What Makes Vietnamese Food Vietnamese
A bowl of phở is easy to recognize. So is a bánh mì, a plate of fresh spring rolls, or a glass of dark coffee … Read more
Kim Luu
Born of Dragon and Fairy
Ask a Vietnamese person where the Vietnamese people came from and you may receive an answer that sounds less like history than the beginning of … Read more
Why Ancestors Still Matter in Vietnam
Step into a Vietnamese home and your eye may be drawn first to the television, the family photographs, or the furniture arranged around a sitting … Read more
Understanding Vietnam Before You Visit
The first thing many visitors notice about Vietnam is movement. Motorbikes flow through intersections in seemingly impossible numbers. A woman carrying baskets of fruit steps … Read more
Vietnam Through the Centuries
Vietnam’s history is often introduced to foreign readers through war. For many people outside the country, the word “Vietnam” first evokes images of the twentieth … Read more
Bình Ngô Đại Cáo – Nguyễn Trãi – In English
Bình Ngô Đại Cáo is a significant independent proclamation of Viet people after defeating China invasion. Here is the English translation
Dong Nai province (Vietnam) – cultural facts and destinations
Dong Nai is a southern province of Vietnam, with area about 6.000 km2 and population of more than 3 millions (2022), divided into 9 districts: … Read more