Ntuc unity promotion

Taking place from April 20 to May 22, the contest is part of the international culinary advertising project “True Italian Taste”, aiming to further promote culinary and culture exchanges between Italy and Vietnam.

The contest is open to participants aged 18 years and over, living and working in Hanoi, and having a certain knowledge of Italian cuisine, experience in cooking Italian dishes being an advantage.

Registration for the competition is available at https://forms.gle/VNzWVedGo82A12UG8, with the application form including questions about contestants’ Italian cuisine knowledge and their cooking experience with Italian dishes

20 contestants will advance to the semi-final, during which they will have an opportunity to attend cooking classes under the instruction of professional Italian cooks. After the classes, they must cook authentic Italian dishes at home, their cooking processes must be filmed and sent to the organising board.

The finale will take place on May 22 with a competition featuring the five most outstanding contestants.

A similar event will be organised in Ho Chi Minh City in September.

The UN was established with the aim of maintaining international peace and security with efforts to prevent conflicts and assist conflict resolution through peaceful means, creating a sustainable environment for maintaining peace.

The topic of conflict prevention is one of the focuses in the operation of the UNSC while measures to build trust and dialogue are one of the groups of tools for conflict prevention and resolution.

In the context of complicated and unpredictable conflicts in many regions in the world, conflict prevention becomes the focus of policy and strategy in the operation of regional organisations.

Cooperation between the UN and regional organisations has increasingly attracted much attention and discussion from the UNSC. The UNSC has held a number of sessions on trust building, but so far there have been no sessions focusing on the role of regional organisations in conflict prevention through the building of trust and dialogue.

Held in both direct and online form, the high-level open debate will be attended by the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, leaders and representatives of the UNSC member states and several regional organisations.

Presiding over the session, Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and world leaders exchanged opinions in order to affirm the importance of cooperation between the UN and UNSC and regional organisations in preventing and resolving conflicts through peaceful measures in accordance with UN Charter and international law while affirming that trust building and dialogue measures are essential to conflict prevention and resolution.

Thereby, the debate will also express Vietnam’s stance on peace and security in the region and the world as well as reflect the interests and expectations of the international community for a peaceful world, based on understanding, trust and dialogue.

In 2020, Vietnam successfully completed the first year of its term as a non-permanent member of the UNSC, making outstanding contributions to important activities of the UNSC as well as the United Nations.

Chairing the high-level open debate of the UNSC helps to promote the success of the Chairmanship of ASEAN Year 2020 and results of the UNSC meeting on the cooperation between ASEAN and the UN chaired by Vietnam during its first UNSC chairmanship in January 2020.

The event, thereby, demonstrates the activeness and responsibility of Vietnam as an ASEAN member and a non-permanent member of the UNSC. Through this event, Vietnam also shows its great interest in promoting the role of regional organisations and cooperation between ASEAN and regional organisations in maintaining peace, stabilisation, development and conflict prevention.

Together with two sessions on overcoming the consequences of bombs and mines and protecting the essential basis to the lives of the people chaired by Vietnam as the President of the UNSC, this high-level open debate demonstrates the motto throughout the term of “Partners for sustainable peace” while conveying the Vietnam’s message as a country for peace, dynamism, innovation, and positive integration, thus making a positive contribution to peace, security and development in the world.

The presiding over the high-level debate of the UNSC by President Nguyen Xuan Phuc is the first multilateral foreign affairs activity of the country after the successful organisation of the 13th National Party Congress. This is an opportunity for Vietnam to send the message of its Party and State about the country’s development orientation, vision and development aspirations set by the 13th Party Congress to the international community, which also affirms the foreign policy of peace, independence, autonomy, multilateralisation, diversification, and proactive and active integration into the world in a comprehensive, extensive and effective manner.

This special event contributes to enhancing the prestige and position of Vietnam and upholding its role and responsible contribution to peace and security issues, thereby implementing the policies of the Party and State on promoting and raising the level of multilateral diplomacy.

May the high-level open debate of the UNSC chaired by State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc be a success, affirming Vietnam proactive and active participation and contribution to the joint work of the UNSC and the international community while boosting cooperation and trust and dialogue building for peace and security in the region and in the world.

The village is truly the common home of 54 ethnic groups from around the country, contributing to strengthening the great national unity bloc and spreading community cultural values.

With the participation of 270 people from 17 ethnic communities in 15 provinces and cities, the activities have become a great festival of the ethnic groups. The houses, landscapes, cultural spaces of villages, customs and festivals have been reproduced vividly. In celebration of the Vietnam Ethnic Group Culture Day (April 19), many unique festivals of the localities around the country have been held. In addition, visitors had the chance to enjoy exhibitions, performances on traditional musical instruments, the introduction of tourism products, shows of Ao Dai (Vietnamese traditional long dresses) and folk performances of the ethnic minority people such as Mo Muong, and the Chol Chnam Thmay festival of Khmer people. Folk games, songs and dances as well as traditional food and handicrafts were also a highlight on the occasion. The activities brought a unique cultural space and interesting experience for visitors, contributing to honouring, preserving and promoting cultural value as well as enhancing tourism development.

Coming from the border mountainous district of Thua Thien Hue province, a group of artisans from A Luoi district has actively participated in thematic activities and cultural exchanges in the village. Many traditional handicrafts such as weaving, knitting, crafting, the Aza Koonh new year festival, and sim (Rhodomyrtus tomentosa) picking custom of the Pa Co ethnic minority people were on show, promoting the land, culture and people of the central district. Head of the Information – Culture Department of A Luoi district, Le Thi Thiem, shared that A A Luoi is located 70km from the centre of Thua Thien Hue province and has four ethnic minority groups of Pa Co, Ta Oi, Ka Tu and Pa Hy. The locality is not well-known. The participation of artisans in the exchange activities of the village has strengthened the introduction of the community-based cultural value of the ethnic minority groups and tourism potential of the locality. They have also contributed to enhancing solidarity among ethnic groups as well as restoring traditional values.

Individuals who are living and working in the village every day have upheld their roles in promoting the typical cultural identities of their ethnic groups. Living in the village for three years, Meritorious Artisan Y Sinh (from the Central Highland province of Kon Tum) considers the village her second home. She has had many chances to exchange with both domestic and international visitors so that she and other villagers have improved their communication skills and expanded their knowledge . “After returning to the locality, the knowledge I have learnt in the village will certainly help me boost the development of community-based culture”.

It can be seen that the daily and weekend activities of ethnic people living and working in the village have created attractive tourism products and cultural experiences, attracting a large number of visitors. The Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism is a space and environment to practice cultural activities. Coming to the village, visitors’ learning and wishes to experience cultural identities, traditional arts and handicrafts are met. It is a significant cultural and tourism site where ethnic minority groups connect and the country’s cultural colours are spread.