Located on Ky Con Street in HCMC’s District 1, Quince Saigon restaurant that specializes in serving European-style dishes topped the list. The highlight of the restaurant is all dishes are grilled in wood fire ovens. Its signature dishes include smoked potato cream, tomato and jamon jam, cured salmon and scallop tonkotsu. “Ambience, food, staff… everything is great here,” a Travel + Leisure reader commented. “Consistently good. Has been a go-to for years,” another voter said. La Maison 1888 inside InterContinental Sun Peninsula Resort in Da Nang was second on the list. It is Vietnam’s first restaurant to feature a Michelin-starred chef, Pierre Gagnaire. The restaurant serves foreign specialties like Wagyu Beef and Pate-croute with a touch of Vietnamese influence, using local flavors and ingredients. Pizza 4P’s restaurant chain in HCMC came … [Read more...] about 10 best Vietnamese restaurants as selected by US magazine
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More Vietnamese willing to donate organs after death
When the Vietnam National Coordinating Center for Human Organ Transplantation was established in 2014, it received just 200 registrations, most including center officials and staff while the rest comprised medical workers. The number rose to more than 20,000 in 2017 and over 46,000 in 2021. Currently, it stands at almost 50,000. In the past, Vietnamese were not willing to share parts of their bodies as many believed one should die wholly to prepare for the afterlife, said Center Director Dong Van He at its meeting in Hanoi on Monday. However, in recent years, many "touching" stories about donations following brainstem death have inspired people to change their views about dying, he said. Donors on the list come from all walks of life and are of various ages. Many are members of one family. He said 95% of organ transplants in Vietnam have a living person as donors and just 5% get organs from a deceased person, which goes completely against the global trend. Vietnam now has … [Read more...] about More Vietnamese willing to donate organs after death
Flight returns to Hanoi with sick Japanese passenger
A flight of national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines had to return to Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on Monday while travelling to Japan to save a Japanese boy who suffered from severe nosebleeds. Around 1 hour and 45 minutes after leaving Noi Bai International Airport for Haneda in Japan, the 10-year-old boy suddenly had a nosebleed. Despite being given urgent care, the passenger’s condition did not improve as he experienced non-stop bleeding. As a precaution, the crew decided to return to Noi Bai to ensure medical assistance. A flight of Vietnam Airlines The boy was then taken to a hospital in Hanoi for treatment with support from Vietnam Airlines staff. His condition has improved and he has continued staying at the hospital to be monitored. He took the flight with his mother and sister. The plane later resumed its trip, which was delayed for 4.5 hours. In spite of being rescheduled, all passengers on the flight showed their sympathy to the boy as … [Read more...] about Flight returns to Hanoi with sick Japanese passenger
Overseas workers return home to underpaid jobs
"With no certificates, I can only apply for a blue-collar job, but most factories turned me down," the 24-year-old woman said. Factories in Vietnam demanded that she work faster than in Japan for one-fifth of the salary she got there, at around VND6 million ($256) a month. In Japan she received VND30 million a month and was able to send two-thirds of it back to her family and live comfortably with the remaining one-third. "I had enough to spare, but in Vietnam, I run out of money very quickly." Nguyet is among nearly 548,700 Vietnamese citizens who’d gone abroad to work in the last five years to earn higher incomes and help their families back home. However, many of them are returning home to great disappointment, their expectations of resuming work at home for decent pay belied in no uncertain manner. Data from the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs shows that in Japan and South Korea, the two major labor markets for Vietnam, Vietnamese workers can earn … [Read more...] about Overseas workers return home to underpaid jobs
Public fund disbursement slowed by local leaders’ reluctance
This is 2 percentage points lower than in the same period last year, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung told the National Assembly Standing Committee Tuesday. The problem has persisted for the last seven or eight years, but there are particular reasons for it this year, he said. The spending plan for 2021-25 was only approved in July 2021, which slowed down many projects, he said. Local leaders are reluctant to deal with land clearance, compensation and investment procedures due to the complications of the process , delaying projects, he said. The soaring prices of construction materials (20% on average) have caused many contractors to suspend work and wait to see if the government would modify their projects, he said. But he was optimistic and said spending would top 92% of the outlay this year thanks to the government’s plans to address these issues. … [Read more...] about Public fund disbursement slowed by local leaders’ reluctance
Biden signs bill to boost US chips, compete with China
"The future is going to be made in America," Biden said, calling the measure "a once-in-a-generation investment in America itself." Biden touted investments that chip companies are making even though it remains unclear when the U.S. Commerce Department will write rules for reviewing grant awards and how long it will take to underwrite projects. Some Republicans joined Biden on the White House lawn to attend the signing of the chips bill that was years in the making in Congress. The chief executives of Micron, Intel, Lockheed Martin, HP and Advanced Micro Devices attended the signing as did governors of Pennsylvania and Illinois, the mayors of Detroit, Cleveland and Salt Lake City, and lawmakers. The White House said the bill's passage was spurring new chip investments. It noted that Qualcomm on Monday agreed to buy an additional $4.2 billion in semiconductor chips from GlobalFoundries' New York factory, bringing its total commitment to $7.4 billion in purchases through 2028. … [Read more...] about Biden signs bill to boost US chips, compete with China