According to historical data, every one in four days, the air quality in the capital is either unhealthy or hazardous.

Edward Dalton heads south to an area that many have called ‘Halong Bay on Land’ — the Bai Dinh pagoda complex in Ninh Binh. Photos by Theo Lowenstein

A weekend out for all the family

Vietnam’s urban expansion hasn’t always gone to plan and some areas, particularly on the outskirts of Hanoi, remain uncompleted and unoccupied. They’re not ghost towns, but they might as well be. Photos by Julie Vola. Words by Jesse Meadows

Jesse Meadows heads to the countryside and encounters that part of Vietnamese culture we so often tend to forget; hospitality. At Tho Ha she experienced it in abundance

New suburbs mean a new lifestyle and a new more modern middle class. Or do they? Words by Edward Dalton

 

The team behind Hair of the Dog have opened a new music venue and nightclub on Nguyen Huu Huan with a dark, underground vibe.

When a particular type of spring roll exploded on the Hanoi streetfood scene, many people claimed or were claimed to be its inventor. Billy Gray goes in search of the source of pho cuon. Photos by Trung Del

There’s a restaurant and pub in town serving, yes, you guessed it, cuisine from the UK. Naturally our mystery diner had to check it out. Here’s the verdict. Photos by Trung Del

Billy Gray strikes east out of Hanoi to Yen Tu, a Buddhist complex on the road to Halong