Homicide life on the street

"The coffee shop is the family's main source of income. My parents are retired while my younger siblings are still going to school. Without the coffee shop, I'm unemployed and have to stay at home to raise my kid. How will I be able to support my child?"  … [Read more...] about Hanoi Train Street café owners look for other means of livelihood

Can uses revenues from the coffee shop to buy more books for the shop. “The books in my store are cheaper than others. Buyers can return the books if they don’t like. They can borrow books without making a deposit or having to register their names and the time for book return. If they want to keep the book, it is fine." … [Read more...] about Owner of small bookstore offers free services on one of Saigon’s most expensive streets

Not wanting to be a burden on his family, two years ago he set up the street food stall at his doorstep on Hang Chieu Street. He was doing fairly well until the global pandemic came and customers stopped coming. He had to find another way to make a living. … [Read more...] about Brittle-boned man takes a crack at success

At 6 a.m. on September 11, Dinh Song Bach Xuan, 38, opened her Bep Bo Ban restaurant after 45 days of closure due to the new outbreak in the central city. Located in a small alley on Hai Chau District's Hai Phong Street, the eatery had been closed three days after Covid-19 resurfaced in Da Nang on July 25, placing around 1,700 residents near three hospital hotspots into lockdown. … [Read more...] about Crawl back to normalcy: Da Nang after social distancing eased

Like many Vietnamese living and working abroad, Nguyễn Ngọc Lâm, who lives in Denmark, dearly miss traditional dishes like bún chả, phở and bún vịt măng. But for him, nothing can compare to bún vịt măng (rice noodle soup with duck meat and fresh or dried bamboo).  … [Read more...] about Hà Nội a paradise for lovers of delicious duck soup