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HCM City (VNA) - The 2021 Tet Viet (Vietnamese Tet) Festival  kicked off at Le Van Tam Park in Ho Chi Minh City on January 21 night. Jointly organised by the municipal Department of Industry and Trade and the Vietnam Cuisine Culture Association (VCCA), the event aims to honour cultural values and cuisine, as well as customs and anecdotes during the country’s biggest traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival. In his speech at the event, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ta Quang Dong highlighted the significance of the festival, expressing his hope that it will contribute to promoting tourism and economic recovery of the city. While praising departments, sectors, associations and businesses for their efforts and coordination to organise the 2021 Tet Viet Festival, Vice Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Phan Thi Thang said she believed the festival will help diversify tourism products of the city, creating a joyful atmosphere on the … [Read more...] about Tet Viet Festival opens in Ho Chi Minh City

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HCM City (VNA) – The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) of Australia on January 22 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in tertiary education and smart city building. Sealed at a virtual ceremony, the MoU covers the two sides’ join work in the next five years with a focus on international-standard tertiary education in IT and communications, mechanical engineering-automation-AI, business management, finance, banking, tourism, health, and urban management. Per the pact, the two sides will also intensify their collaboration in conducting joint researches on green city projects; strengthening connection between their research and start-up communities for innovation ideas and technology transfer; and exchanging experience in urban planning, public transport improvement, and environmental protection. The southern economic hub and the institute has agreed to promote innovation and startups, and … [Read more...] about HCM City, Australian institute seal cooperation deal

Timen R.T. Swijtink shows participants the difference between regular coffee beans and dwarf beans -- the smaller beans used for the espresso Lacàph served at the Vietnamese Coffee Fair: Tet Edition in Ho Chi Minh City in January 2021. Photo: Linh To / Tuoi Tre News According to Swijtink, approximately 95 percent of coffee output in Vietnam is robusta, with the vast majority being industrial- and commercial-grades. … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City coffee fair offers fresh look at fine Vietnamese robusta

Majestic and mysterious Quang Binh Province, north-central Vietnam. Photo: GAC Quang Binh Province, north-central Vietnam is where nature and people meet. Photo: GAC Quang Nam Province, central Vietnam shows its pure and rustic beauty. Photo: GAC Banh mi -- a must-try specialty in Quang Nam Province, central Vietnam. Photo: GAC As a not-for-profit initiative by Google, GAC features content from over 2,000 leading museums and archives who have partnered with the Google Cultural Institute to bring the world's treasures online. … [Read more...] about Google Arts & Culture brings vivid, energetic Vietnam to the world