Special programs on offer at Sofitel Saigon
Special programs on offer at Sofitel Saigon

The Sofitel Saigon Plaza Hotel is running two programs in August at its Boudoir Lounge on the ground floor.

Special programs on offer at Sofitel Saigon
Banh can and banh xeo in Ninh Thuan
Banh can and banh xeo in Ninh Thuan

Made from rice flour, banh can and banh xeo are specialties in southern and south-central Vietnam.

Banh can and banh xeo in Ninh Thuan
The Royal Pavilion to introduce Vu Lan Festival favorites
The Royal Pavilion to introduce Vu Lan Festival favorites

This August, The Royal Pavilion of The Reverie Saigon will feature a selection of vegetarian specialties in honor of the Vu Lan Festival, a special time for people to express their gratitude to their parents.

The Royal Pavilion to introduce Vu Lan Festival favorites
Taj Mahal-style castle in HCM City
Taj Mahal-style castle in HCM City

VOV.VN - A Taj Mahal-style building in downtown Saigon allures visitors for its original architecture as well as entertainment services inside. 

Taj Mahal-style castle in HCM City
Sea tuna eyes - A special dish from Phu Yen province
Sea tuna eyes - A special dish from Phu Yen province

Sea tuna eyes, a special dish from Phu Yen province, are fatty and have a unique flesh flavor.

Sea tuna eyes - A special dish from Phu Yen province
Ancient city to expand walking area for tourists
Ancient city to expand walking area for tourists

The ancient city of Hoi An will expand the area for walking streets to Hoang Dieu and Hoi An market – outside of the old quarter – in an effort to create more space for tourists and ease the crowding of tourists in old quarters.

Ancient city to expand walking area for tourists
Man-made ‘beach’ to open soon in Hanoi
Man-made ‘beach’ to open soon in Hanoi

A man-made ‘beach’ in Hanoi's Quoc Oai District, the first of this kind in Vietnam, will open to the public in August.

Man-made ‘beach’ to open soon in Hanoi
'Che Lam' - A taste of Vietnamese Sweetened Porridge
'Che Lam' - A taste of Vietnamese Sweetened Porridge

'Che Lam' is a kind of Vietnamese sweetened porridge. It is so sticky, fragrant, tasty, sweet that you will not fed up with it.

'Che Lam' - A taste of Vietnamese Sweetened Porridge
French dining week at Continental Saigon
French dining week at Continental Saigon

On the chic street of Dong Khoi, Hotel Continental Saigon exudes its charismatic quality with its colors, classic French architecture and elegance.

French dining week at Continental Saigon
Venture inland to eat the inedible
Venture inland to eat the inedible

Northwestern Vietnam is a special land. Scarcely populated, rugged and a heavily divided terrain. A few quick words to describe the region give one a sense of life here. 

Venture inland to eat the inedible