Review the strange coconut dishes that are used to “stir” the online community in the past time
Besides the pickled coconut that was once bombarded, now these delicious coconut dishes are still sought after by the online community. The food map of [...]
Bonsai ‘hugging the old house’ is unique and strange, attracting customers
The market for the Lunar New Year of the Rabbit is heating up day by day, the strange and unique style of bonsai kumquat trees [...]
5 alleys on Hanoi’s Old Quarter that foodies should not miss
Hanoi Old Quarter cuisine is extremely attractive to domestic and foreign diners. Referring to the alleys in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, it is impossible not to [...]
HCMC targets VND160,000-billion revenue from tourism in 2023
HCMC – The HCMC Department of Tourism expects the city to attract 40 million tourists, including five million foreigners, and earn around VND160,000 billion from tourism services this year. Tourism Department director Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa said the city would take a range of measures to boost the
HCMC closes inner-city streets to prepare flower, book streets for Tet
HCMC – The HCMC Department of Transport issued a notification on traffic rearrangement in District 1 from January 3 to 26, 2023, to organize book and flower streets for the Lunar New Year 2023. Vehicles will be disallowed to enter Nguyen Hue Boulevard and some traffic lanes on Le Loi Boulevard
Earn millions per pot of cat-shaped coconut bonsai on the Tet holiday
Being passionate about bonsai, Mr. Dau Thanh Tung has pursued a unique coconut bonsai tree, creating a mascot of 12 animals, especially a cat-shaped coconut [...]
HCMC establishes F&B association
HCMC – The HCMC government has set up the HCMC Food and Beverage Association (FBA) under the management of the municipal Department of Tourism. The association is aimed at bringing together culinary experts, cooks, chefs, hotels, restaurants and tour operators to create new high-quality products
National Assembly approves two new deputy PMs
HCMC – National Assembly deputies this afternoon overwhelmingly voted for a resolution approving the prime minister’s proposal to appoint Tran Hong Ha and Tran Luu Quang as new deputy prime ministers, replacing Pham Binh Minh and Vu Duc Dam. Before the vote, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked
Kien Giang set to woo VND4.3t of investment in six projects
HCMC – The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang looks to attract investment in six projects worth some VND4.3 trillion this year, according to the provincial Department of Planning and Investment. The province also targets the disbursement of roughly VND24 trillion to carry out projects this year,
Tolls adjusted up on four expressways as VAT back to 10%
HCMC – Tolls on four expressways in the country have increased slightly since January 1, 2023, as the value-added tax (VAT) was adjusted up from 8% to 10%, according to the Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC). The four expressways are Noi Bai-Lao Cao, Cau Gie-Ninh Binh, Danang-Quang Ngai and
SeABank has new CEO
HCMC – Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank, or SeABank, whose shares are traded on the HCMC Stock Exchange under the code SSB, has named Loic Faussier, a French national, as CEO of the bank. He began his two-year tenure on January 3, the local media reported. Loic has 25 years’ experience
Third HCMC Brand Award ceremony set for Friday
HCMC – The HCMC Department of Industry and Trade, in collaboration with the Saigon Times Group, will hold the HCMC Brand Award 2022 ceremony at the GEM Center in HCMC’s District 1 on Friday, January 6. The event marks the third year of the HCMC Brand Award, an annual program jointly launched by