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Expatriates love Vietnam’s “city for bikes” By Nhan Tam A Spanish family cycling around town - PHOTOS: NHAN TAM Expat Life escorts expatriates riding bicycles around the ancient town of Hoi An—a paradise for cyclists to get around on their bikes Paul Thauvin, a Frenchman, together with his wife and three children, last week traveled to Hoi An after celebrating the New Year in the port city of Bordeaux, his hometown. They had planned to stay in the ancient town for one month in order to experience the local way of life. The French family had also heard praises of Hoi An from their friends. “Hoi An is so peaceful,” says Thauvin. “The green fields remind me of the French countryside.” Thauvin is taking a break on An Bang Bridge after cycling along the rice fields on Hai Ba Trung Street. Cycling along the Hoai River to discover local rice fields, visit Tra Que vegetables village, have lunch at An Bang beach and return to the hotel in the downtown area is their … [Read more...] about Expatriates love Vietnam’s “city for bikes”

President Trần Đại Quang received US President Donald Trump at an official reception on November 12, 2017. — VNA/VNS Photo Nhan Sáng Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — President Trần Đại Quang signed a letter to Vietnamese children on the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival. He did not know that it would be his last signature. He was admitted to the military hospital on the afternoon of the same day. He went into a coma at around 5pm and never woke up. On the previous day, he had two receptions: at 3:30pm, he hosted Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court of China Zhou Qiang. At 4:30pm, he met with heads of delegations to the 14th Assembly of the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI 14). “In the first meeting, he looked paler than on most days, but he still smiled when talking to the guest. But as he walked into the second meeting, he couldn’t hide his tiredness,” said Dương Dũng, who was the Vietnam News Agency reporter who had been exclusively … [Read more...] about Late President “loved and respected by many”

Central Huế City has been selected to join 45 other cities worldwide in a global social media campaign called “We Love Cities”, part of World Wildlife Fund’s Earth Hour City Challenge.— Photo huedisan.com.vn HÀ NỘI — Central Huế City has been selected to join 45 other cities worldwide in a global social media campaign called “We Love Cities”, part of World Wildlife Fund’s Earth Hour City Challenge. The campaign aims to use an engaging social media platform to connect citizens with local leaders so that they can work together to build climate resilient cities. For the next eight weeks, people across the globe are invited to vote for their favorite cities, and to share what they love about them through photos and videos on Twitter and Instagram. Voters can also submit suggestions on additional actions they believe cities can take to make a mark on sustainability. The digital voting lasts from 26 April to 19 June on the campaign’s official site www.welovecities.org . … [Read more...] about WWF launches “We Love Cities” comp

A teacher in Măng Ri Boarding School. -- Photo laodong.com.vn Viet Nam News KON TUM – With the desire to help minority children gain a brighter future, teachers have volunteered to leave their families for the remote Central Highlands (Tây Nguyên) Province of Kon Tum to work at the Măng Ri Boarding School, reported the Lao Động (Labour) newspaper. The boarding school serves ethnic minority students in the Măng Ri Commune of Tu Mơ Rông District in Kon Tum. The school is located in an isolated area of Ngọc Linh Mountain , home to the Xê Đăng people, many of whom live in poverty. For many teachers, the journey of travelling to an isolated area, working with students whose lives are marked by difficulty, and living alongside them in the commune was a difficult one. Teacher Phạm Thị Trà My, 28, who has worked at the school for five years, told the paper that the difficulties and hardships faced by the teachers here were uncountable. “In the winter, both … [Read more...] about Teachers at remote mountainous school find love

Farmers in Quy Nhơn City work hard all day in fish steaming workshop. — Photo laodong.vn Viet Nam News BÌNH ĐỊNH — At 1am, when most people are sleeping, a small corner near the Quy Nhơn Seaport in Hải Cảng Ward, Quy Nhơn City in the central province of Bình Định, is bustling. Ships arrive with their holds full of fish and shrimps and a distinct fishy smell. This smell is familiar for people who steam fish. They live with, eat with, sleep with and reek of the fishy smell. Lots of fished is steamed after being caught as a preliminary process before being sold. The fish steaming workshop of Nguyễn Thị Chua, 63, is in a small and long alley. The closer one gets to the workshop, the stronger the fishy smell becomes. The workshop is about 30sq.m and is full with different kinds of fish such as anchovy, scad, tuna and cuttlefish. Huge steaming stoves are placed on high heat cookers. The smell of fish and stove mixing together is a challenge for anyone coming here for the … [Read more...] about Love amongst steaming, stinky fish in Quy Nhơn

