Reminders on health and safety in Vietnam: Health care in Vietnam varies in quantity and quality. Big cities such as Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City have very good private and state-owned hospitals and clinics, while it is often hard to see a doctor in rural areas. Pharmacies, however, can be found in almost every [...]

Food and Drink in Vietnam Increasingly famous worldwide with restaurants sprawled over the globe, yet no Vietnamese food abroad can equal in flavour or quality to that made in Vietnam itself. In brief, Vietnamese cuisine depends heavily on rice grown in water paddies throughout the country, with dishes varying from simple everyday meals to most [...]

Diverse cultural, tourism and sports events are taking place across the country to welcome the upcoming lunar New Year Festival (Tet) – the Year of the Buffalo. The main streets in Nha Trang city of central coastal Khanh Hoa province are bedecked with flowers, colorful lanterns, slogans and flags to welcome Tet. The director of [...]