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Phan Thiet is the capital of Binh Thuan Province, located in the southeast of Vietnam, about 215km from Ho Chi Minh City. It is home to nearly 250,000 inhabitants spreading across 4 wards and a vibrant city center. Phan Thiet’s cuisine is very diverse, with a range of luxury and popular dishes to satisfy all appetites. Vietnam raw fish salad (Goi Ca Mai) Photo: Bach hoa XANH At Mui Ne – Phan Thiet beach, there is a delicious and mouth-watering seafood dish called Goi Ca Mai (Vietnam raw fish salad). It’s made with fresh deep herring or white sardine (Ca Mai) as the main ingredient. The fish has a sweet taste, no scales, and a less intense aroma than other types of fish. To make a perfect and attractive Goi Ca Mai dish, the white sardines need to be big, juicy, and fresh. When processing, the scales, heads, and tails of the fish are removed. Then, it is put in ice water to make the flesh firmer and sweeter, before being cooked with lemon juice. Other ingredients used in ...

Choi Siwon landed at Tan Son Nhat International Airport on March 9 before Eunhuyk and Shindong arrived in HCM City on the following day. Choi Siwon, the vocalist of the band, silently arrived at the airport in a T-shirt and jeans. He was wearing black glasses and a large mask covering his face, so he was not easily detected. Meanwhile, Eunhuyk and Shindong were warmly welcomed by fans at the airport as their itinerary had been made public. Other members of the band were scheduled to arrive in HCM City on March 10 and 11. Their concert, Super Show 9, is part of the band’s world tour. It is set to take place at Military Zone 7 Stadium in HCM City on March 11 evening. This is the second time the Super Junior have performed in Vietnam, following their Super Show 3 concert in Binh Duong in 2011. The Super Junior debuted in 2005 with 12 members. In June 2006, they released the single album ‘U’ and then admitted the 13th member Kyu-hyun. After that, the band gained global fame than...

Nguyen Ngoc Ly and Lung Van Nhan, a married couple living in Mo Cay Nam District, Ben Tre Province, earn VND750,000 (US$32) each day from processing 3,000 coconuts. Typically, their work day starts about midnight and finishes up in the early afternoon. “Once we run out of coconuts to process, we start looking for ways to make money the rest of the day,” Ly said. A dangerous job Coconut husks are the fibrous layer between the fruit’s outer skin and hard, inner shell. They sit just above the coconut’s white flesh. Peeling these husks is considered a profitable job in Ben Tre, and Ly and Nhan, though relatively new to the gig, are extremely productive huskers. “My wife is from Vinh Khanh District, Ben Tre and I am from District 8, Ho Chi Minh City,” said Nhan. “We met when she found a seasonal job in Ho Chi Minh City at the same place where I worked.” Together, Ly and Nhan moved to Ben Tre in 2021 in search of better jobs. That is when they discovered coconut husking. “...