The Word Ha Noi

This new drinking spot has the feel of a speakeasy and is only open from Thursday to Sunday night.

Business folk stand up in excitement, the full range of BlackBerry services are now available in Vietnam on Mobifone, Vinaphone and Viettel.

The city’s coffee shop scene just got even more international with Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf opening its second Hanoi store on Thanh Nien.

More excitement for the ears and eyes at L’Espace this month. To start, drop by the opening of the photo exhibition entitled A Bit of France of Fuong on Feb. 2 at 6pm.

This reading event last November brought out voices of young love, prison poems, odes to moms, jazzy joints, a pair of pig testicles, and so much more.