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Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers debuts Li Bai’s handcrafted authentic Dragon Boat Dumplings Diners can choose their favourite flavour with five selections of fillings: from traditional versions with pork and chicken filing to premium products with dried scallop and abalone, and the mushroom with assorted nuts filling. Li Bai’s Dragon Boat Dumpling is packaged in an octagonal box design which makes it easy for guests to gift their family, friends, and colleagues. Dragon Boat Dumplings, also known as Zongzi, are a classic food often eaten for celebrating Dragon Boat Festival, especially among the Chinese communities in Vietnam. The original version has a bold taste with cooked glutinous rice and peanuts, stuffed with seasoned pork belly, salted fried shrimp, fatty Chinese sausage and egg yolk, fresh shiitake mushroom, and nutty lotus seed. On the occasion of this special debut, Li Bai presents the dumplings in premium versions handcrafted by skilled chefs with over 40 years … [Read more...] about Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers debuts Li Bai’s handcrafted authentic Dragon Boat Dumplings

The Lòng Sông reservoir in Tuy Phong District is one of the major irrigation works in Bình Thuận Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyễn Thanh BÌNH THUẬN — Irrigation works built in recent years has helped Bình Thuận Province sustainably develop agriculture and improve people’s lives. The south-central province is one of the country’s driest and has inclement weather and little rainfall. Most farming areas face a shortage of water in the dry season and farmers used to grow only one rice crop a year. To mitigate the water shortage, the province built many irrigation works in the past years, and this is enabling rice farmers to grow more crops every year and get better yields. The Sông Quao reservoir in Hàm Thuận Bắc District was one of the first irrigation works, with construction beginning in 1988 and taking 10 years due to the difficult conditions and weather. The reservoir irrigates 11,000ha of farmland and supplies another 25,000cu.m to households in Phan Thiết City every day, … [Read more...] about Bình Thuận Province boosts agriculture with irrigation works

Facilities of PetroVietnam Gas JSC (GAS). GAS increased by 4.5 per cent last week. — Photo pvgas.com.vn HÀ NỘI — Although the rally in recent sessions was quite positive, with the temporary cautious state of cash flow, it is likely that the market will need a step back to re-test supply and demand, said brokerages. The VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange declined 0.07 per cent to close the week at 1.240,71 points. The index had risen 4.9 per cent last week. An average of 547.2 million shares were traded on the southern exchange during each session last week, worth VNĐ13.6 trillion (US$587 million). “Markets ended the last session of the week in a state of hesitation below the reference level. After a strong reversal on May 17, selling pressure at the end of the session still took place on the low base,” said VDSC Securities Co. “Movements in industry groups are also diverging. The caution is still covering investors’ sentiment. Therefore, it is likely that the … [Read more...] about Shares to correct further on cautious sentiment of investors

Editor’s note : This story by Ray Kuschert is about quán , a type of small food outlet which is very popular in Vietnam in general and in Ho Chi Minh City in particular. Kuschert has been living in Ho Chi Minh City for the past ten years. Mention 'street food' to any traveler and people all over the world instantly turn their minds to the amazing, cheap, and available street food in Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh City is the street food megacity of Vietnam with almost every type of Vietnamese food imaginable available around the city. However, hidden within this gem is a secret superhero that has been feeding locals and tourists for generations. People eating bò né (Vietnamese-style beefsteak) at a quán in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Bong Mai / Tuoi Tre Often confused with street food, the small business known as a quán is the very heart and soul of culinary culture. Such small food outlets specialize in one dish and are the places to go for a sit-down meal or … [Read more...] about ‘Quán’: A secret superhero of ‘real’ fast food in Ho Chi Minh City