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Early “Homeland Spring” for Vietnamese Expats and Friends in Western Australia Vietnamese Community in Hungary Looks Forward to a Promising Future The foreign delegation, led by Deputy Secretary-General Apikit Ch.rojprasert, was grateful for the opportunity to learn from the Vietnam Coast Guard’s expertise in drug prevention and control. Apikit expressed Thailand’s commitment to enhancing cooperation and information sharing with relevant Vietnamese agencies in this crucial area. The Coast Guard Region 3 Command hosted the Thai delegation on November 25. (Photo: VNA) Colonel Nguyen Duc Hieu, representing the Coast Guard Region 3 Command, suggested strengthening information exchange between the two countries’ coast guard agencies. He emphasized the importance of Thailand’s support in verifying and investigating information related to drug trafficking by sea. To further enhance collaboration, Hieu proposed establishing a hotline dedicated to combating drug-related ...

On November 21, the India-EU Joint Working Group on Energy met, co-chaired by Tanmaya Lal of India’s Ministry of External Affairs and Ditte Juul Jorgensen of the European Commission. The gathering included representatives from India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Ministry of Power, and the EU’s Directorate General for Energy and Climate Action. The session witnessed the undertaking and completion of joint initiatives, encompassing technical cooperation across 51 activities within nine sectors. Additionally, the group outlined a framework for green hydrogen collaboration, emphasizing policy coordination between India and the EU. Demonstrating their commitment, the EU and its member states participated in India’s International Conference on Green Hydrogen 2024, while India reciprocated by exclusively partnering with European Hydrogen Week 2024. Reinforcing their dedication to clean energy, India and the EU pledged long-term research support for projects under the ...

“From Arancina to Bun Cha: A Cultural Fusion of Street Food” The culinary event, “From Arancina to Bun Cha: A Cultural Fusion of Street Food,” offered a unique twist on the traditional Italian Cuisine Week in Vietnam. Held at Casa Italia in Hanoi until November 24th, the event celebrated the vibrant street food cultures of Italy and Vietnam, bringing a burst of flavor to the city. With a focus on the funkiest street food delights, the festival presented a rare opportunity to indulge in a world of culinary delights. The culinary event, a fusion of cultures and flavors, captivated food enthusiasts. A true highlight of the festival was the diverse range of street delicacies. From the famous Pizza Fritta and Porchetta to the mouth-watering Pho rolls and Banh bot loc, it was a celebration of contrasting flavors. The Italian and Vietnamese restaurants of Hanoi showcased their talents, with well-known names serving up their takes on classic dishes. The event also shone a ligh...

On November 24, Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics under the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) Sen. Lieut. Gen. Trinh Van Quyet received a young officer delegation from the Cuban Ministry of Revolutionary Armed Forces, led by second chief of the ministry’s Political Directorate General of Brigade Marcelo Perez, according to VNA. Quyet praised the defense cooperation between the two countries and the achievements of the collaboration between the young military officers of Vietnam and Cuba in recent years. At the reception. Photo: PANO He assured the guest that the Vietnamese people and army will always stand side by side with and offer all possible support to Cuba , just as Cuba supported Vietnam during its difficult times in the struggle for national liberation and nation building. He also mentioned that the General Department of Politics of the VPA always supports and creates favorable conditions for young officers from both countries to enhance their exc...

A fashion store is offering discounts of up to 50%. Promotion campaigns for the Black Friday sales run from one to two weeks. On the streets around Ba Dinh, Dong Da, and Cau Giay districts, a lot of shops remain mostly empty, despite running 50% to 70% discount programmes since early last week. The most popular items on sale include clothes, cosmetics, gadgets, and home appliances with discounts of up to 80%. However, no large crowds gather or long lines form as seen in previous years. A shopkeeper in Cau Giay district shares that customers this year are very cautious, with many being more interested in the quality of goods instead of their prices. Even after the shop offers cuts of 70% on goods, customers are still not tempted. A shop in a shopping centre discounts up to 80% on all items and 20% to 30% on the latest ones to lure consumers. A banner in a shopping centre shows discounts of 80% on all items up to Nov...

The celebration is organised by the Department of Culture and Sports and the city’s Cultural Heritage Association. The major event will be held on November 23 at the city’s Fine Arts Museum, including a presentation of traditional martial arts, a fashion show of ao dai (Vietnamese traditional dress), and performances of tai tu music, quan ho (love duet singing) and cheo (traditional opera). The programme will also feature excerpts from famous hat boi (classical drama) and cai luong (reformed opera) plays performed by the city-based Hat Boi Theatre and Tran Huu Trang Cai Luong Theatre. The organisers will hold a talk show themed “Ben Bach Dang – Dau an van hoa  tren ben duoi thuyen” (Bach Dang Wharf and River Culture) with female archaeologist Nguyen Thi Hau, general secretary of the HCM City Historical Science Association. The show will be held on November 23 at the Ho Chi Minh Museum – HCM City Branch. An antique car parade will be held downtown on November 19, running thro...

