The Word Ha Noi

Huyen Tran finds an array of street food in a quiet alley away from the hustle and bustle of Dong Xuan Market. Photos by Francis Roux

A good slice of otoro should literally melt in your mouth.

In modern day Vietnam, the cultural diversity of the country’s 54 ethnic minorities isn’t often celebrated. Sure, there is the excellent Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi, and another more run down version in Thai Nguyen, but on the whole, trying to find out about the many cultures that make up today’s Vietnam isn’t always easy or exciting.

This May, a new festival enters the Hanoi music calendar as Artwork is Work: ASEAN Music Festival makes its debut. CAMA Vietnam’s Douglas Pyper
explains why it’s different.

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