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by Ollie Arci Nestled on Bát Đàn Street in Hà Nội, The T-Art is celebrating its second birthday with a special event and a multitude of new upscale dishes added to the menu. The theme of the celebration is ‘Làng Chài’, or ‘Fishing Village’. As you can expect, the inspiration is all things seafood, but, as always, through her array of gastronomic inventions, Chef Hải Anh elevates the dining to a unique experience. This is storytelling through food. Co-founder Thái Thanh Thủy explains that each dish is designed to evoke a part of life in the fishing villages that dot the Vietnamese coast. With nets and driftwood, the scene is set the moment you walk in the door. GREAT CATCH: In celebration of its second anniversary, The T-Art transports guests to a traditional fishing village. Photos by Ollie Arci From the hors d'oeuvres to the dessert, each delicacy is thoughtfully planned, prepared and presented … [Read more...] about Rocking the boat of Vietnamese cuisine

A series of drama, music and dance shows featuring hundreds of singers, dancers and theatre artists offering something for everyone in HCM City will begin this weekend.  Pop star Cam Van (right) and veteran and young singers, dancers and musicians will perform in many music shows to usher in the Christmas and New Year in HCM City. — Photo from the singer's facebook Trong Dong Entertainment Centre will cheer the Christmas and New Year and celebrate its 30 years of working with a great open-air music programme on Saturday. The event, 30 Năm Ký Ức Trống Đồng (30 Years - the Best Moments of Trong Dong Centre), will feature about 100 veteran and young singers and dance groups. Pop stars Ngoc Son and Cam Van, who began their career in the 1980s, will be featured. The concert will also highlight Vietnamese-American veteran singers Giao Linh and Thai Chau. The artists will perform Vietnamese songs in praise of love and life written by famous … [Read more...] about Music shows bring Christmas cheer to HCM City

Vietnam tourism’s overwhelming reliance on Chinese, S Koreans worrying: experts Vietnam is in the process of making tourism an economy spearhead, and its dependence on two Asian markets is worrying experts. Vietnam offers to help Laos after dam collapse disaster Vietnamese leaders have offered assistance to Laos after a partly-constructed hydropower dam collapsed leaving at least 70 dead and hundreds missing. Vietnam road along ocean named among Asia’s most spectacular The route from Nha Trang to Quy Nhon is one of the five most beautiful roads in Asia. How Saigon's feared drug lord was trapped It took years of observation and several months of careful planning before the final operation to capture a very careful drug lord in Vietnam. For a cheap, peach of a beach, Vietnam’s the place Three of the most affordable beaches on earth are in Vietnam, according to TravelBird, a Netherlands-based travel site. Economists urge Vietnam to prevent deluge of … [Read more...] about Weekly roundup: Vietnam’s trade, tourism imbalance, exploited Mekong, best of travel and more

Around 30 gouache paintings on paper by Hai Duong based painter Luong Van Tien, a member of the Vietnam Fine Arts Association, are being displayed at an exhibition opened in Hanoi on December 7. A painting on display at the exhibition The exhibition marked the come-back of gouache paintings on paper, which used to be a favourite medium of artists graduated from the Indochina Fine Arts Colleague, now the Vietnam University of Fine Arts. Tien is one of a few Vietnamese contemporary painters who has succeeded in working in the medium. Born in 1979, Luong Van Tien has been appreciated by his colleagues for utilising the medium of gouache paintings on paper. No matter the topic he paints still-life, people or landscapes, he impressed art enthusiasts with his elegant use of colours and sophisticated techniques while stirring a full range of emotions in his viewers. Tien has established his fame by breathing a soul and vitality to popular objects and landscapes in his paintings, … [Read more...] about Exhibition displays gouache paintings by Luong Van Tien

Mecure Danang French Village Bana Hills, developed by Sun Group and operated by AccorHotels, has been honored for the second time by the World Luxury Hotel Awards (WLHA). Last year it had won the award for "Luxury Romantic Hotel". French Village Bana Hills is charming at night. Michael Hunter Smith, a representative of WLHA, said: "Mecure Danang French Village Bana Hills has a unique charm which offers special vacation experiences. Couples in the honeymoon always want to find a special place where they can keep sweet memories and share it with friends, and this is the ideal destination for them." Located in Ba Na Hills, with the luxurious and antique beauty of "miniature Europe", natural environment and cool climate all year around, Mercure Danang French Village Bana Hills has displayed its charm for nearly a decade. Each room in the four-star hotel at Ba Na Hills boasts romantic and elegant views of the 19th century French village with Gothic architecture. The hotel rooms … [Read more...] about Sun Group’s Bana Hills luxury honeymoon hotel wins global award Mecure Danang