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A record of attending a wedding in southern Vietnam. The venue was an outdoor beer garden, with a reception built around beer and karaoke. From the relationship between the traditional ceremony and the reception, to regional and family differences, and the relaxed atmosphere of the south, this is built mainly around what I actually saw.

Why do you end up looking Vietnamese after a haircut in Vietnam? The four types of barbershops, from street stalls to Japanese-run salons; straight to the clippers, foot-pumped chairs, shaving without cream

Rubies are mined in northern Vietnam. Centered on Lục Yên in Yên Bái Province, this article covers — based on verified facts — the quality that rivals Myanmar-origin stones, the cobalt-blue spinel found nowhere else, the gem market that opens only in the mornings, and gemstone paintings.

Trinh Thi Kim Oanh (33), who earned an MBA in Ho Chi Minh City, took over the only remaining sugarcane-sugar workshop in Thien Do hamlet, Binh Son commune, Quang Ngai province. Refining it through 3–4 hours of filtering into an “amber-colored clear syrup,” she won OCOP three stars.

Dinh Van Kien, a young man from Son Tay Thuong commune in Quang Ngai province, turned the vocal technique he learned at the Hue Conservatory into “a storyteller of cuisine.” At three stilt-house restaurants built from bamboo and natural materials, he's turning gong music and the Co Tu people's mountain table into a tourism resource.

The latest costs for three Vietnamese cities as shown by the 2026 Digital Nomad Index. From a Thao Dien 1BR at 60,000 yen a month to Da Nang beach living at 140,000–180,000 yen a month, a thorough comparison of the reality of short-term relocation and remote work under a weak yen.

On March 26, 2026, the Global Coffee Alliance (GCA) declaration was signed at an international coffee conference in Hanoi. It is a cooperation platform on coffee industry sustainability, proposed by TNI King Coffee. The vision is ambitious, but this is not the launch of an international organization or intergovernmental treaty...

Café Show Vietnam 2026 was held at SECC in Ho Chi Minh City from April 16–18, 2026. The original article, left as a pre-event preview, stated that "competitors from 12 countries, over 200 in total, will compete," but the figure of 200 that can be confirmed in the official post-event report refers to exhibitors, not competitors. The coffee competition...

In January 2026, National Geographic introduced 12 participatory gourmet experiences available at hotels and other venues around the world, selecting a coffee tasting near Hoi An as one of them. This is not a ranking of Vietnamese coffee as a whole, but rather a lodging-guest experience offered at a specific facility...

A thorough explanation of civet coffee (kopi luwak)—its flavor, production process, the state of things in Vietnam and other countries, why it’s expensive, and animal welfare. We also introduce how to spot the real thing and precautions when buying.