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The Meaning of Tet

* * * * * Send a "Chuc Mung Nam Moi" card * * * * * Tet is New Year's Day in Vietnam. It falls so...

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Booming Asian casinos draw tourist dollars

The gambler leans back comfortably in his chair at a card table inside Vietnam's new Crown casino...

Vietnam AFP/Ian Timberlake

Sunrise in Qui Nhon. Vietnam's long coastline offers many spectacular sunrises.

Driving Highway One: Qui Nhon

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Postcolonial Vietnam: New Histories of the National Past. By Patricia M. Pelley.

Postcolonial Vietnam: How North Vietnamese Historians Literally Made History

Steven K. Bailey reviews: Postcolonial Vietnam: New Histories of the National Past, by Patricia M...

Vietnam Steven K. Bailey

La Residence Hotel & Spa - once the residence of French Governor of Central Vietnam

A Tour of Stately Opulence

Where to stay when in Hue...

Vietnam Philip Spencer Drury

La Residence, Hue, Vietnam. Photo courtesy of La Residence and Spa, used with permission.

Louise Serfontein, Chef Extraordinaire

“What I like about Asian cuisine is that it is fresh and has good flavour without the kilojoule...

Vietnam Robert Tompkins

Incense sticks, Hué

The ghosts of emperors, concubines and eunuchs still people the imperial tombs of Vietnam's cultu...

Vietnam Philip Game

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Portrait of an Anti-hero

Review of Tim O'Brien's Going After Cacciato , Broadway Books, 1999.

Vietnam / Myanmar / Laos Kenneth Champeon

Flags are hoisted to signal the start of the show - springing up from beneath the water's surface; they somehow emerge completely dry.

Water Puppet Performance: The Program

A water pond framed by a gold filigreed pagoda is visible as the audience enters the space, as is...

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Durians at the Krabi night market in Thailand

Learning from Durian

Developing a taste for this Asian delicacy brings to mind philosophies to more fully appreciate y...

Vietnam / Thailand Adam Bray

A traditional Bahnar house in Kon Tum.

Amongst the Bahnars in Kon Tum

In Kon Tum, Vietnam, the Catholic Church plays a vital role in looking after the welfare of Vietn...

Vietnam David Calleja

Maintaining life on the river

Hoi An Interlude

Day One Wind rushes through the open windows of our taxi. It smells of freshly turned earth and t...

Vietnam Kim Fay

Off the Beaten Path - Minorities in Asia.

Black & white environmental portraits from Cambodia, Vietnam and China by New York photographer M...

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Water Puppet Performance

Many readers and travelers may have already seen a performance or heard about it. We have chosen ...

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A Long and Flavorful History

With its long expanse of borders, Vietnam has historically been vulnerable to waves of countries ...

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Recipe: Cha Gio or Nem Ran - Spring Rolls of Meat and Vegetables

Makes 30 rolls 3 tablespoons Nuoc Cham 3 tablespoons water 1/4 teaspoon cayenne 1 tablespoon sesa...

Vietnam Habeeb Salloum

Perfume River

Perfume Pagoda in the Rain

Vietnamese people say the rain brings good luck. I enjoyed an excellent day trip to the Perfume ...

Vietnam victor wong

This could be your office.

The Challenges of Being a Writer in Vietnam

Living in a developing country, let alone a communist country, presents a unique set of challenge...

Vietnam Adam Bray

Kayak Halong Bay

Kayak Halong Bay tours: The World’s Nature Heritage of Vietnam

Ha Long Bay (also "Halong Bay") is in northern Vietnam, 170 km east of Hanoi. The bay is famous f...

Vietnam Bobby King

Day or night, Ho Chi Minh City is full of life. The swimming pool at the New World Hotel looks down on the swarm of bicyclists.

Driving Highway One: Ho Chi Minh City

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