A Woman Abroad

Building trade, social capital and security through culture in Asia Oi met with Karen Lanyon, the Australian Consul-General, to discuss Vietnamese-Australian relations and the ongoing development of Vietnam. Lanyon was posted to Ho Chi Minh City in January 2016, returning to Southeast Asia following a three-year period spent in Los Angeles as Consul-General. Most of … Read more

Restaurant Review: Quan Bui

A charming restaurant with food inspired by tradition and Vietnamese moms Nestled down an inconspicuous side street off Le Thanh Ton sits Quan Bui (17A Ngo Van Nam, D1), a culinary haven, which also happens to shelter us from an uncharacteristic downpours this time of year. Danh Tran, owner of the five Quan Bui restaurants … Read more

Game On

Few Christmas traditions are as enduring as that of the family getting round the table together—sometime between the Queen’s speech and the James Bond movie—to play a game together. In fact, the only one that rivals it is probably the family getting round the table together and having massive rows while they play a game … Read more

Dublin Like a Local

This compact Gaelic city is no longer the land of ramshackle pubs and baked-potato pushcarts With a reputation as a hot bed of Irish culture and heritage, home to good tipple and some of the friendliest locals in the world, there is a constant stream of tourists favoring Dublin as their must-see destination on the … Read more