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The taco sultan of Ho Chi Minh City
10/07/2012 01:11The little street under Cong Ly Bridge looked like an unlikely place for Islamic pho. When we arrived, in the middle of a bright pink sunset, beer drinkers had sat down for a long night ahead and pork butchers were cleaning up for the day. The stall itself was attached to the front of a...
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Vietnamese calligraphy streams
13/05/2012 01:51A quick look into Vietnamese calligraphy Calligraphy is called “ Thu Phap ” in Vietnamese; “ Thu ” means script while “ Phap ” means rule , in combination, the term means “ the rule of writing ”.Through times, Vietnamese calligraphy has...
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A cup of tea and Vietnamese- Vietnamese culture
08/05/2012 07:14Drinking tea with the old Vietnamese Let's spend a few minutes on the time machine travelling back to the past, to observe Vietnamese' tea drinking habits and apprehend the first days of tea appreciation's art. In the period of 13th to 15th century, Vietnamese believed...
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Xong dat or first-footing during the Dragon Year
10/02/2012 02:59Among the many taboos and rituals connected with the Lunar New Year in Vietnam is xong dat, or “first-footing” as the Scots call it. It is a deep-rooted belief that the first person to enter the house in a year will have a bearing on the family’s fortune through...
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A friend to the dead
06/07/2011 05:00Le Huu Tay has launched his small fishing boat out of the central town of Hue city for more than 40 years. During his many voyages, Tay has spotted the bodies of numerous annonymous kin — fellow fishermen, lost swimmers and unidentifed bodies — floating on the tide. Rather...
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Northern Vietnam booms with ancient tea trees
06/07/2011 05:00Vietnam boasts a vast wealth of ancient tea trees that are still waiting to be discovered, developed and protected. According to scant mention in historic materials and scientific research, ancient tea trees are mainly located in the northern highland provinces of...
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ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 5/7
05/07/2011 05:00Sa Huynh jar tombs discovered in Quang Ngai Ten jar tombs dating back to 3,000 years ago were discovered in the central province of Quang Ngai on Monday. Archaeologists from Quang Ngai General Museum found the tombs after 2 months excavating an...
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