People all over Vietnam have been preparing offerings for their ancestors and attending activities during Vu Lan festival.
The street selling votive paper products have been busier, restaurants offering vegetarian food have been filled with an abundance of customers, and people have been flocking to pagodas to pray for the deceased in honour of Vu Lan [...]
Phuc Am, Duyen Truong and Van Hoi villages in Hanoi’s Thuong Tin district have produced votive paper products for several decades. Villages are very busy at the moment preparing for the Vu Lan holiday.
Vu Lan is a Buddhist holiday, held annually on the 15th of the 7th month of the lunar calendar for people to [...]
One of Da Nang’s most beautiful stretches of coastline will see two of its roads receive the names of Hoang Sa and Truong Sa.
Putting up the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa street signs has begun
Both are islands of Vietnam and their names will be given to two roads running along the Son Tra – Dien [...]
GULF OF TONKIN BEAUTY: An aerial view of the islands of Halong Bay, which legend says were created by a dragon flailing its tail.
ISLAND MAGIC: The dramatic setting of Halong Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
RAPTUROUS SIGHT: A beautiful sunset makes for a lovely evening display of Halong Bay which features limestone islands, grottoes, and [...]
>> Autumn’s flavour
Out with the old and in with the cold, it’s time to say goodbye to summer in Hanoi.
Autumn in Hanoi
After enduring what many have called the summer of hell, Hanoi is welcoming relief from the heat. Signs of autumn are everywhere as the city transitions into it’s next season. The change is a [...]
Another autumn is about to descend on Hanoi. The streets are filled with cool air, signaling the start of the Com (young rice flake) season.
Vendors slung baskets are packed with the green young rice flakes which send forth the ubiquitous sweet flavours that lure in even the most casual onlooker.
By October, the winter rice begins [...]
Traditional foods, culture and customs will be highlighted at the Ha Thanh Food Festival due to be held from October 6 to 11 in Hanoi.
Pho, a traditional Vietnamese dish.
“This will be a special opportunity for visitors to discover the unique food culture of the North, Central and South of Vietnam, especially the specialties of the [...]
Mien, a noodle made from cassava, is one of the most readily found ingredients in Vietnamese cuisine, and is scattered throughout national hallmark dishes such as Mien Xao (a fried dish served with either pork or chicken tripe) and Mien Tron (a spicy number incorporating beef, pawpaw, vinegar, sugar, salt and chili).
But Mien Nau, or [...]
Located in the center of Hanoi, the ancient Thang Long Royal Citadel holds the remains of historical, cultural, and architectural artifacts of many feudal dynasties in Vietnam.
The citadel is a complex full of relics closely associated with the history of Thang Long – Hanoi capital city. It was built by the Ly, Tran, Le and [...]
Celebrating and preparing for the future of crafts is an economic necessity for many villagers Vietnam.
Bat Trang Pottery Village is very successful in attracting tourists.
A seminar titled “Hanoi traditional trade villages, potentials for development & tourism” was held yesterday in the capital city, which discussed the present situation and suggested solutions relating to developing trade [...]
