Decade long run

The ao dai exhibition will be open for visitors as part of the Vietnam’s cultural heritage event on November 23 - 25 (Photo: hanoimoi.com.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – An exhibition on Vietnam’s cultural heritage will take place at the Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts in Hanoi between November 23 and 25. Marking the Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day (November 23), the event will display 100 photos on the theme taken by 89 photographers. The photos have been selected from the 4,753 entries competing at the 2018 Vietnam Heritage Photo Contest. Visitors will be treated to other activities on the event’s sidelines, featuring cultural identities of different regions such as Xoan singing, Quan ho (folk duets on love), and Nha nhac (royal court music from the former imperial capital in Hue). One of the event’s highlights will be an exhibition spotlighting an array of documents, photographs, and clothing models related to the ao dai (Vietnamese traditional long … [Read more...] about National cultural heritage exhibition to run in Hanoi this November

My love affair with pho began way back in 1980, after moving from a small town in British Columbia, Canada to attend an art college in Vancouver. And like many students living in cramped rooming houses with only a hot plate to cook, I was always searching for eateries that served fast, inexpensive food. That’s when I discovered My Tan on Broadway Avenue, which was among the first Vietnamese restaurants in Vancouver. The restaurant was operated by a family from Vietnam, who came to live in Canada. I had my first bowl of pho at this little restaurant, which quickly became one of my go-to eating places during my college years. A bowl of rare beef, tendon and tripe pho served at a restaurant in Victoria, Canada. Photo: Chris Bradshaw Once you become exposed to Vietnamese pho, you start to look for it wherever you go. In the mid-1980s there were only a few places that served pho in Vancouver, but word spread quickly in art school of a little family-run Cambodian/Vietnamese noodle … [Read more...] about My love affair with Vietnamese pho

Alex Newbigging, managing director of Jardine C&C Group On July 30, Jardine Cycle & Carriage (Jardine C&C), a leading group with long-term diversified interests in market-leading businesses across Southeast Asia, announced the Jardine Cycle & Carriage Scholarship, which partner six established universities to support about 70 students. Reaffirming its commitment to grow alongside Southeast Asia, Jardine C&C established university scholarship programmes to sponsor the tuition of students in six countries in Southeast Asia, including Vietnam. Through a series of endowments and donations that are long-term in nature, Jardine C&C’s support for the partner education institutions will run in perpetuity or for a sustained period of 8-12 years. In the next 10 years, about 70 Southeast Asian undergraduates will receive the scholarships. Alex Newbigging, Jardine C&C Group managing director, said, “The launch of the scholarship reinforces Jardine … [Read more...] about Jardine C&C launches regional university scholarship programmes

Infrastructure Site clearance problems among transport projects to be resolved soon: PM By Thanh Thom Thursday,  Dec 5, 2019,19:38 (GMT+7) Site clearance problems among transport projects to be resolved soon: PMBy Thanh Thom Trung Luong-My Thuan expressway is under construction in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang. The Government leader has ordered the Ministry of Transport and the concerned localities to fast-track site clearance for the long-delayed project – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked 10 cities and provinces to speed up the execution of key transport infrastructure projects, with a focus on removing obstacles to site clearance, according to his newly issued directive. The Ministry of Transport has cooperated with other ministries, agencies and local governments to execute a number of major transport projects, which have achieved positive results in improving the … [Read more...] about Site clearance problems among transport projects to be resolved soon: PM