Vietnam island's beautiful beaches lack trained lifeguards

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Raw fish salad, a Phu Quoc delicacy

At this time of year, the adventurous fish aficionado can easily negotiate to follow fishermen to sea to catch cá ngân (yellowtail scad), bring the catch home and make the delicious dish. Yellowtail scad season in Phu Quoc peaks in August. To get in on the action, head to Khem Beach. Here, the sea's quite calm, almost entirely without waves. Local...

Yen Tu - the home of Vietnam's hero king-turned-Buddha

The Yen Tu historical relic occupies nearly 20 kilometers of Quang Ninh Province’s Uong Bi District. It was listed as national relic in 1974 and as special national relic in 2012. Most of pagodas, temples and towers are located on nearly 2,800 hectares in the Yen Tu Forest Natural Reserve which boasts a diverse tropical ecosystem. Photos: Minh...

A top barbecue

I have had dinner at 3T thrice, and every time I thank my friends for showing me the place. Six months ago my friends, coming back from Australia to visit Ho Chi Minh City, had asked me to take them to this barbecue place in the downtown area. Some of their foreign friends, Australian and American, had told them about this place: “People say it does the best barbecue in town. Good food and good atmosphere.” And so I took them to the restaurant, which is on the roof of a three-story building on Ton That Thiep Street (3T… see?). The ground floor...

Mang Den is what Da Lat was

Kon Tang, an ethnic village, in Mang Den eco-tourism area, the Central Highlands province of Kom Tum / PHOTO: HIEU LAM When I visited Kon Tum the other day, my friends there asked me to accompany them to Mang Den, which is about 50 kilometers from the province’s capital town and is being developed into a national eco-tourism area. Given the record...

Mang Den is what Da Lat was

Kon Tang, an ethnic village, in Mang Den eco-tourism area, the Central Highlands province of Kom Tum / PHOTO: HIEU LAM When I visited Kon Tum the other day, my friends there asked me to accompany them to Mang Den, which is about 50 kilometers from the province’s capital town and is being developed into a national eco-tourism area. Given the record...

Filling for one, topping for another

Xoi cade, sticky rice topped with egg custard, is best eaten when it is hot or a little bit cold / PHOTOS: GIANG VU If you love the filling of steamed egg custard buns, a common dim sum dish that is known as lai wang bao in Chinese, you should check out xoi cade – glutinous rice with the same custard as a topping – in Ho Chi...