Vietnam reforms and economic growth

At the end of the 19th century southern women preferred "ao ngu than" (five-piece ao dai) and beaded jewelry. According to designer Sy Hoang, rich women used to wear this type of ao dai, with four layers representing the parents of the wife and husband and the fifth, the wearer. The tunic also had five buttons, symbolic of the five qualities everyone should have - nhan (kindness), le (decorum), nghia (uprightness), tri (wisdom) and tin (faithfulness).: Annam – Tonkin", by Dieulefils, who was a soldier in Indochina before returning to Vietnam in 1888 to follow his passion for photography. … [Read more...] about Vietnam in the late 19th century through a lens

“However, as long as you can endure and put in the work, it will make you money. Frankly speaking, I make enough to cover my rent and put food on the table for my family,” Huu proudly explained only moments before he resumed driving to survive in the city.  … [Read more...] about No-shows and other fears: Daily life of food delivery workers in Vietnam

Authorities in the north-central Vietnamese province of Quang Binh will advertise the locality’s tourism on TripAdvisor in 2017 following their recent consensus this week. Quang Binh officials said on Friday that they had reached agreement with TripAdvisor on promoting the province’s tourist industry on the travel website. There has been little international advertising for Quang Binh so far due to a limited budget although the province has huge potential, Tran Tien Dung, deputy chairman of the local People’s Committee, said. This has resulted in very few international tourists visiting the province, Dung added. Thus provincial leaders have decided to turn to TripAdvisor for publicity. … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Quang Binh to promote tourism on TripAdvisor

The Ministry of Finance also stressed that leaders of ministerial and central agencies and chairmen of provincial people’s committees must to work more actively to complete the Government’s equitisation plans and they must be accountable for the plan implementation progress. — VNS … [Read more...] about Six companies get equitisation plans approved in January-August

In each region, rice paper rolls with pork may have a different form. Locals in the southern region add shrimps, garlic chives and sprouts to the roll aside from pork. Meanwhile, northerners love to have eggs, cha lua (Vietnamese sausage) and shrimps. But the original is the simplest consisting of rice papers, slices of pork and herbs.  … [Read more...] about Da Nang’s special pork rolls