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VietNamNet Bridge – Visitors to Sa Dec Town in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap can admire gardens full of colorful flowers in spring time or visit Huynh Thuy Le House where French hit movie L’amant (The Lover) was filmed. But there is another side to this area of the delta and tourists [...]
A tour of the top of Ba Na Mountain in the central coast city of Danang is never complete without a walk around the Linh Ung-Ba Na Pagoda. This is one of the three Linh Ung pagodas in Danang with the other two being Linh Ung-Bai But on Son Tra Peninsula and Linh Ung-Non Nuoc [...]
Ba Vi National Park and its surroundings will be transformed into a geopark. The news was announced by Dr. Tram Tan Van, head of theInstitute of Geosciences and Mineral at the 2ndgeopark international conference, recently held inVietnam. Mr. Van remarked that Ba Vi National Park and its surroundings have still kept many sites of natural heritage, including ancient volcano activity and cultural values associated with [...]
Vietnamese firms are becoming more aware of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in terms of building brand, securing key staff and winning future contracts, said a recent report. For them, enhancing public attitude towards the brand is seen as most important (93 percent), followed by Investor Relations (89 percent) and Staff Recruitment and Retention (86 percent), [...]
German Falko Goetz will be the head coach of Vietnam ’s national football squad and Olympic team for the next two years. Goetz, 49, and Tran Quoc Tuan, Secretary General of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) signed a contract in Hanoi on June 6. The new coach said he hoped that with 30 years of [...]
Vietnam always attaches importance to Vietnam-Laos special relations and does its best to foster those ties, affirmed General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. General Secretary Trong, who doubles as National Assembly Chairman, made this affirmation while receiving Cheuang Sombounkhan, Minister-cum-Chief of the Lao Government Secretariat, in Hanoi on June 6. The Vietnamese Party leader expressed his [...]
I like to occasionally make beef jerky because it always seems like the stuff sold at markets is pricey. Plus, there’s never enough to satisfy me. A while back, I made a Vietnamese-stylelemongrass and chile jerky and used it for snacking and green papaya salads (goi du du). Most recently, I tried a jerky recipe [...]
Last week’s homemade udon immediately turned into a satisfying meal of cold noodles dunked in savory sauce, which was perfect for the blazing heat that hit us here in California. You may be familiar with udon served in hot broth as a noodle soup, but in Japan, I had cold udon twice. Those experiences opened up [...]
The heat of summer calls for grilling and simple salads. This colorful, crunchy, tangy spicy cabbage salad is a meatless version of the classic cabbage and chicken salad (gỏi bắp cải gà) often served at home and in restaurants. Made without the poached and hand shredded chicken, gỏi bắp cải(pronounced “goy bahp kai”) is more like a [...]
Travel for just a week in Vietnam and you’ll realise how few of its gastronomic specialities see the light of day beyond its borders. Every region lays claim to unique edible delights – well-known classics such as northern pho, Hue imperial banquet fare, and southern salad rolls are just the tip of the culinary iceberg. [...]