It is known that taken separately, the words Viet and Nam could designate either our [...]
Twenty years ago studies on this region were started by the Southeast Asian section of [...]
“Loin des tracas, sous ton beau firmament Je viens de vivre un si tendre roman [...]
The Mid-Autumn Festival gave us the opportunity to visit the Birla village of orphans on [...]
This port city located 30 kilometers from Da Nang and nearly 800 kilometers south of [...]
Foreign tourists coming through Hue and Da Nang are likely to hurry directly to Hoi [...]
Such a movement started once before; timidly it is true, in the 30’s of the [...]
My young friend Laurent Colin was so kind as to send me as it came [...]
Midnight dips are fine, but remember that there’s safety (and security) in numbers. Violent crime [...]
There are plenty of great places to swim inland, although many rivers are quite polluted [...]
The topography of Vietnam means that it possesses an impressive coastline (some 3,200 km of [...]
If you are invited out to a restaurant, you are not expected to pay anything [...]
If it’s unique culinary experiences you’re looking for, DON’T hesitate to try some of these: [...]
Don’t eat endangered species or their derivatives knowingly, if you can help it. In any [...]
Some behavior in restaurants can be a little disconcerting. As soon as you sit down, [...]
Whenever I think of Bui Vien, the first Vietnamese to travel to the United States, [...]
Vietnam now has a wide range of hotels from the very basic to five-star luxury. [...]
As we have just pointed out, there’re a lot of fakes in Vietnam, many of [...]
As in several other developing countries, particularly (ex-) communist ones, a dual pricing system has [...]
A middle-aged Parisian is bored to death. He doesn’t have to work for a living [...]
Shopping can be an interesting – but also a very exasperating experience. So arm yourself [...]
I have had no time to check, but I am quite sure that in every [...]
Lacquer ware Ceramics Painting, Woodblock prints Silk, Clothes in general, Embroidery, Carvings (stone and wood), [...]
Much of Southeast Asia is notorious as an earthly paradise for counterfeiters and Vietnam is [...]
The idea of a fixed pricing system is still quite novel in most commercial contexts, [...]
From wars, heroes were born and showed their outstanding characteristics and talents. General Tran Hung [...]
Is religion a sensitive issue in Vietnam? To understand the ‘yes and no’ answer, one [...]
The other day I talked to my friend, the historian Phan Huy Le, about a [...]
Vietnamese religious beliefs are rich and varied. The afterlife is also modeled along the same [...]
Although religious identification is not such a clear-cut matter, statistics tell us that about 70 [...]
Don’t underestimate the extent and power of popular beliefs in Vietnam. The ‘respect’ mentioned a [...]
Vietnam’s traditional religious background is based on three great philosophies and religions – Confucianism, Taoism [...]
Strolling along the tree-lined Phan Dinh Phung Avenue, a tourist passing by the northern wall [...]
In most temples and pagodas you will be allowed (and sometimes even encouraged) to take [...]
After reading guidebooks on other Asian Countries like Thailand or China, travelers enter Vietnamese temples [...]
Trips to the countryside are always accompanied by a short visit to nearby temples. Buy [...]
The authentic Vietnamese culture Vietnamese culture – autochthonous Viet culture was born during the Bronze [...]
The eighteen core provinces of traditional China are surrounded by outer provinces that are home [...]
With the explosion of technology in our age of telecommunications, geographic determinism is losing more [...]
‘In Vietnam’, the French historian Pierre-Richard Feray emphasizes, ‘the links between the past and the [...]
The shape of Vietnam has given rise to many picturesque comparisons. Sometimes it is referred [...]
The Vietnamese people were able to enjoy independence for nine hundred years, challenged only by [...]
Many foreign visitors on Vietnam vacation packages, as well as many Vietnamese, have been thrown [...]
In the spring of 1770, a ferocious wild tiger rushed into the hamlet south of [...]
Nobody walks anywhere in Vietnam if they don’t have to. Foreigners who actually profess a [...]
The Chinese general Trieu Da (Chao To) annexed Au Lac, the country of the Viets [...]
A Vietnamese journalist describes his experience below: I had known about Vovinam (school of Vietnamese [...]
Vietnam Airlines, the state carrier, provides a wide array of safe and fairly comfortable flights, [...]
Thuy Hien- the World Wushu Champion tells how her mother helped her train: As a [...]
