From 7:00 am to 5:00 pm each day, the workers take turns to conduct their duties in various phases of making a broom: tearing down materials, which come from a tree with scientific name ‘thysanolaena latifolia,’ bundling, and chopping to make a finished product. … [Read more...] about Hustle and bustle in a unique hamlet making brooms in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho chi minh mekong delta tour
Unique lunar New Year markets in Ho Chi Minh City
Unlike northerners who cook square-shaped Banh Chung, southerners prefer cylindrical Banh Tet during the traditional Tet holiday. Both cakes are made of glutinous rice, green bean paste and pork, and they are wrapped in La Dong (Dong leaves). The leaves can be found at the La Dong market that is located at the Cach Mang Thang Tam-Pham Van Hai intersection. The market, the biggest of its kind in HCM City, often opens from the 15th day of the 12th lunar month and lasts several days before the start of Tet. A bunch typically contains 10 leaves costing between VND70,000 and VND80,000. Flowers are among indispensable items during the Tet holiday, and the Binh Dong flower market in District 8 is an ideal place to visit. Coming here, visitors can see boats full of flowers and ornamental trees sourced from gardens throughout the Mekong Delta region. From the 20th day of the 12th lunar month, gardeners gather at the market in order to prepare for the Lunar New Year festival. … [Read more...] about Unique lunar New Year markets in Ho Chi Minh City
VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 25
She said it is an undeniable success that Vietnam could gather a large-scale Congress with over 1,500 delegates taking part amid complicated developments of the pandemic worldwide at present. Diplomats and representatives from international organisations in Vietnam will be honoured to witness this important political event and are satisfied about living in one of the most successful countries in the fight against COVID-19. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 25
Making fortune from Internet not uncommon thing in Vietnam
The 20-year-old app developer, whose name is not disclosed by tax authorities, reportedly received over VND41 billion ($1.76 million) from Google, Facebook and YouTube between 2016 and 2017 thanks to in-app ads the companies placed in the mobile games he developed. … [Read more...] about Making fortune from Internet not uncommon thing in Vietnam
Delegates attend preparatory session of Vietnam’s 13th National Party Congress in Hanoi
Vietnamese Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong (R) and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrive at the preparatory session in Hanoi, January 25, 2021. Photo: Minh Linh / Tuoi Tre The 13th National Party Congress will officially open on the morning of January 26 and last until February 2. … [Read more...] about Delegates attend preparatory session of Vietnam’s 13th National Party Congress in Hanoi