Which areas are good to visit during a business trip to Vietnam?

In short: Hanoi's nights feel like a summer festival – people sit on plastic stools on Ta Hien Street drinking bia hoi (from about 60 yen a glass) in a friendly, lively atmosphere. Ho Chi Minh City's nights feel like an outdoor music festival – the booming music and neon of Bui Vien Street, rooftop...

In short: the most common nighttime problems in Vietnam are pickpocketing and bag snatching, overcharging taxis, and overpriced bars you get led to by touts. To protect yourself, keep your phone and wallet in front of you, use Grab to get around, and never follow touts. Illegal...

In short: former District 2 (around Thao Dien) and the former Thu Duc City area are for repeat visitors who want a calmer, more grown-up night than District 1. The classics are craft beer bars along the Saigon River and upscale villa-style VIP massage...

In short: with a budget of 10,000 yen (about 1.6 million VND), you can easily do drinks plus a massage in Ho Chi Minh City. For first-timers, Le Thanh Ton (District 1), where Japanese is spoken, is the easy choice: a girls' bar plus a Japanese-style massage comes to about 1.4 million VND (about...