In Vietnam mooncakes are a celebration food most commonly eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival (Tết Trung Thu) and are often given as gifts to family, friends and business associates. The sharing of a mooncake cut [Read more…]
Bun Dau Mam Tom is a Vietnamese dish which is particularly popular in Hanoi. The principal ingredients are noodles, tofu and shrimp paste which gives the dish its pungent fragrance. About Bun Dau Mam Tom There [Read more…]
Mì Quảng, pronounced ‘me wang’, is a noodle dish from Central Vietnam which is less well known than Vietnam’s most famous noodle dish, pho, but highly regarded in Vietnam and by people familiar with Vietnamese [Read more…]
The Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park is a protected area covering much of Asia’s oldest limestone karst area. The park is most famous for its caves, but the forest above is also notable [Read more…]
Lan Ha Bay is one of three areas off the coast of Northern Vietnam which has clusters of limestone karst islands, most with steep sea cliffs. The other two areas are Ha Long Bay and [Read more…]
The 23 October Park is small green public space on the opposite side of the road to Nha Trang Railway Station. The 23 October Park is dedicated to the memory of a nearly forgotten chapter [Read more…]
Nha Trang Beach, also sometimes known as Tran Phu Beach, is a 6 km stretch of white sand the northern end of which is in Nha Trang City Centre. Nha Trang Beach is the busiest [Read more…]
The Tomb of Emperor Khai Dinh is located 7 km to the south of Hue in Vietnam on a steep hillside. This is tomb is the last and most ornate of the many tombs constructed [Read more…]
The 400th Anniversary of French involvement in Vietnam is fast approaching; Jesuit Priest and early missionary Alexandre de Rhodes arrived in Vietnam in 1620 setting in motion of course of events that would shape both Vietnam [Read more…]
The Vietnamese Government recognises 54 distinct ethnic groups (including the Kinh or Viet who account for around 85% of the population) as living in Vietnam. In order of population size the 54 groups are: Kinh [Read more…]
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