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Hoàng Vân Anh Tanya Pisarchuk, a digital marketer and amateur food reviewer, has spent more than seven years in Hà Nội. That’s also how old her Facebook group Wheretoget Hanoi is, now a community of more than 16,000 members navigating Hà Nội's nooks and crannies for necessary things. She first moved here with her partner and her children. Pisarchuk has tried many different jobs and now sticks with digital marketing. Eating is her excuse to get her out of the house and explore more of Hà Nội on a daily basis. Tanya enjoying her lunch set. —  Photo courtesy of Tanya Pisarchuk Originally, it took her a while to get used to life here due to the cultural differences and the language barrier. However, by taking advantage of social media, she has made connections and friends, making it an integral part of her current social life. It originally started with her Facebook group, Wheretoget Hanoi, when she first moved here with her partner to find things around town because … [Read more...] about Creating friendship over food on social media

Tet is coming. Where is the best accommodation for shopping trips on the year’s biggest sales season in Saigon? An unprecedented year deserves an unprecedented shopping experience. Have you ever thought of a shopping staycation to contemplate over an authentic Saigon as local migrants are coming home for Tet? If so, where could be the ideal destination? On the occasion of the Lunar New Year, some hotels in Ho Chi Minh city have promotional prices for their room rates. Centrally located in the District 1, the Odys Boutique Hotel is offering a special price for its Superior room at only VND800,000 (US$34) per room per night with breakfast. Saigon Tourist offers an accommodation voucher program for Tet at a preferential price of only VND899,000 (US$35) per room for two people including breakfast. The voucher can be redeemed to one-night-stay at three 5-star hotels of Majestic, Rex and Grand or two night-night-stays at 4-star hotels of Kim Do and De Nhat (The First) hotels. … [Read more...] about Tet Holidays: Four reasons for a shopping staycation in Saigon

Expats Blog Choosing Vietnam: All about trusting the data for American entrepreneur By Harry Hodge Friday,  Feb 12, 2021,15:20 (GMT+7) Choosing Vietnam: All about trusting the data for American entrepreneur By Harry Hodge Jon Barrett noted that as Vietnam and Southeast Asia grow, Vietnam is quickly becoming a growth hub as well as a cosmopolitan destination with plenty to offer As a man whose life revolves around data, everything added up to make Vietnam Jon Barrett’s home base as well as launching his ambitious business venture. Jon Barrett is co-founder and CEO of Joon Solutions. Therefore, being analytical is his bread and butter. The firm is first and foremost a service company, with a goal to help accelerate Vietnam and global businesses through data and technology services. “What a lot of companies don’t consider or understand is the idea that Google, AWS, and Microsoft are simply toolmakers,” Mr. Barrett said of … [Read more...] about Choosing Vietnam: All about trusting the data for American entrepreneur

Every morning, Stiermann Martin, general manager of the RiceField Lodge resort in the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho, rides a canoe to take his tourists along the 40-kilometer beautiful Xa No canal connecting Hau Giang Province with Can Tho City. The canal, formed in 1901-1903 by two French people, is an important traffic route connecting Mekong Delta provinces and transporting rice in the region; therefore, it is called “The rice road” while Hau Giang Province is home to endless rice fields and canals entangled with boats. Going with General Manager Stiermann Martin, Director of Vong tron Viet ( Vietnam Circle) Tourist Company Phan Dinh Hue said that according to his own experience, holiday-makers easily get bored after 20 minutes of sightseeing in Can Tho City’s Cai Rang floating market on Cai Rang river, one of the most interesting tourist attractions in Can Tho city and one of the five most beautiful floating markets in Asia. Instead, tourist company should organize a trip along … [Read more...] about Tourism potentials in Hau Giang Province need to be awaken

Le Hoang Diep Thao - the CEO of King Coffee, received the Most Admired CEO award in 2020 from Global Brands Magazine (GBM) and conceived a project called 'Women Can Do' to help 100,000 women to launch a start-up. Ms. Le Hoang Diep Thao - CEO of King Coffee in a supplied photo Continuing her success in 2020, Thao was officially appointed by the Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association (VICOFA) to the position of vice president for the ninth term (2017-20). In a discussion with Tuoi Tre (Youth) Newspaper, Thao talked about her passion for coffee and her ambition of building a Vietnamese characteristic in the global coffee market. “A coffee girl” Talking about coffee, your face exudes an extraordinarily strong passion. What sparked this passion for you and how has it been nurtured? “I was born and grew up along with coffee nuts. My love for coffee is so strong that it can be felt by everyone surrounding me, including friends, farmers, to merchants, so they … [Read more...] about CEO Le Hoang Diep Thao: Only with passion, can a startup business enjoy success