French colonial quarter

Dong Lam Thanh Tung, the 32-year-old owner of the coffee shop, brews common herbal spices like cinnamon, cloves and star anise, and blends the liquid with mint, coffee and sugar. The mixture is then whisked into a froth. Coffee is served cold with ice in a vintage bowl. … [Read more...] about Chinese herbal coffee in Saigon

Notably, Viet Nam has gained outstanding achievements in the international integration process. According to Minister Nguyen Chi Dung, by 2020, Viet Nam has signed 15 free trade agreements and is negotiating two others. The country has 16 strategic partners, 11 comprehensive strategic partners and joined more than 500 bilateral and multilateral agreements in many fields. A total of 71 countries have so far recognised Viet Nam as a market economy. … [Read more...] about Vietnam posts remarkable economic achievements in 2016-2020 period

Hanoi (VNA) – A French court will open a hearing on a lawsuit filed by Vietnamese-French Tran Thi To Nga against 14 multinational companies for producing and selling chemical toxins that was sprayed by the US army in the war in Vietnam, causing serious consequences for the community, her children and herself. Nga, born in 1942, filed the lawsuit in May 2014. Among the companies named in her suit, there were such names as Monsanto (now under the German group Bayer) and Dow Chemical. With the support of several non-governmental organizations, Nga accused the companies of causing lasting harm to the health of her, her children and countless others, as well as destroying the environment. "I am fighting for not only myself, but also my children and millions of victims”, Nga stated. Tran To Nga graduated from a Hanoi university in 1966 and became a war correspondent of the Liberation News Agency, now the Vietnam News Agency. She worked in some of the most heavily … [Read more...] about French court to hold hearing on AO lawsuit

The trial was scheduled to be opened in October 2020, but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. From 1961-1971, US troops sprayed more than 80 million litres of herbicides - 44 million litres of which were AO, containing nearly 370 kilograms of dioxin - over southern Vietnam. As a result, around 4.8 million Vietnamese were exposed to the toxic chemical. Many of the victims have died, while millions of their descendants are living with deformities and diseases as a direct result of the chemical’s effects./. … [Read more...] about French trial opens on lawsuit against US chemical producers

Tran To Nga graduated from a Hanoi university in 1966 and became a war correspondent of the Liberation News Agency, now the Vietnam News Agency. She worked in some of the most heavily AO/Dioxin affected areas in southern Vietnam such as Cu Chi, Ben Cat and along the Ho Chi Minh Trail, ultimately experiencing contamination effects herself. … [Read more...] about French trial opens on AO/Dioxin lawsuit against U.S. chemical producers