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Banh Mi Oven has become a familiar name here among the communities living in the United States, which is their first choice for a light meal before and after work, or a mouth-watering dish at a party or work meeting. According to Thanh Nien’s reporter, Vu Dinh and Linh Dao are the restaurant owners, and this Vietnamese couple shared their story of how they started this journey. Photo: Courtesy of Vu Dinh and Linh Thao Sold house to open the restaurant During their time working and studying in the U.S, Vu Dinh, who is Linh Dao’s husband, tried his hand at different selling businesses and products, such as café, fast food restaurants, restaurant software companies, etc. However, in 2017, Vu decided to choose to open a Banh Mi restaurant – the beloved Vietnamese street food that has become popular all over the world and introduces their homeland’s cuisine to their foreign friends. Photo: Courtesy of Vu Dinh and Linh Thao Vu stopped all of his other projects and

Renewed and beautifully painted by a French artist Hoi An ancient town has been a favorite destination of many travelers for a variety of reasons. It is a heaven for foodies and food bloggers to find the best traditional dishes in Vietnam, with small restaurants, and street vendors nestled in every corner of the bustling city. Once you have a taste of the delicious dishes sold by street vendors, you will not be able to forget them. There are many significant choices for you to try, but Banh Mi is one of the most famous plates among them. Thu has spent more than 40 years selling Banh Mi with her street vendor cart. Photo: Manh Cuong Located at 83 Hung Vuong (Hoi An), the small street vendor cart of Doan Thi Kim Thu, who is 66 years old, has been here for over 40 years. To many people, this is the oldest street vendor cart in Hoi An. During these days, tourists are astonished when they come to this place and buy a load of the Banh Mi that is made by Thu. It is not because

Cook arrive early to prepare food on display  Around 100 booths have been erected to introduce traditional food from the southern region to both locals and tourists. The cakes get their colour from plants, as opposed to artificial substances. A wide range of activities also take place during the six-day festival, including a cooking contest. Organisers hope to popularise southern specialties to visitors.  The post Folk cake festival marks a sweet time to visit Can Tho appeared first on Vietexplorer.com . View more from VietExplorer: Ha Giang, CARE collaborate to improve ethnic minorities’ livelihoods 5 stunning beaches in Vietnam’s central region for summer vacation Three pristine lakes that capture visitors’ hearts in Central Highland 8 best choices of Southern blue beaches for hot summer Vietnam, Chile enjoy growing comprehensive partnership Lives of Cong ethnic people in Dien Bien ‘One-of-a-kind’ ho

The flight departs from Taipei (China) at 7:35 a.m. before landing in Da Nang at 9:25 a.m. on October 28. The resumption of direct flights from Taipei (China) to Da Nang represents a good signal for the central city’s tourism sector as it strives to increase the number of tourists in the future, according to the Da Nang Tourism Promotion Centre. Moving forward, the route is expected to help boost the number of foreign tourists visiting Da Nang, thereby recovering the tourism industry after two years of being heavily impacted by COVID-19. Representatives of numerous travel agencies and hotels crowd the airport in order to receive foreign tourists. The majority of tourists from Taipei (China) spend one week to fully discover Da Nang. The post Da Nang welcomes first 171 foreign passengers from Taipei appeared first on Vietexplorer.com . View more from VietExplorer: Hue Restaurants Hai Phong Restaurants & Dining Bai Dinh Pa

Visitors to the event, which is taking place from October 23-25 this year, can witness rituals such as the genie’s costume procession, the opening of tower gates, and genie statue bathing. They also have a chance to enjoy performances of local Gi Nang drum and Saranai horn. Falling on the first day of the seventh month of the Cham calendar, Kate is the biggest festival in the year of the Cham Brahman people. It reminds the ethnic Brahman community of their ancient gods and delivers wishes for bumper harvests and the growth of all beings. There are more than 53,700 Cham Brahman people in Ninh Thuan who live mainly in the districts of Ninh Phuoc, Thuan Nam, Thuan Bac and Ninh Hai, and Phan Rang-Thap Cham city. The Kate Festival was recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in 2017. The post Cham Brahman people celebrates Kate festival appeared first on Vietexplorer.com . View more from VietExplorer: Warming the cockles

Honorary chairwoman of the ASEAN Women Community in Hanoi Vu Thi Bich Ngoc at the event. Source: baoquocte.vn The Consular Delegation and foreign agencies of Ho Chi Minh City and the southern provinces cooperated with the Service Company to Foreign Missions (FOSCO) to organize the 4th edition of “Diplomats can cook IV – 2022” competition under the patronage of Honorary chairwoman of the ASEAN Women Community in Hanoi Vu Thi Bich Ngoc, who is also the spouse of Vietnam’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son. The event has the participation of 20 teams, including Consulates General of countries: Cambodia, Estonia, France, Greece, Hungary, India, Japan, Laos, Indonesia, Thailand; Consular Club in HCM City and the Department of Foreign Affairs of Can Tho, Da Nang, Dong Nai, Dong Thap, HCM City, Kien Giang, Tien Giang and Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organizations (HUFO). Speaking at the opening ceremony of the event, the honorary chairwoman of the ASEAN Women C

Borrow money to rescue cats and dogs When talking about the cats and dogs that she is taking care of, Ngoc Hanh (nicknamed Na) always affectionately calls them her “little children.” Most of these cats and dogs wander or are abused and abandoned by their owners and when they reach Na, they are in a very sick or even near-death state. Therefore, she has to spend a large amount of money every month to take care of them and treat them. Photo: phunuvietnam.vn One of the pets that Na has just saved is MiNa, last month the medicine for MiNa was more than USD 83, the total veterinary bill was more than USD 209. She confided: “Their medicine is very expensive, even more expensive mine. People often laugh at me because my salary is low but I rescue dogs but I eat less and shop less. Also, I’m lucky to meet a caring vet who supports a small part of my veterinary bill every month and help me save many “children”. To cover the rest, I go to work to earn money and borrow some more t

The vote for the Best National Costume segment was announced on October 23 via the pageant’s fan page. Moving forward, contestants will continue to compete for the “Best National Costume” award, with the winner being unveiled in the grand finale on October 25. Most notably, the winner of the sub-contest will progress to make it through to the Top 20 finalists of the international pageant. As Miss Grand Vietnam, Thien An successfully received the highest score in terms of votes in the Best National Costume segment. In the competition she performed in an outfit with the theme of “Truc Chi”, with her clothes drawing inspiration from a kind of traditional painting originating from Hue in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue. The Vietnamese beauty greatly impressed both judges and audiences by wearing an outfit weighing 14 kg designed by Tran Thanh Tam. This comes after An also won the “Country’s power of the year” sub-contest at the ongoing Miss Grand International 2022, earning

The narrow alley where the tragedy occured (Photo: VNA) President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on October 30 sent his condolences to President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea and bereaved families of a stampede in Seoul’s Yongsan district. The incident, which broke out in the night of October 29, took the life of at least 149 people and injured 76 others as crowds were celebrating Halloween in Itaewon street. The post President Sends Condolences over Seoul Stampede appeared first on Vietexplorer.com . View more from VietExplorer: VNA’s anti-fake news project named Best Project for News Literacy CNN releases “Why not Vietnam” video for tourism promotion campaign Three beautiful mountaintop areas in northern Vietnam Green algae season in Tri An lake Graceful Hanoi in autumn days The oldest lighthouse in Vietnam Places to visit in Cam Ranh Vietnamese start-up employs IT to empower farmers Romantic dawn on Spratly archipelago The 4000m2 villa of the Lang Son