are two kinds of “Banh it”. The first one is “Banh it la gai”, which is sticky rice cake with coconut or green bean stuffing wrapped in pinnate leaf. The second one is “Banh it tom [...]

(VOV) – The second Vietnam Music Day will be held in 13 cities and provinces across the country from September 3-4. The event will open at the Vietnam Song, Dance and Music Theatre in Hanoi at 8pm on September 3. A series of celebratory activities will take place, including exchanges between composers and listeners in [...]

An artistic photograph exhibition on Vietnam’s cultural heritage will be held in Danang and Hanoi to celebrate the 66th anniversary of the August Revolution, National Day on September 2 and the 57th anniversary of Hanoi’s liberation on October 10 Taking place at the Fine Arts Museum in Danang at 78 Le Duan Street from August [...]

The size, social contempt Pha, Nepal Chew, Son La province is known for its unique culture with bold ethnic identity of the Thais, and along with the festival, “Pang Kin Then” – festival of the White Thai people. Festival, “Pang Kin Then” is the festival’s typical white people in Quynh Thai Chew. “Then” is that [...]

Unique culture of market-cap Go Gang – meeting from 0 hours to daybreak in the territory of Nhon Thanh commune, An Nhon (Binh Dinh) – probably the “unique”. Hundreds of years, even bombing war, despite the rain, is still a busy market day in the light of flickering oil lamp … Market on a crowded [...]

Bartering: The prices for goods in supermarkets, pharmacies, restaurants, hotels, official transport, basic commodity shops and so on, are usually fixed. Those for fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers from street sellers, motorcycle taxis (’xe oms’), bicycle taxis (‘cyclos’), souvenirs, clothes (especially in tourist areas), and goods bought from peddlers are usually variable. To barter effectively, [...]

Location: Thong Nhat Conference Hall is located on No.106 Nguyen Du Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. Characteristic: Thong Nhat Conference Hall, also called Reunification Hall or Presidential Palace, was built in 1865 on the grounds of Norodom Palace as a residence for the French Governor General of Cochinchina. Reunification Palace, also called Independence [...]

Location: Nam Giao Esplanade is located about 4km south of Hue City. Characteristics: Nam Giao Esplanade is an open-air monument. It was built based on the dogma of heaven fate of Confucianism and has architecture of both the religious and political significance of Oriental feudalism. In the Nguyen dynasty, right after being crowned (1802), Emperor [...]

Lam Kinh locates at Xuan Lam (Xuân Lam) commune, Tho Xuan (Thọ Xuân) suburban district. It is 50 km far from Thanh Hoa (Thanh Hóa) city towards the Northwest. This is a historical place-name ranked National historical monument in 1962 by Ministry of Culture and Information. After 10 years of leading Lam Son (Lam Sơn) [...]