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HCM City authorities have announced plans to revamp 159 streets to create space for street food vendors there following a successful three-month trial of street vendor “markets” on Nguyen Van Chiem street and Bach Tung Diep Park in District 1.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Youth Social Work Centre is organising entertainment programmes for children, especially disadvantaged kids on the outskirts of the city and the provinces of An Giang, Tay Ninh and Binh Phuoc to enjoy the Mid-autumn Festival which falls on October 4 this year.

Hanoi will postpone the opening of a pedestrian street at Trinh Cong Son street near the West Lake until October 10, the anniversary of the capital city’s liberation from French occupation, instead of the initially planned August 19.

More inspections of street-food are needed to control food safety and hygiene and prevent food poisoning.

Thousands of Vietnamese and Japanese visitors flocked to the opening ceremony of the 10th Vietnam Festival in Tokyo, Japan, on June 10.

The 7th southern food festival began at Dam Sen Park in Ho Chi Minh City on May 24, treating gastronomic fans to more than 250 local culinary delights.

Ho Chi Minh City has launched a Street Show programme in Nguyen Hue walking street, with weekly performances every Saturday and Sunday.

Street food stalls will be swept from main roads in Bangkok, Thailand, in an effort to re-organise urban order.

“Streets without rubbish” is an initiative to encourage Ho Chi Minh City’s residential areas to protect the urban environment. After a few years, the project has proved effective.

If you are going to the central city of Hue, don’t miss the imperial citadel, the tombs, the Thien Mu pagoda and, of course, the clam rice, a mouthwatering delicacy that began as a humble breakfast dish for the poor centuries ago.

Public space in Vietnam’s urban areas has failed to meet demand or create typical characteristics to identify each city, Deputy Minister of Construction Phan My Linh said.

A festival highlighting Ho Chi Minh City’s development and integration will be held in the city from December 1 – 3 with various culture and art activities.

Thousands of residents living next to or in proximity to historic relics in Hanoi are waiting for relocation following plans to restore the sites.

The Ministry of Transport is promoting the use of technology in an effort to better manage the country’s highways, a ministry official said.

Vietnam’s traditional culinary arts fascinated foreign friends at the International Bazaar held at the UN Headquarters on November 24 to raise funds for disadvantaged children around the world.

Efforts to improve the food service quality in Hanoi have spurred positive change, according to a review of a pilot programme implemented two years ago to encourage more hygienic street food options.

Gastronomy has proved itself to be Vietnam’s most active cultural “emissary” in the Czech Republic, as illustrated at Vietnam’s cultural festival in Prague on September 4.

The bustling life in modern Vietnamese cities has resulted in the rapid growth of the processed food industry, with domestic products dominating the market.