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Food for the body is good, but food for the soul is great. You have the opportunity to get both at these restaurants and cafés, which run vocational training programs for street kids. Good cause, good food, good idea. If you’re in the area, why not try one out? Vietnam Hoi An Streets International has [...]
Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, pinning high hopes on the development of the country’s tourism industry, targets to triple its revenue to around US$10-11 billion by the year 2015. Vietnam has 764 international travel firms, and a huge number of domestic travel companies as well as 10,800 accommodation facilities with 208,000 rooms. In its tourism [...]
It’s so much fun having kids. It’s a great excuse to do the things you used to do as a kid all over again. But, as you know, it’s expensive enough taking care of their basic needs, and there isn’t always much money left over for entertainment. So I’ve compiled a list of the top [...]
A tourist fishes in U Minh Thuong National Park in Kien Giang Province U Minh Thuong National Park, in the southwestern most province of Kien Giang, is an ideal destination for an ecotourism adventure. U Minh Thuong National Park is among the most precious flooded forests of Southeast Asia and is a “green lung” of [...]
A kitesurfing contest will be held at Nha Trang Sea Festival 2009, June 6-12. Get set for the cultural festivities and record-breaking attempts that will heat up the central coastal city of Nha Trang this June. Beautiful beaches, plush resorts and excellent scuba-diving have earned Nha Trang the tag as the most popular destination for [...]
A unique ancient Vietnamese village has been recreated on Hon Tam Islet in the central coastal city of Nha Trang, filled with old houses with wells, lines of areca trees, hedges and bunches of banana trees covering walls; a sight that is usually seen inland. It is also the ideal place for tourists to …
The artist couple Tuyet Mai and Dinh Linh have their own way of bringing traditional music to audiences: playing traditional music at home. Tuyet Mai and Dinh Linh introduce the origin and the characteristics of each kind of instrument. “Some people have called us art traders, who do business with traditional music. I was sad [...]
With a fascinating blend of natural beauty, wildlife and history the mangrove forest of Can Gio makes for a great day trip out of Ho Chi Minh City, writes Duc Hanh. My friends from Ho Chi Minh City advised against it, but I decide to take a motorbike to the mangrove forest of Can Gio. [...]
Tender Canadian beef as well as a variety of delicious Canadian seafood and robust wines, and also Canada’s famous “ice wine” will be served at the Festival of Canadian Flavours which will be held at the Sofitel Plaza Hanoi Hotel from November 7-14. This culinary, which is in the framework of the celebration of the [...]
The Food Hygiene and Safety Agenc, under the Health Ministry, has issued a warning about Polychlorobifenyls-infected sausages of a company named Ballering. The Agency said that according to the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF), Ballering sausages were exported to many countries, including Vietnam. This kind of sausage was processed from pork originated [...]