Springtime of love By staff writers A couple expressing love at a Lunar New Year celebration - PHOTO: TRUONG THANH TUNG Tet, the Lunar New Year, provides a chance for love to blossom Vietnam boasts a coast of more than 3,200 kilometers in length. The overland distance between its two biggest metropolises, Hanoi and HCMC, is over 1,700 kilometers. It is not a surprise therefore that the weather in Vietnam is diverse. As the country is in the tropics, Vietnam has a tropical climate remarkably influenced by monsoon. In the north, there are four seasons—spring, summer, fall and winter. Meanwhile, the southern part of the country has only two seasons, the dry one and the wet one. That’s how Vietnam’s climate is like. When it comes to life, however, Tet—the Lunar New Year—is often associated with spring. In the Vietnamese language, the phrase “đón Xuân” (literally, welcoming spring) actually means Tet is coming and we are welcoming it. Then, why is Tet attached to … [Read more...] about Springtime of love

Diverse activities at 17th Vietnam Poetry Day The Saigon Times Daily Poet Tran Dang Khoa (L) talks about the 17th Vietnam Poetry Day at a press conference in Hanoi - PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE ORGANIZER HCMC - The Vietnam Writers' Association is organizing the 17th Vietnam Poetry Day with various activities to honor and support Vietnam’s poetry and poets in Hanoi, Halong and Bac Giang cities, Nhan Dan newspaper reports. This year’s event also includes the fourth International Conference promoting Vietnamese Literature and the third International Poetry Festival. Running until February 21, the event draws around 200 poets, writers, translators, researchers, publishing houses and communicators from over 50 countries and territories around the world. Many foreign guests are familiar with Vietnamese readers and have significant contributions to the development of Vietnamese poetry, such as Colombian poet Fernando Rendo, co-chairman of the Russian Writers' Association … [Read more...] about Diverse activities at 17th Vietnam Poetry Day

Vietnam’s Trinh Van Bao crowned Mister International 2019 The Saigon Times Daily 13th Mister International Trinh Van Bao - PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE ORGANIZER HCMC - Trinh Van Bao of Vietnam bested 38 other contestants from around the world to win Mister International 2019 in the grand final at the Mall of Asia complex in Pasay City in the Philippines on February 24, VnExpress news website reports. Bao became the second Vietnamese man to win the Mister International title after Ngo Tien Doan, who was crowned Mister International 2008 on November 24, 2008 in Tainan, Taiwan. Bao was born in Hai Phong City in 1994 and is now living in HCMC and working as a model and personal trainer. Before competing in Mister International 2019, he won the bronze medal at Supermodel Vietnam 2018. “I feel so happy that no word can describe my emotion right now. When other contestants threw me into the air, I could feel their love for me. Thank you for your support and encouragement,” … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Trinh Van Bao crowned Mister International 2019

Australia seeks to boost export of table grapes to Vietnam By Thuy Dung File photo of Australian table grapes – PHOTO: AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY HANOI - As the Australian table grape export season begins, Australian growers are heading to Vietnam to boost trade relations. Three key growers from the Sunraysia region, which is responsible for some 99% of table grape exports in Australia; representatives from the Australian Table Grapes Association; and a delegation from Austrade will be in both Hanoi and HCMC from February 28 to March 1 to promote the premium product. Hosted under the Hort Innovation Taste Australia banner, the upcoming trade marketing activity aims to cement existing trade relations and develop new and exciting partnerships. Hort Innovation acting trade lead Dianne Phan noted that Vietnam was currently the seventh largest importer of Australian table grapes. “Vietnam is a key buyer of Australia's produce, and the Australian table grape industry has … [Read more...] about Australia seeks to boost export of table grapes to Vietnam

HBSO offers a tuneful piano concerto and a much-loved symphony By Bradley Winterton Pianist Nguyen Thuy Yen - PHOTO: COURTESY OF HBSO HCMC - The HCMC Ballet, Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will stage a concert on March 9 conducted by its music director Tran Vuong Thach. It will feature the ever-popular symphony “From the New World” by Antonin Dvorak and Leroy Anderson’s Piano Concerto in C. The soloist in the piano work will be Nguyen Thuy Yen. Dvorak’s “New World” symphony is far and away his best-loved symphony, and indeed one of the best-loved symphonies by any composer. Its appeal comes from its drawn-out melodies reminiscent of the wide plains of the central U.S., some of them derived from African American and Native American originals. Dvorak heard these during a stay in the United States from 1892 to 1895. But these heart-rending melodies are combined with a sadder note. Dvorak was in love at the time, but with a woman who was not his wife. The … [Read more...] about HBSO offers a tuneful piano concerto and a much-loved symphony