Việt Nam News

The 100 traditional cakes made from palmyra palm set a Vietnamese record at a cooking competition held on August 5 within the framework of the Southern Traditional Cake Festival in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang.

Twenty-eight contestants participating in the national traditional music contest, Chuông Vàng Vọng Cổ (Golden Bell) 2024, have performed in the first show of the semi-final round in HCM City.

Hà Nội welcomed nearly 3.5 million tourists in the January-July period, a 33.2 per cent increase compared to the figure in the same period last year.

The dishes include grilled meat dipped in soy sauce, beef shank wrapped in rice paper, or bò tơ cuốn bánh tráng, calf dipped in vinegar hotpot, locally known as bò nhúng dấm, a special calf salad and many others.

Five Vietnamese dishes have been named in the list of top 100 Asian stir-fry dishes of TasteAtlas, a reputable culinary website that specialises in food from around the world.

This was the first time Việt Nam had been chosen as a partner country of the event with a scale of about 1,000 booths to attract 20,000-25,000 visitors.

A cultural space dedicated to the life and legacy of late Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng was inaugurated in the central city of Đà Nẵng on August 5, which coincided with the 94th anniversary of the Communist Review where he served as Editor-in-Chief for nearly three decades.

Việt Nam is poised to transform its cultural tourism landscape, with a new generation of young “cultural ambassadors” at the forefront, according to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the Việt Nam National Commission for UNESCO Hà Kim Ngọc.

The inaugural Việt Nam Best Sommelier Competition is being held in HCM City to find talented sommeliers to represent Việt Nam in international competitions, according to the contest’s organisers.

The collection includes nine books featuring famous monarchs, traditional heroes and generals in different periods under the dynasties of Đinh, Lý, Trần and Lê. 

The diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (DTP) vaccine, part of the “5 and 6 in one” vaccine should be given at two, four and six months and one year as well as booster after four years and adolescence.

Contestant Võ Lê Quế Anh from the central province of Quảng Nam has triumphed over 35 others to become Miss Grand Vietnam 2024.

Singer Trần Tùng Anh, renowned for his vocals, has won the first prize in the opera singing category of the Qingyin Award - Youth Music Festival 2024 in China.

The inauguration of the Japanese covered bridge restoration project was one of key focuses in the annual 20th Hội An-Japan Cultural Exchange in the ancient town.

Located in one of Hà Nội’s most popular shopping destinations, Lotte Mall West Lake, Victoria's Secret new store is also its first ever in the country.

Its aim is to bring readers of the book and classic music lovers a touching story about the good values of life in music, telling a long journey to overcome fate by dialysis patients.

A prestigious award dedicated to tourism in Việt Nam will play a vital role in promoting the image and reputation of Vietnamese tourism to the international community, experts said.