Anh Ngô Phileas Fogg tried to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days in Jules Verne’s classic novel written in 1872. That’s exactly the same amount of time in which two expats are hoping to walk from Hà Nội to HCM City. Teachers Jake Norris, 36 and Sean Down, 44 set …
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Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and Viettel Group representatives launch the official website of the photo and video contest Technology with Heart. — VNA/VNS Photo An Đăng HÀ NỘI — A photography and video contest themed Technology with Heart has been officially launched by Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and Viettel Group. Speaking at …
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Lao students are pictured with the five-fruit fruit tray they decorated themselves. VNA/VNS Photo Phan Sáu KHÁNH HÒA Nha Trang University in the central province of Khánh Hòa has held a wide range of activities to help foreign students experience the Tết (Lunar New Year), the biggest festival of the …
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Foreign tourists explore the Old Quarter in Hà Nội. VNA/VNS Photo Tuấn Anh HÀ NỘI The global tourism market is set to fully recover this year from the COVID-19 pandemic and experts predict Việt Nam’s tourism sector will follow suit. According the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) first barometre …
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The central building of the Grand Palais in Hà Nội. — File photo of gallica.bnf.fr HÀ NỘI — Archival documents and images from major international and domestic trade fairs held in Hà Nội in the early 20th century will be displayed at an exhibition to be open on January 26 …
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TẾT ENTERTAINMENT – Vietnamese culture and lifestyle are highlighted in TV shows and programmes for the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday on television stations in HCM City and southern provinces. Photo courtesy of the producer. VĨNH LONG — Love, marriage and family are the themes of a TV series produced by Vĩnh Long Radio & Television. …
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Thăng Long Water Puppet Theatre presents water puppet souvenirs for Phan Thị Thanh Tâm, the spouse of President Võ Văn Thưởng and Elke Büdenbender, the spouse of the German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. — VNA/VNS Photo Minh Đức HÀ NỘI — Phan Thị Thanh Tâm, the spouse of President Võ Văn …
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Tuồng artist Ngọc Khanh. — Photo phunuonline.com.vn Traditional tuồng (classical drama) artist Ngọc Khanh is founder of the Ngọc Khanh Tuồng Troupe that is among the very few traditional art units in HCM City. The troupe is striving to preserve and develop the art genre. Khanh spoke about her efforts …
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Bridge Pagoda, a Japanese style pagoda built in Hội An in the past, today draws tourists from elsewhere in Asia, and ASEAN tourists in particular. — VNA/VNS Photo Đoàn Hữu Trung VIENTIANE — The Director of the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT), Nguyễn Trùng Khánh, put forth some measures …
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