Chef Vo Quoc introduces some food programs which will be available at the Dat Phuong Nam (Southern Land) gastronomic festival at Dam Sen Park - PHOTO: DAO LOAN The annual Dat Phuong Nam (Southern Land) gastronomic festival will take place from May 24 to 28 at Dam Sen Cultural Park, 3 Hoa Binh St., Dist. 11, HCMC with an aim to promote tourism and food culture of the city and southern provinces. The festival, which is expected to attract 100,000 visitors, will feature some 60 food stands, cultural activities and art performances to serve visitors all day.     Themed “Saigon- Xưa và Nay (then and now)”, the festival will introduce the culinary and cultural traits with popular dishes attached to people’s childhood such as che (sweet soup), banh trang nuong (grilled rice paper cake) and Asian street foods including Korea’s Tteokbokki, Thai-style milk tea, and Japan’s takoyaki (grilled octopus cake). La Quoc Khanh, deputy director of the HCMC...

VietNamNet Bridge – With a pool of highly-skilled practitioners, state-of-the-art facilities and affordable costs, HCM City is rapidly emerging as a dental care tourism destination. A doctor at HCM City’s Hospital of Odonto-Stomatology treats a patient. – Photo: Son Ha/VNS A full range of dental services is available, including cleaning, teeth whitening, dental implants, bone reconstruction orthodontics, ceramic veneers, crowns and bridges. Duong Quoc Chi, 58, an overseas Vietnamese from Italy, combines a quick vacation in HCM City with a visit to a dentist. “Dental care in Viet Nam costs about a third of the price compared to Italy,” he said. He and his wife come to HCM City on vacation to visit family for three weeks. “I plan to get some dentistry work done here in HCM City. Besides low cost, dental clinics in the city offer good services and highly qualified doctors.” A check-up and cleaning will cost around 50 euros (US$56) in...

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council yesterday had a working to survey ideas for the city's tourism development in connection with museums. HCMC War Remnants Museum receives a huge of foreign arrivals At the working, leaders of departments, agencies and museums in the City had a general idea for creating more advantaged conditions so that the museum becomes attractive destination for domestic and foreign tourists.  Currently, the city has eight museums including Ho Chi Minh City Museum in the city, History Museum, War Remnants Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Ton Duc Thang Museum, Museum of Aodai, and Southern Vietnam Women Museum. Director of War Remnants Museum Ms. Huynh Ngoc Van suggested the city’s tourism industry needs to exploit tour in line with learning about Vietnam’s history.  In fact, Cu Chi Tunnel and War Remnants Museum always attract a huge of arrivals.  Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Culture and Sport...