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Tam Le, a reader, recently shared her memorable experience of trying out a unique barbershop in Hanoi with Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper. The shop is known for its distinctive communication style, as the owner and his wife interact solely through text messages and gestures. Le recounted how new customers often express their desired hairstyle upon entering, only to discover the unique way of communication employed by the couple. Despite this initial surprise, all are drawn back to the shop after the first try. A Harmonious Wordless Experience Le shared that she urgently needed to wash her hair one day and decided to visit Tuan Hang barbershop on Tay Son Street in Hanoi’s Dong Da District. Upon entering, she was greeted by the shop owner with a warm smile and a gesture to read an introduction on the wall. The introduction revealed that the owner, Tuan, is a highly skilled and experienced hearing-impaired barber who requests customers’ assistance in effective communication to achieve t...

Here is my attempt at rewriting the provided text: Phu Quoc, a picturesque island off the coast of Vietnam, is taking center stage in the travel sphere. With the recent addition of a luxurious five-star resort, the island is now a step closer to becoming the country’s premier beach destination, as touted by a prominent travel website. Despite this newfound attention, Phu Quoc retains its laid-back allure and unique local spirit, as distinctive as the island’s renowned fish sauce. DestinAsian, a respected travel authority, highlights the island’s culinary delights, including the famous nuoc mam (fish sauce), black pepper, seafood, and a unique pink wine crafted from rose myrtle fruit. The island is also known for its lustrous pearls. In a list of top beach destinations in the region, Phu Quoc holds its own among heavyweights like Bali, Indonesia (taking the top spot), the Maldives, Phuket and Koh Samui in Thailand, and Boracay in the Philippines. The remaining destinations roundin...

The Hanoi Times spoke with Truong Minh Tien, Chairman of the UNESCO Hanoi Association, on ways to expand and link the city’s heritage tours. What do you think about the link between Hanoi’s legacy and tourism, given that the city has developed numerous heritage routes to draw tourists?  A night tour at the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long. Photo: Lai Tan/ The Hanoi Times Cultural heritage   is one of Hanoi’s strengths. The capital’s tourism and culture departments have worked together for many years to develop programs to utilize heritage values for tourism purposes. The Center for Scientific and Cultural Activities Van Mieu (Temple of Literature) – Quoc Tu Giam (Vietnam’s first university) has cooperated with the Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts to launch a tourism product with the theme “Tradition of Respect for Studiousness”. The journey to experience the 90-minute night tour at the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long helps visitors visualize a part of ...

Two wards in Hanoi’s Thanh Tri District, namely Dai Ang and Yen My, have been recognized as tourist spots following the recognition of the district’s 14 wards as advanced new-style rural areas, adding to the city’s tourism models. Dai Ang Communal House, Dai Ang Ward, Thanh Tri District, Hanoi. Photo: Quoc Hung Local authorities are asked to operate tourist spots by Tourism Law and related documents to protect and preserve them. The chain of spiritual and experience tourism of Dai Ang  Dai Ang has been the pride of Thanh Tri District since it became one of the first wards of Hanoi to be recognized as a new-style rural area in 2013.  The tourist spot of Dai Ang features such attractions as Dai Ang Communal House, Thien Phuc Pagoda, Nguyet Ang Scholarly Village’s Temple of Literature, Nguyet Ang Communal House, Vinh Thinh Communal House, Thanh Duong Pagoda, Hoanh Son Temple (Vinh Thinh Commune), Linh Linh Shrine (Vinh Trung Commune), Ung Linh Pagoda and V...

In the middle of the courtyard of Dong Co Temple, Tay Ho District, Hanoi, an incense burner was lit. People gathered in a solemn atmosphere and recited the oath: “The unfilial children, the disloyal servants, God will destroy them.” That’s the main rite of the Loyalty Oath Festival of Dong Co Temple, which has been maintained in the capital for nearly 1,000 years. Thanks to its historical and cultural values, the festival has been recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage. The festival is the only one that provides a place for mandarins of the past and Party members of the present to take an oath of loyalty to the country. It’s also an opportunity for the people to show gratitude to their ancestors and pray for national peace and prosperity. Dong Co Temple is located on Thuy Khue Street, about 300 meters from the southwestern shore of the West Lake. Legend has it that in 1020, Crown Prince Phat Ma (later enthroned as King Ly Thai Tong) led a troop south to fight the in...

New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Deputy Secretary, Vangelis Vitalis, met with his Vietnamese counterpart, Ministry of Industry and Trade Deputy Minister, Phan Thi Thang, to traverse the broad range of issues that connect the two countries, from free trade agreements to regional and multilateral cooperation. Source: New Zealand’s embassy in Hanoi There is great potential for Vietnam and New Zealand to further strengthen cooperation in terms of trade, industry and investment, said Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Phan Thi Thang at the 8th meeting of the Vietnam-New Zealand Joint Trade and Economic Commission (JTEC) held in Hanoi on May 23, VNA reported Tuesday . Co-chaired by Thang and Deputy Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand Vangelis Vitalis, the meeting focused on reviewing bilateral cooperation in trade, investment, agriculture, education and training, tourism, aviation, and labor. The two sides applauded the efforts and close...

TasteAtlas has published a list of the 100 most delicious rice dishes in the world. Vietnamese cuisine has two representatives on this list, broken rice with 3rd place and banh chung (square glutinous rice cake) at 97th place. Broken rice (or com tam) has become a must-try dish for locals, foreign visitors, and travellers to Vietnam. Photo: Vietnamtourism Accordingly, Vietnam’s broken rice (locally known as com tam) was chosen the second place among the top 100 most tasty rice dishes in Asia by TasteAtlas, the home of local food, traditional restaurants, and authentic recipes, in March this year, VNA reported Tuesday. This traditional dish of Vietnam is cooked from broken rice, once considered food for the poor. Still, nowadays, it has become a special popular dish in the country, particularly in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, TasteAtlas said, noting that Japanese sushi ranked first. A friend of mine, Chiam Jia Xine from Malaysia, said during his recent trip to Hanoi, he w...

Visitors join Mua sap (a traditional dance of Vietnam). Source: Vietnamese Association in the RoK’s Gwangju-jeonnam region The 2023 Vietnam Day was held in Gwangju city of the Republic of Korea (RoK) on May 21, aiming to popularise the traditional and unique culture of Vietnam to international friends as well as to strengthen cultural exchange between the two countries, VNA reported Tuesday . Nguyen Viet Phong, Chairman of the Vietnamese Association in the RoK’s Gwangju-jeonnam region, said the event offers a good opportunity for the Vietnamese community to meet and enhance solidarity and mutual support. Kang Gi-jung, Mayor of Gwangju city, expressed his hope that through the 2023 Vietnam Day, the people-to-people diplomacy and locality-to-locality exchange between the RoK and Vietnam will be further expanded. Delegates pose for a group photo. Source: Vietnamese Association in the RoK’s Gwangju-jeonnam region Yu Min-bong, General Secretary of the Governors ...