Author: VnExpress
Vietnamese mega-cities scouring for mega-funding on infrastructure drive
Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are seeking funds worth a combined VND105 trillion (US$4.6 billion) to invest in roads and bridges in an attempt to ease traffic jams and protect the environment.
Flora Coquerel receives pleasant surprise at book launch in Hanoi
VOV.VN - On May 14, the ever so charming and beautiful French model, former Miss France and Miss Universe, Flora Coquerel participated in an event to launch a Vietnamese fashion book in Hanoi.
Vietnamese airlines issue warnings over rising in-flight thefts
Light-fingered foreigners have been helping themselves to other passengers belongings, mainly cash, since the start of the year on domestic flights.
Holy hog: Vietnam's culinary love affair with pigs
Forbidden in some cultures, pork has always reigned supreme on top of the Vietnamese food pyramid.
The crispy Vietnamese cupcake with a shrimp on top
Cupcakes are predictable – they are named that way because they are baked in cup-shaped containers, and they are cakes.
Hanoi airport plans expansion to avoid overload crisis
Noi Bai is seeking to double its capacity to prevent the problem faced by its overstrained sibling in Ho Chi Minh City.
Rising from a Hanoi isle, a city within a city
Linh Dam Peninsula is a world unto itself and an oft-cited example of Vietnam's remarkably fast urbanization.
Outside Hanoi, a village of dressmakers
A trip to Trach Xa is a journey through the rice fields, into the heirloom craft of making ao dai.
Demand from China, Africa supports Vietnamese rice prices at harvest end
Vietnamese rice is being offered at around $35-$40 a ton below Thai grain.
Saigon: Best place in Southeast Asia for cheap love
For a night out with a potential life-long love in Ho Chi Minh City, love birds have to shell out around US$35, while in Singapore a date may cost them at least $80.
