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Pasteur Street Brewing Photo acquired by VnExpress  A glass of cool craft beer (or two or…) is as good a de-stresser as any after a hard working week, many people will agree. And Pasteur Street Brewing is one of the pioneer craft beer places in the city. Nestled in an old building in District 1, the place is a familiar destination for Saigon beer connoisseurs. The shop’s space is quite narrow, but it is not stuffy. The noise and bustle…

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A month on, Da Nang is yet to recover the battering it took from record downpours last December. Source link

For half a century now drinking coffee during breakfast has become a feature of the Saigon culture. Among the variety of coffee styles in the city is the Chinese one: brewing in a clay pot.  The Chinese brought this unique way of making coffee to Saigon, and later many Vietnamese also started to adopt this style to make their coffee. In a small alley near Thiec Market, a shop has been serving this style of coffee for more than two…

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One of the most common Lunar New Year traditions is the display and use of symbolic items to invoke the gods to bless a house with luck. The zodiac for the coming Lunar Year is the Pig, and there is large demand for piggybanks that carry the symbols of fortune, either etched, carved or painted. Among the most extravagant of the piggybanks are made by a ceramic company in Bat Trang Village in Hanoi, which is famous for its traditional…

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Listen to the 26-year-old from Quang Tri Province talk about his passion and journey to the title. Source link

And atop a Central Highlands mountain, Meigo Mark proposed to Nguyen Thi Sam with two bamboo rings, winning the heart of the software engineer. The wedding of Meigo, 28 and Sam, 29 was held in Dong Hung Town, Thai Binh Province, northern Vietnam – the bride’s native place, last October. The wedding guests were not only fascinated by the foreign groom and his journey on foot around the world, but also by a board that displayed thousands of photos documenting…

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The photo exhibition, titled “Cai Luong art performance – The nation’s soul” was on the Nguyen Hue walking street in Saigon’s District 1. The exhibition was organized in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the first cai luong stage in 1918.  Cai luong, roughly translated as “reformed theater”, is a form of Vietnam modern folk opera tradition combining music and acting. In 1915, a band named Nguyen Tong Trieu (Tu Trieu) was established in My Tho City in the southern…

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It is not clear whether they are a satirical spoof but the videos are clearly a response to a spate of recent accidents where people waiting on motorbikes at red lights have been killed and injured. The most horrific accident of them all happened in southern Long An Province early this month, killing four and injuring many others when a truck driver high on alcohol and heroin plowed into dozens of motorbikes waiting at a traffic light. Last October, a…

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By Nguyen Quy  &nbspJanuary 15, 2019 | 10:10 am GMT+7 Two Vietnamese designers Nguyen Cong Tri (L) and Phuong My will showcase their collections at the New York Fashion Week (NYFW) next month. Photo acquired by VnExpress Two renowned Vietnamese designers will showcase their collections at the New York Fashion Week (NYFW) next month. This is the first time Vietnamese designers have been invited to introduce their latest collections at one of the ‘Big Four’ fashion weeks in the world….

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The annual BridgeFest, held Sunday at Hanoi’s Athletics Complex, was organized by international non-governmental organization, Oxfam, and the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi. “Following the message, ‘Bridging the Gap’, BridgeFest aims to break down barriers in Vietnam, such as gender, income, physical ability, geography, culture, religion… to promote equality and connect people,” said Vu Thi Quynh Hoa, head of Campaign & Advocacy for Oxfam. This year’s edition also encouraged people, especially the youth, to pay more attention to enhancing access to…

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