Xoi – the quintessential comfort food

TCVM - My love affair with pho began way back in 1980, after moving from a small town in British Columbia, Canada to attend an art college in Vancouver.

TCVM - I always miss the energy and hustle of the Vietnamese when I’m away. The people in general all over Southeast Asia are very accommodating and want to deliver quality service and a warm welcome. Living abroad is all about the entire package, not one thing or another. Either the place rings your chimes or it doesn’t, and if it does, you put up with the things you don’t like. And Vietnam definitely rings my chimes.

TCVM - Not yet 22 years of age, Khuất Duy Minh an be said of as having recorded a certain level of "depth" in his learning and composing journey. He is a truly healthy bud, full of vitality and ambition.

TCVM - From folks riding tricycle motorbikes to lottery ticket sellers with no hands, I’ve seen a lot of disabled people just within a block from my house. It’s so common an occurrence that it seems almost normal to me nowadays.

TCVM - Nearly a year after its success in Busan, Republic of Korea, Vietnamese movie ‘Rom’, directed by Tran Thanh Huy, has recently been honoured with the New Flesh Best First Feature award at the 24th Fantasia International Film Festival in Canada.

TCVM - Cha gio’ (Vietnamese sausage), rice crackers and roasted pig, which are popular dishes of the Vietnamese people, have added an appealing flavour to the ongoing Army Games 2020.

TCVM - Breads are usually stick with the color white or brown, but in Quang Ninh, you will find an extraordinary odd and unique black Banh Mi

TCVM - The word “banh mi” (Vietnamese bread) was admitted into the Oxford English Dictionary, one of the world’s most prestigious dictionaries, on March 24, 2011, showing the international community’s recognition for Vietnam’s culinary culture.