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Ho Chi Minh City is targeting 11 million international visitors and 50 million domestic travelers in 2026. The city's Q1 2026 report estimated international arrivals at approximately 3.9 million, representing 35.45% of the annual target, while domestic visitors reached 15.4 million. The targets are ambitious, but at least in the early part of the year, the pace appears to be tracking ahead of plan...

The 4th Vietnam Banh Mi Festival, held April 23–26, 2026, at Lê Văn Tám Park in Ho Chi Minh City, drew more than 150 booths and over 200,000 visitors, and also featured a "French Market" organized by the French Chamber of Commerce. This article supplements a separate overview piece by examining...

Saigontourist Group's "Food Culture and Gastronomy Festival 2026" was held and concluded at the Văn Thánh tourism area in Ho Chi Minh City from March 26–29, 2026. According to the organizer, approximately 50 hotels, resorts, and restaurants participated, showcasing 500 dishes. Post-event media reports put attendance at approximately 80,000 visitors...

The food and hospitality trade show Food & Hospitality Vietnam 2026 was held at SECC in Ho Chi Minh City from March 24–26, 2026. The original article introduced the plans in the present tense at the time of opening, but the event has since concluded. Approximately 400 exhibitor booths, 36 countries and regions, approximately 17,000...

Vietnam's leading travel and tourism group "Saigontourist Group" is holding a major food-culture festival in Ho Chi Minh City. This event, letting you taste over 500 dishes across 10 themes, is a perfect chance to experience Vietnamese food culture in full. Currently...

The 4th Vietnam Bánh Mì Festival was held from April 23–26, 2026, at Lê Văn Tám Park in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, and has now concluded. A post-event report from the French Chamber of Commerce recorded over 200,000 visitors and participation from more than 150 booths. The original article was written before the event as a "scheduled" preview...

"Festival Phở 2026" was held from March 20–22, 2026, on Thiên Trường Pedestrian Street in Ninh Binh Province. The theme was "Vietnamese Pho—A Living Heritage for the Modern Age." The original article stated four days through the 23rd, but the confirmed dates based on reporting are the three days of March 20–22....

We explain nuoc mam, the fish sauce essential to Vietnamese cuisine, in detail—from basics to authentic uses, type differences, and how to choose to avoid mistakes. We also organize aroma and salt characteristics and use by dish, making it a practical guide useful even for those who want to recreate Vietnamese cooking at home.

A thorough explanation of the Vietnamese staple “fried spring rolls (cha gio).” We organize the features of the ingredients, how they’re eaten locally, the types of dipping sauce, and tips for a recipe you can recreate at home. We clearly introduce the charm of cha gio—crispy outside and juicy inside.

We introduce, in a complete guide, the representative vegetables used in Vietnamese cuisine. Starting with water spinach and herbs, we organize the types and features of vegetables unique to the country, and how they’re eaten and used in cooking at the source, clearly explaining the basic knowledge for enjoying Vietnamese food culture more deeply.