Hanoi has been voted one of the world’s top 20 food destinations for 2023 by Tripadvisor readers. The annual Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best Awards said Vietnam’s capital has “aged well,” preserving its cultural monuments and architecture while still making room for modern developments. Rome was ranked the world’s …
Read More »30 shades of herbs: the more, the better
Not just two or three garnishes, these crispy crepes are served with 30 kinds of jungle herbs at Cam Mountain, also known as the roof of the Mekong Delta. Visitors can find more than a dozen vendors selling banh xeo, a kind of Vietnamese crepe, served with jungle herbs on …
Read More »Vietnam Airlines reports $430M loss on fuel price, exchange rate volatility
Vietnam Airlines reported a loss of VND10.09 trillion ($430.3 million) last year and blamed it on rises in fuel prices and exchange rate volatility. Its revenues were worth around VND71 trillion, equivalent to 70% of revenues in 2019 before the Covid-19 pandemic hit but higher than the combined figures of …
Read More »Indonesia surpasses Thailand as Vietnam’s largest car exporter
Indonesia surpassed Thailand as Vietnam’s largest car exporter in 2022, with 72,671 cars exported in total. Vietnam imported 173,467 cars in 2022, an 8.5% increase from 2021, according to statistics released by Vietnam Customs. Indonesia, Thailand and China were the biggest car exporters to Vietnam, but Indonesia surpassed Thailand to …
Read More »Hoi An, HCMC among world’s top 25 trending destinations in 2023
Tripadvisor readers have voted Hoi An ancient town and Ho Chi Minh City among the world’s top 25 trending destinations for 2023, those having the greatest year-over-year growth in interest. Hoi An came in second on the list as part of the annual Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best Awards, …
Read More »Don’t miss these Da Lat dishes
Lemongrass stuffed snails, shumai bread, and chicken hotpot are all known for warming the hearts and souls of travelers in the cool mountain town of Da Lat. Lemongrass stuffed snails – Oc buou nhoi thit Lemongrass stuffed snails are served with ginger fish sauce. Photo by VnExpress/Khanh Thien This is …
Read More »Four Vietnam tourist hotspots among Asia’s 25 best: Tripadvisor
Hanoi, Da Nang, Phan Thiet and Nha Trang made it onto a list of 25 favorite travel destinations in Asia this year as voted by readers of U.S.-based travel site Tripadvisor. Hanoi ranked fourth in the annual Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best Awards list for the Asia region while …
Read More »Steelmaker Hoa Phat reports bigger losses in Q4
Hoa Phat Group, Vietnam’s biggest construction steel firm, posted net losses of nearly VND2 trillion ($84.7 million) in Q4 last year, higher than the losses of roughly VND1.8 trillion in Q3. The company’s losses in Q3 was its first quarterly loss in 13 years. Hoa Phat made revenues of VND26 …
Read More »Bank Tet bonuses worth up to 10 months of salary
Tet bonuses for employees at large and medium-sized banks will be equivalent to 1-10 months’ worth of salary, with the highest bonuses going to state-owned bank employees. According to surveys taken by VnExpress before the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, leading state-run banks and private banks planned to give bonuses …
Read More »Arbitration Center rules Le Viet Hai still chairman of Hoa Binh Construction
Embattled Le Viet Hai remains chairman of construction giant Hoa Binh Construction Group, the Vietnam International Arbitration Center has ruled. The company has notified the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange about the verdict. The center has instructed the company to postpone all decisions made by its board of directors in …
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