The deal grants the printer exclusive rights to publish and sell all of Dau’s works. The publisher will soon release four books written, compiled and edited by Dau. These books feature the history of the South’s development in different periods from the 19th century until the 20th. Southern people, particularly farmers, and their contributions to the fight against the French colonialists, are featured. Tre Publishing House has released eight publications by Dau, including Tap Ghi Su Dia Viet (Records on History and Geography of Vietnam) in 2020. The 232-page book is on the history and geography of Vietnam. It consists of historical events and characters as well as geographical documents from the 20th century which Dau collected for several years. Dau’s articles about Sai Gon, now Ho Chi Minh City, and on Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) are also included. Dau’s books help readers, particularly young people, learn more about Southern...

The event attracted 20 stalls displaying traditional Vietnamese and Korean cultural items and dishes. It also featured a cooking contest and fashion show of traditional costumes, musical and martial art performances, and a painting exhibition. On the occasion, the organisers awarded 270 scholarships, each worth VND2 million (US$80.51), to disadvantaged students with outstanding academic performances and needy children with Vietnamese mothers and Korean fathers in the Mekong Delta city. Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thuc Hien said the city had signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation with the RoK’s Jeollanam-do province in 2012, with the sides so far engaging in many joint activities in personnel training and cultural promotion.   Ha Gwang Yun, head of the representative office of Jeollanam-do, said the Korean locality wants to strengthen collaboration with Can Tho in the fields of petroleum, chemistry, energy, and the environment. ...

With more than ten thousand old items, most of which are books about Hanoi collected by lawyer Ta Thu Phong for many years, the library has long become a familiar destination for researchers and those who are keen on learning about Hanoi. Free library with interesting books. Photo: Bao Thu An unique store  Old books with worn spines, and newspaper pages that have turned yellow over time these are what book lovers often see when they come to lawyer Ta Thu Phong’s library in Ngoc Thuy Street, Long Bien District, Hanoi. For over a decade, this place has housed more than ten thousand rare documents in various fields, the large chunk of them are vintage, historically valuable books and newspapers about Hanoi, including those written by French authors like ‘Industries in Hanoi’ or ‘Merchants of Hanoi’. In addition, readers coming here can find momentous news in newspapers published in the 1930s, such as information about the building of Co Ngu Road (today’s Thanh Nien...

The finale took place in Phu Quoc Island City off Kien Giang Province in the Mekong Delta region with the participation of 35 contestants. Luong Ky Duyen, 22, 1.72 meters tall, weighing 49kg, was considered outstanding for her beauty and performance skills in the final night. She is a student at the Academy of Journalism and Communication in Hanoi and participated in a beauty pageant for university students in 2020. She also won several prizes in her studies and played for the national chess team. This supplied photo shows Luong Ky Duyen competing in the Miss Tourism Vietnam 2022 finale in Phu Quoc City, Kien Giang Province, November 13, 2022. However, Duyen’s answer to the judges’ question in the interview session on Sunday night was considered dull. Being asked about her action plan as a tourism ambassador in order to promote Vietnam’s tourism after the adverse impacts of COVID-19, she generally mentioned the importance of tourism policies and her acquisition of ...

Buon Ma Thuot not only has premium coffee with a unique delicious taste, but also many other famous delicacies such as wine, marinated chicken, fragrant rice tubes, and especially the excellent red vermicelli. Red vermicelli is a popular specialty of Dak Lak. Although there are some similarities with vermicelli in the South, the famous red vermicelli in the “capital of coffee” is very different. It has big, firm vermicelli, similar to Southern beef vermicelli but slightly better, about the size of a chopstick, chewy and crispy. Different from sophisticated dishes like pho in Hanoi, vermicelli with fish in Quy Nhon, bun bo Hue, or vermicelli in Can Tho, Ban Me red vermicelli is extremely rustic, strange, and especially delicious. At first glance, red vermicelli is quite similar to crab vermicelli, but this dish is made from pure crab meat, pureed pork and fat, vegetables, bean sprouts, and of course, boiled quail eggs. Photo: ttvn.toquoc.vn The special thing about red ve...

Production, certification and management of organic products in Vietnam, for the recent years, have been high on the agenda of both the government and the industry while the country has been making efforts to transform its agriculture and food sector towards green and sustainability. Pressures from the market, local and international, and consumers for organic products add to the high demand of the matter. At the hybrid seminar. Source: Danish embassy in Vietnam Danish and Vietnamese sector decision-makers and managers, experts, researchers and entrepreneurs gathered in a seminar held on November 25 in Hanoi to exchange experiences and knowledge on production, certification and management of organic products. The seminar takes place in both live and online formats on the zoom platform with bridgeheads both in Denmark and Hanoi. Around the world, Denmark has earned a reputation as the leading nation for organic food production and know-how. In 1987, Denmark was the fir...