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Visa waivers lift Vietnam's foreign tourist arrivals

By VnExpress October 31, 2016 | 10:47 am GMT+7

Visitor numbers have spiked to 8 million.
Foreign tourist arrivals in Vietnam have hit 8 million so far this year, official statistics show.

According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, the figure is 25 percent higher than the same period last year.

The surge has been attributed to the country’s more relaxed visa requirements for foreign tourists.

Vietnam has extended visa waivers for tourists from Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Spain for trips of up to 15 days.

The number of Western European tourists has increased between 13 percent and 30 percent, said the tourism administration.

The country currently also provides a reciprocal visa exemption for citizens of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. It has also waived visa requirements for visitors from the four Nordic countries and Russia, Belarus, Japan and South Korea.

China, Hong Kong and South Korea continue to be the country's top international tourist markets.

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Hẻm Gems: Bún Sứa Serves Up a Jellyfish Medley Without the Sting

Last Updated on Friday, 26 August 2016 11:05 Published on Friday, 26 August 2016 11:05 Written by Kyle Lee.



The menu at Bun Sua Co Hanh is geared towards diners with a hankering for seafood, and not just your regular fish and company. They serve something out of the ordinary at this slightly drab riverfront restaurant, which I initially thought was noodles and milk (apparently my Vietnamese really needs some work: bún sứa refers to noodles with jellyfish, while bún sữa means noodles with milk). While the cuisine here is not quite as strange as milk noodles, it manages to offer something almost as unique.

Bun Sua Co Hanh is located at 995 Hoang Sa in District 3. The dining area gives you a nice view of the busy street out front, and the canal beyond. The place is spacious and, if you visit in the morning, you’ll practically have it all to yourself. And their specialty? Jellyfish.

Bún sứa is a seafood medley featuring jellyfish, large lumps of a mysterious – but delicious – fish and fish cakes dropped into a delicate broth with bún and vegetables. The soup tastes fishy at first, but after the first few bites the strong ocean flavor tapers off. The noodles were cooked to perfection, and the vegetables were bright, colorful, and crisp. But what about the most important part, the jellyfish?

Its texture resembles a clear, firm, tasteless jello. It’s not meaty, like fish or pork. The closest comparisons are squid or octopus, but those are more substantial. There is a slight taste of pepper, but without the other flavors in the soup it would be bland. The jellyfish blends into the broth, and without the layer of small black dots on its skin, it would be hard to spot in the soup. All in all, bún sứa certainly belongs on the “go try” list, but falls short of the “must go back immediately” list.

Bun Sua Co Hanh opens from 6am to 1pm during the day and from 5pm to 10pm at night.



To sum up:

Taste: 3/5

Price: 4/5 - VND35,000 for a small bowl and VND38,000 for a large bowl of bún sứa

Atmosphere: 2/5

Friendliness: 3/5

Location: 3/5

Bún Sứa Cô Hạnh

995 Hoang Sa, Ward 11, D3

[smallplayer]

Originally Posted by snipeshot08

You are aware that you are already paying more than twice of what you can pay for Thai & Viet in Sinkie legal houses hor????

Thats why when I go to JKT I always eat lokal lokal 1 shot about 300K nia nia with nice facilities somemore

Cheerios......SS08 ^_^

Yes...that's why I also eat local local. ..food and girls..haha
Nowadays 300k idr hard la...
350k have still good ones ...

[Hurricane88]

Originally Posted by smallplayer

Yes...that's why I also eat local local. ..food and girls..haha
Nowadays 300k idr hard la...
350k have still good ones ...

What do you get for 350K rupiah...

[smallplayer]

Originally Posted by Hurricane88

What do you get for 350K rupiah...

Go to a bar...pick a girl out of quite a sizeable group. ..then go to a room for 45min.
She washes u..then sop on bed with 1 pop?
Room is quite clean ...so not that bad

[Hurricane88]

Originally Posted by smallplayer

Go to a bar...pick a girl out of quite a sizeable group. ..then go to a room for 45min.
She washes u..then sop on bed with 1 pop?
Room is quite clean ...so not that bad

Thanks...meaning about SGD 37...get a fj 1 shot...

[snipeshot08]

Originally Posted by Hurricane88

you hug vb ssssyts...hug me for wat...I only allow vb hug...

So thats why I sad mah........kekekeke

Cheerios......SS08 ^_^

[snipeshot08]

Originally Posted by Hurricane88

I thought you fly to there to hug...

So far in my whole life still have never stepped into Africa or that region yet & I dun think I will in this lifetime too

Cheerios......SS08 ^_^

[snipeshot08]

Originally Posted by Hurricane88

ask you to say good or not...same as tcss...

Orhhhh like that easy lah

I say first, good of course

Cheerios.....SS08 ^_^

[snipeshot08]

Originally Posted by Hurricane88

Tell me what Wet Nam dun have ha...

Ermmm they have no PAP, no ban on chewing gums, no legal whorehouses.....& the list goes on.......

Cheerios......SS08 ^_^

[snipeshot08]

Originally Posted by smallplayer

Yes...that's why I also eat local local. ..food and girls..haha
Nowadays 300k idr hard la...
350k have still good ones ...

So when you got cravings for Wetnamese cuisine, join me lah!!!!!!

Cheerios......SS08 ^_^

[snipeshot08]

Originally Posted by smallplayer

Go to a bar...pick a girl out of quite a sizeable group. ..then go to a room for 45min.
She washes u..then sop on bed with 1 pop?
Room is quite clean ...so not that bad

You forgot the part where they always ask you to buy Coke or ciggie for them the moment u reached the room

Cheerios.....SS08 ^_^

[snipeshot08]

Originally Posted by Hurricane88

Thanks...meaning about SGD 37...get a fj 1 shot...

You add-on a bit more to about total 450k to 500k, you can even do threesomes there

Cheerios.......SS08 ^_^

[Hurricane88]

Originally Posted by snipeshot08

So thats why I sad mah........kekekeke

Cheerios......SS08 ^_^

wen u sad better dun cum near me...stay far away ok...

[Hurricane88]

Originally Posted by snipeshot08

So far in my whole life still have never stepped into Africa or that region yet & I dun think I will in this lifetime too

Cheerios......SS08 ^_^

never say never...