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PANO - The Rough Guides magazine has ranked the conical hat of Vietnam one of the Top 15 most impressive traditional costumes in the world. Vietnam's conical hats According to this UK magazine, Vietnam has many typical traditional costumes which need to be preserved. Some costumes able to be found in the North include the H’Mong ethnic minority group’s brocade one or the Red Dao ethnic minority group’s costume with the domination of the red color. However, the most impressive thing that any tourists can see anywhere throughout Vietnam is conical hat, especially Hue city’s conical hat with poems written inside which shimmeringly shine in the sunlight . Translated by Chung Anh … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s conical hat is among top 15 traditional costumes

Objects showcased at the exhibition (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – To celebrate the 55th founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (August 8), the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in collaboration with the embassies of the ASEAN countries in Vietnam, opened an exhibition themed “ASEAN Cultural Colours” on August 8. The event, held at the Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum on Hanoi’s Nguyen Thai Hoc street, is showcasing traditional costumes of ASEAN countries, as well as photos featuring their landscapes, cultures, and peoples, with a hope to popularise a diverse and rich ASEAN culture. Delegates cut ribbon to open the exhibition (Photo: VNA) In his opening remarks, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ta Quang Dong affirmed that the exhibition is an important artistic and cultural event in celebration of ASEAN’s 55th founding anniversary. It will help enhance mutual understanding among the peoples, and contribute … [Read more...] about Exhibition highlighting ASEAN’s cultural colours opens in Hanoi

Speaking at the event, Standing Vice President of the Vietnam Youth Federation Central Committee Nguyen Hai Minh called on youths and local people to join the “Footsteps for the community” program to raise fund for the construction of the communal house. He emphasized that participating in the event will not only help raise public health, but also uphold and promote the communal tradition of ethnic minority groups. The sixth stage of the “Footsteps for the community” program will take place from August 6 to 28 in 63 provinces and cities across the country. The program targets to mobilize at least 1 million km of walking/running, equivalent to a donation of VND 1 billion, to support the building of a communal house for the Mang ethnic people in Nam Pi commune, Nam Nhun district. The program is a practical and significant activity for the Vietnamese youths to contribute their part to raising the material and spiritual life of ethnic minority groups in Vietnam. On the occasion, the … [Read more...] about Communal house built for Mang ethnic people

General Department of Vietnam Customs’ data showed that the bilateral trade reached US$1.03 billion in the first four months of 2022 (up 15 percent from the same period of 2021), including US$689.13 million worth of Vietnamese exports (up 19.2 percent) and US$342.16 million worth of Vietnamese imports (up 7.3 percent). Tra fish exports are projected to surge by a whopping 97 percent year-on-year in the first five months of 2022, reaching US$1.1 billion Nguyen Thi Hoang Thuy, Head of the Vietnam Trade Office in Sweden, concurrently in Denmark, Norway, Iceland, and Latvia, said Nordic enterprises generally bought Japonica rice from Spain, Italy, Japan and the US, and were excited to discover they could import a similar product with similar quality from Vietnam at a one-third to one half less. Foreign trade accounts for 50-60 percent of the Nordic bloc’s gross domestic product (GDP). Despite their small population, Nordic countries made an impressive import value … [Read more...] about Vietnamese exports to Nordic markets thrive

Quang Ninh, Lao Cai, Hanoi, Hoa Binh, and Ninh Binh will be destinations for the Vietnam International Fashion Tour this year and in 2023, which gathers together 40 international brands and designers and 1,000 models in six fashion shows in the five cities and provinces. It aims to promote images of Vietnam ese landscapes and people to international friends through fashion stories. Each show will tell stories about the history and culture of the destination, sending a message about the conservation of natural landscapes and Vietnam’s traditional cultural values. The catwalk will be pristine and spectacular and showcase the unique architecture in each destination. Inspired by the respective localities, the fashion collections will reflect their landscapes and cultural space./. VNA … [Read more...] about Promoting Vietnamese tourism via fashion

Food prices have decreased at supermarkets in HCM City, but not traditional markets. — VNA/VNS Photo The sharp fall in fuel prices has caused the prices of goods such as vegetables and meats to decrease in HCM City supermarkets. Petrol prices have fallen four times since June 21 and by a total of 22 per cent, bringing cheer to the public and businesses again by reversing a long period of rise. Fuel prices have decreased to January levels, with E5 petrol now costing VND24,629 per litre, RON95 costing VND25,608 and diesel costing below VND25,000 per litre. The prices of a number of fresh food products, including meat, fish, seafood, vegetables, and fruits, have fallen by 10 per cent at Big C supermarket. Some such as chicken wings and feet, frozen salmon and basa fish are another 5 per cent cheaper if customers buy three kilogrammes or more. MM Mega Market, Emart, Aeon, Co.opmart, and Satra are offering discounts of up to 60 per cent on some items, and an average of around … [Read more...] about Food prices ease at HCM City supermarkets