Business hours
Office hours are from 07h30 to 12h00 and 13h00 to 16h30 and working days from Monday thru Friday. Some offices are open on Saturdays until noon. Museums are usually closed on Monday but you can visit temples and pagodas every day. Opening hour for most shops is at about 08h00 till 18h00. In busy streets, shops are closed later at night.
Post and Telecommunication
Post and telecommunication
Email & Internet : E-mail and Internet services are available in most hotels and posts in Vietnam. Other places where you could find the same service is Cafe Internet in the street of major cities. Normally the post/ café internet will charge you 100 VND per minute for internet service ( about 0.006 USD ).
Telephone Box & Telephone Card : Telephone box is the cheapest way for you to call home . You can find telephone box at post offices or in the street of major cities. Telephone cards are on sale at GPO, shops, restaurants, bookstores and other public places.
Mobile phone : In Vietnam, GMS ( Global Mobilephone System ) is presently operated by two main suppliers: VINAPHONE and MOBIFONE so your mobile phone could be used here by roaming service. These suppliers offer also VINA and MOBI Pre-Paid Card service. The best way for you to use mobile phone in the country is to rent a mobile phone and buy a pre-paid card. It is easy to rent a mobile phone at your hotel or at a Mobile Phone Service Center in the street
Emergency call Police: 113. Fire Brigade: 114. First Aid: 115.
Electricity
Electric current in Vietnam is 220 volts at 50 Hertz but outlets of 110 volts at 50 hertz are somewhere also available. Today, most outlets are flat pins. The rest are round pins.
Food
Every day, Vietnamese people eat rice by bowl and chopsticks as western people eat bread by knife, fork and dish. There is a wide range of sauce, snacks, soups, noodles, desserts and tropical fruits. Travelling to Vietnam is a good time to taste these delicious dishes. Otherwise vegetarian food, dietary dishes and western menu are also available at restaurants. The staple of Vietnamese cuisine is plain white rice dressed up with a plethora of vegetables, fish (which is common in Vietnam), meat, spices and sauce. Spring rolls, noodles and steamed rice dumplings are popular snacks, and the ubiquitous soups include eel and vermicelli, shredded chicken and bitter soups. Fruit is abundant; some of the more unusual ones include green dragon fruit, jujube, khaki, longan, mangosteen, pomelo, three-seed cherry and water apple. Vietnamese coffee (ca phe phin) is very good; it's usually served very strong and very sweet.
Drinks
At some hotels in Vietnam, water are potable but you cannot drink it from public water system in the street. There are too many kind of drinks such as: coffee, tea, mineral water, fruit juices, soft drinks, alcohol, wine, champagne and liquor... The most suitable for you while travelling is the mineral water sealed in plastic bottles ( well-known marks like La vie - Vittel France... ). Frozen drinks are usually better than drinks with ice.
Entertainment
Cinemas, opera house, theatres, discos, karaoke (sing along), pubs, video games, video parlors, sport clubs, fitness centers and other recreations are available for you in major cities.
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