What food safety officials found in viral $1.3 meal in central Vietnam
Vietnam Life 09:50 21/08/2026Chung Thuy eatery in Quang Ngai Province, central Vietnam has gone viral for serving a full meal for just VND35,000 (US$1.3) per person, prompting local food safety officials to inspect the eatery and provide guidance on food preparation and hygiene.
Following river, fields, seasons for taste of rural life in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
Vietnam Life 16:08 14/08/2026For generations, people in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta have built a distinctive food culture around the river, rice fields, and changing seasons, turning fish, shrimp, crabs, snails, and wild vegetables into rustic dishes while welcoming guests with the region’s trademark warmth and hospitality.
At least four family members die of suspected food poisoning in northern Vietnam
Vietnam News 09:10 31/12/2021Two women and two children have died after having lunch on Sunday
Vietnam covers meal costs for all children in COVID-19 treatment, quarantine
Vietnam News 14:05 10/06/2021Each child receives VND80,000 (US$3.5) per day for meals
Airplane-food cooks keeping Saigon’s frontline medical staff fed
Vietnam News 16:35 24/03/2020They show their care and support through the meals
Vietnamese charitable group gives free meals, ambulance service to hospital patients
Travel 16:38 27/08/2018‘One of our principles is giving without receiving anything in return from patients, whether they are poor or not’
Woman in rural Vietnam offers budget meals, turns house into clinic
Vietnam News 14:55 14/08/2018The eatery receives at least 80 customers daily for breakfast and lunch, and charges only VND1,000 (US$0.04) per serving