The Minsk is a stylish, almost indestructible Belarusian two stroke dirt bike with absolutely no [...]
There are many schools of Vietnamese martial arts. They can be classified into four major [...]
Masters have introduced Vietnamese martial arts to many countries. Twenty-two schools in France and other [...]
Horns are heavily used in Vietnam: a motorbike still runs with no lights or little [...]
Technically, a foreigner needs a Vietnamese license to drive anything above 50cc; while this is [...]
Prior to the sixteenth century, kings appointed their military officers on the basis of their [...]
It’s great to be able to drive yourself in Vietnam and go where you want, [...]
Lieu Doi is a village in Liem Tuc Commune, Thanh Liem District, Ha Nam Province. [...]
DON’T touch Vietnamese men in public unless you are absolutely sure it will not embarrass [...]
Love can always strike on the path to the paddy fields, and there are numerous [...]
At first glance, few people would think that a woman with such an aristocratic manner [...]
For foreign women, Vietnam is an easy country. You can walk around alone in complete [...]
With regard to what is considered the “appropriate” way of dressing in Vietnam, it is [...]
Binh Dinh Province is home to the well-known Tay Son School. It is the native [...]
There are several ways to pick up sex as a gentleman, without bullying, deceiving or [...]
Hoang Huu Khang, one of President Ho Chi Minh’s bodyguards, relates his experience with the [...]
Sorry ladies, Vietnam is no doubt a men’s paradise, even if only for the eyes. [...]
Since the early days of Vietnam’s history, the Vietnamese have always had to fight against [...]
Remember the three pillars of Vietnamese society? When it comes to weddings, of course it’s [...]
Well it happens, sometimes. You wouldn’t be the first foreigner to fall in love with [...]
It is possible to extend tourist visas from within Vietnam. Contact the Immigration Police in [...]
Despite the great prestige of Chinese culture, the indigenous Viet culture was preserved through all [...]
There are now quite a few Vietnamese land borders open to foreigners traveling to and [...]
If you plan (to leave Vietnam during your visit, for example to visit a neighboring [...]
Visas are still an expensive and rather tiresome aspect of traveling to Vietnam. Do ensure [...]
More and more foreigners are working in Vietnam now. If you fall into this category [...]
Humour can be a valuable tool in Vietnam. The Vietnamese truly love to have a [...]
Although in many ways a very polite and Courteous lot, you may sometimes find people [...]
Forget about political correctness, or at least in the Western sense of the term. In [...]
From its formation to the 20th century, Vietnam was successively ruled by the following dynasties: [...]
Younger people, particularly women, often appear painfully shy to foreign eyes. DO understand, however, that [...]
Look at history! Being stubborn is perhaps perceived as more of a virtue than a [...]
Resembling the letter “S” on the map, Vietnam lies on the Eastern side of the [...]
Vietnam is the home of 54 ethnic groups with a population of about 93 million. [...]
You may still be having a good time when midnight strikes, but don’t linger for [...]
Are expected to invite their Vietnam family, friends or colleagues on a number of occasions, [...]
Vietnam is located in Southeast Asia and borders China in the North and, therefore, has [...]
Your shoes: as in many Asian countries, people traditionally sit, rest and eat on the [...]
Influence of Chinese civilization Vietnamese culture has been deeply influenced by Chinese civilization, which came [...]
When you are invited by Vietnamese friends, you should arrive bearing some kind of gift. [...]
In their cultural and spiritual life the Vietnamese people are deeply influenced by Oriental hilosophies [...]
Don’t drop by on a casual visit to friends in Vietnam without phoning or arranging [...]
Traditional Vietnamese architecture took shape in the period of the Dong Son culture (3rd century [...]
His firm reputation as a joker did this man a disservice when the new mandarin, [...]
The cultural personality of the Vietnamese is marked by the following traits: – The predominance [...]
From childhood a peasant couple worked for a rich landlord. They had no children. The [...]
In the reign of Le Thanh Tong there lived a very talented student at Bich [...]
Once upon a time a great mandarin had a daughter who was as beautiful as [...]
Tam Cam is one of the most Vietnamese Fairy Tales which have been told to [...]
Once upon a time there was a peasant couple who led a modest life in [...]
With the history of 4000 years, generations of Vietnamese people have created and maintained a [...]
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