A Hanoian oddity
A Hanoian oddity

Egg coffee is one of Hanoi’s must-tries for visitors and has been included in many food tours around the capital city.

A Hanoian oddity
Breaking the mould
Breaking the mould

Nguyen Thi Thanh Tam was the first woman to play the dan bau in Vietnam and she has wowed audiences around the world with her musical gift.

Breaking the mould
Hue cuisine "conquers" travelers
Hue cuisine "conquers" travelers

Coming to the ancient capital city, visitors can admire the beauty of the system of royal tombs of the Nguyen Dynasty, and also enjoy the unique culinary and cultural history of this land.

Hue cuisine "conquers" travelers
Four of the most expensive foods in Vietnam
Four of the most expensive foods in Vietnam

(VOV) - The items on this list are the best of the best and command extremely high price tags because of their rarity and the amount of time involved before they are ready to be sold on the market. 

Four of the most expensive foods in Vietnam
Can Cau market, a sea of brocade, nightingales and even horse meat
Can Cau market, a sea of brocade, nightingales and even horse meat

The Can Cau market is not as spacious as the markets found in Sa Pa Town or Bac Ha District, but it attracts people from all over due to the cultural diversity of the ethnic groups residing in the border region of Si Ma Cai District.

Can Cau market, a sea of brocade, nightingales and even horse meat
Japanese investor shares his love for Vietnam
Japanese investor shares his love for Vietnam

(VOV) - Many foreigners have developed an intrinsic love for Vietnam and such is the case of Hidehiko Nakagawa (Naka), a Japanese businessman who has said he fell in love with Vietnam at first sight.

Japanese investor shares his love for Vietnam
City clothing, jewellery designer favours ethnic minority fabrics
City clothing, jewellery designer favours ethnic minority fabrics

On one mid-summer day, the sun's strong, burning rays seem to have kept most people inside. Endless waves linger on a white, sandy beach in the central province of Binh Thuan.

City clothing, jewellery designer favours ethnic minority fabrics
Expat’s experience: The shoeshine hustle in Hanoi
Expat’s experience: The shoeshine hustle in Hanoi

I’m wearing a pair of new shoes – so new, in fact, that as I started to write this column I could still smell the glue, or maybe the polish.

Expat’s experience: The shoeshine hustle in Hanoi
Bio-reserve tourists learn to dance in traditional coracles
Bio-reserve tourists learn to dance in traditional coracles

Villages in farmland surrounding Hoi An are highly popular with environment-loving tourists. Visitors are greeted with a smile and offered an inside look at rural Vietnam among the green paddy fields and vast forests of nipa palms.

Bio-reserve tourists learn to dance in traditional coracles
Nobility of women behind the masks entrances visitor
Nobility of women behind the masks entrances visitor

As I traveled by bicycle, by train, by bus and by motor-bike from Paris to Hanoi, I kept my eyes focused on the people and on life.

Nobility of women behind the masks entrances visitor