National Geographic has released a list of Top 10 Celebration Foods of the World and among those chosen in the esteemed selection are Banh Chung and Banh Day, traditional foods in Vietnam every Tet. Tet or Lunar New Year is Vietnam’s major and most anticipated festival because it signifies the onset of spring and perhaps […]
A new species of orchid, frog and cicada have recently been discovered in Vietnam. The new find was made through the joint efforts of Vietnamese and foreign scientists who uncovered the flower and animals in Ninh Thuan, Kon Tum and Lao Cai, respectively. The new species of orchid is called Aerides phongii, named after its […]
China’s recent successive trespassing on Vietnamese waters and attacks on its ships have caused an alarm and prompted the non-profit international scholars’ forum Boston Global Forum to call on the United States and the European Union to immediately send naval ships with the mission to observe China’s activities in Vietnamese waters. In early May of […]
The mobile app industry in Vietnam may be lagging behind compared to the rest of the world, but it’s certainly catching up and may even be at par with the current leading applications in the sector today. Quality-wise, Vietnamese applications are not inferior. In fact, apps like Fuzel was hailed as one of the Best […]
To demonstrate their budding alliance in denouncing China’s maritime moves, the Philippine and Vietnamese navies will soon throw a beer and volleyball party in early June on Southwest Cay, and China isn’t among those invited. The get-together will symbolize how once-suspicious neighbors are now working together amid China’s assertiveness in the contested territories, a move […]
Amidst Beijing’s removal of its oil rig from Vietnamese waters last July, Vietnam was able to maintain and even develop a stronger relationship with Japan and the United States. In fact, on July 26, 2014, just ten days after the rig was withdrawn, an international conference was held in Ho Chi Minh City between foreign […]
The first ever Ho Chi Minh City-made Intel Central Processing Unit (CPU) “Haswell” was just released and the American company is planning to transfer the majority of its production here. The CPU was built in Saigon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP) in just two months. “Haswell” is the code name for the fourth generation of processing chips […]
Shop owners at Saigon Tax Trade Center are offering up to 50% discounts to clear their stocks before the building will be demolished by the end of September to make way for the construction of a 40-storey skyscraper. Saigon Tax Trade Center is a 134-year old, five-storey building built in 1880. It was originally named […]