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Speaking at the opening ceremony, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Pham Anh Tuan said that the Vietstampex was held in 1998 for the first time. Since 2000, the stamp exhibition has become a periodical activity being organized every five years. This is an opportunity for stamp collectors to exchange and spread knowledge on stamp collecting development. Moreover, Vietstampex is also an opportunity to learn about stamp collecting hobbies with high cultural value. As scheduled, Vietstampex 2020 will take place in 2020; however, the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak made it to be postponed to this year. Vietstampex is the largest postage stamp exhibition ever in Vietnam with the participation of 120 stamp sets and 500 stamp frames from senior stamp collectors and numerous young stamp collecting lovers. After the opening ceremony, the Ministry of Information and Communications decided to release a set of postage stamps featuring Vietnam’s seas and islands: Typical birds of … [Read more...] about Postage stamp set featuring Vietnam’s Sea and Islands released

This time of year, gardeners in Long Khanh, a city under Dong Nai Province in southern Vietnam, are busy harvesting ripe rambutans, durians, mangosteens, and jackfruits from orchards, pushing them to integrate garden ecology with tourism and gastronomy in order to attract tourists. From Phan Thiet City in the south-central province of Binh Thuan, it takes around two hours to reach Long Khanh City, where visitors may taste luscious fruits. A tourist picks rambutans at an orchard in Long Khanh City, Dong Nai Province, Vietnam. Photo: Duc Trong / Tuoi Tre On National Highway 1, particularly in the vicinity of the Tan Phong junction, it is simple for travelers to observe the thriving fruit commerce. Buses pass by this area frequently, allowing passengers to purchase fruits. Along the rural roads in Binh Loc, Bao Quang, Xuan Lap, and Bau Sen Communes are lush fruit gardens. A tourist picks mangosteens at an orchard in Long Khanh City, Dong Nai … [Read more...] about Check out these orchards in Vietnam’s Long Khanh City

An over 1,000-year-old Cham tower in the central Vietnamese province of Thua Thien-Hue has been recognized as the world’s first ancient brick Cham tower buried deep under the coastal sand dunes to have been excavated and preserved. Representatives of the Vietnam Records Organization (Vietkings) and the World Records Union (WorldKings) announced the granting of the national and world records to the local Phu Dien Cham Tower at a ceremony held by the History Museum of Thua Thien-Hue on Monday evening. In April 2001, the tower was discovered in the coastal sand dunes of Phu Dien Commune in Phu Vang District. It was buried in sand from five to seven meters underground. A bird’s-eye view of the Phu Dien Cham Tower in Phu Dien Commune, Phu Vang District, Thua Thien-Hue Province, Vietnam. Photo: Duc Loc / Tuoi Tre The overall view of the building is a rectangular architectural block that gets smaller toward the top. It is one of the earliest remaining Cham brick … [Read more...] about Ancient Cham tower in central Vietnam sets world record

Video footage shared on social media showed the orangutan struggling in the water before sinking below the surface at the Safari Phu Quoc in the southern island on June 24. A zoo employee threw in a life buoy before jumping into the pool himself to save the orangutan. He managed to bring it ashore and performed chest presses as first-aid. The orangutan has survived and is in stable health now, a zoo representative said. The zoo has erected signs to warn visitors not to feed animals, except certain species. However, many ignore the warnings, the representative said. The Safari Phu Quoc is a semi-wild zoo spanning 380 ha. It is home to around 3,000 animals, including 175 species of birds, mammals and reptiles. … [Read more...] about Orangutan nearly drowns after zoo visitor throws food into pool

Vietnam is seeing a surge in the price of its coffee exported to the US (Photo: VNA) According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Import-Export Department, in the first five months of 2022, Vietnam shipped 50,580 tonnes of coffee to the US for US$124.95 million, down 2.9% in volume, but up 23.6% in value year-on-year. In the period, Vietnam earned US$2,470 per ton, up 27.2% compared to that in the same period last year. Experts forecast that in the 2020 - 2025 period, the US coffee market will grow at an average rate of 4.8%. The main factors driving the growth of the market are increasingly hectic lifestyle and long working hours, which make coffee chains in the country more popular among consumers. The opportunity is big, the Import-Export Department stressed, however, advising exporters to pay attention to the US’s production standards, including Fairtrade USDA, Organic, Rainforest Alliance/UTZ Certified, Bird Friendly, Carbon Neutral, Organic và Direct Trade. … [Read more...] about Vietnam sees more chances for coffee exports to US

Vietnam is seeing a surge in the price of its coffee exported to the US (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam is seeing a surge in the price of its coffee exported to the US and is expected to gain more opportunities in this market. According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Import-Export Department, in the first five months of 2022, Vietnam shipped 50,580 tonnes of coffee to the US for 124.95 million USD, down 2.9% in volume, but up 23.6% in value year-on-year. In the period, Vietnam earned 2,470 US D per tonne, up 27.2% compared to that in the same period last year. Experts forecast that in the 2020 - 2025 period, the US coffee market will grow at an average rate of 4.8%. The main factors driving the growth of the market are increasingly hectic lifestyle and long working hours, which make coffee chains in the country more popular among consumers. The opportunity is big, the Import-Export Department stressed, however, advising exporters to pay attention to … [Read more...] about Vietnam sees more chances for coffee exports to the US