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The fabulous five-course set dinner is on offer this Valentine’s Day. VNSphoto Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Vietnam House Restaurant, helmed by internationally-celebrated Chef Luke Nguyễn, will offer a special Valentine’s Day dinner including a complimentary “Endless Love” welcome cocktail on February 14. Diners will enjoy a fabulous five-course dinner starting with banana blossom chicken salad, followed by sea cucumber soup, a main course of Australian short rib and char-grilled sturgeon, and then an indulgent chocolate fondant. The five-course set dinner is priced at VNĐ1,488,000++ per person. Vietnam House restaurant is imbued with an atmosphere both refined and intimate that will make for an unforgettable evening. Located in a restored colonial building on the corner of Đồng Khởi and Mạc Thị Bưởi streets in the heart of the city, the venue once housed the famed Café L’Imperial in the early … [Read more...] about Valentine dream at Vietnam House

Vietnam now has 235,000 hectares of forest accredited by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) for sustainable management, according to statistics from the Vietnam Administration of Forestry (VNFOREST). The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s programme on sustainable forest development and certification aims to push the figure to 500,000 hectares in 2020. FSC certification provides a credible link between responsible production and consumption of forest products, allowing consumers and businesses to make purchasing decisions that benefit the people and the environment. The VNFOREST said Vietnam’s forestry product exports are expected to reach 9.3 billion USD this year. It reported that the number was estimated at 8.49 billion USD in January – November, up 16.6 percent annually and accounting for 23.42 percent of the total agro-forestry-fishery exports. The sector’s trade surplus was estimated at nearly 6.4 billion USD during the period. Major … [Read more...] about Vietnam houses 235,000ha of FSC-certificated forests

Illustrative image (Photo: tbck.vn)   Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Vietnam's real estate market continues to attract foreign investors because of its growth potential, especially investors from the Republic of Korea, according to real estate consulting companies. In a survey by KB Securities, more than half of Korean-won billionaires had expressed a desire to invest in real estate in Vietnam, said Nguyen Hoai An, director of CBRE Vietnam, at a recent press conference releasing the quarterly report on Hanoi’s real estate market in the third quarter (Q3) of this year. "We have seen a trend of Korean investors buying houses in Vietnam over the past 4-5 years. This trend has been continuing this year both in Hanoi and HCM City," An said. "They have been the most exciting foreign home-buyers in Vietnam for many years and the trend shows no sign of stopping." Customers of CBRE Vietnam said they were interested in Vietnam's real estate market because the domestic economy was expected to … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s real estate still an attractive prospect

Vietnam’s high-ranking military delegation visits EU Vietnamese Minister of National Defence General Ngo Xuan Lich Vietnamese Minister of National Defence General Ngo Xuan Lich is leading a high-ranking military delegation to visit the European Union (EU) from October 14-19. The visit is made at the invitation of Vice President of the European Commission and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini. The two sides will ink a Framework Participation Agreement (FPA) to establish Vietnam’s engagement in the EU’s crisis management activities. The Vietnamese delegation’s visit and the signing of the FPA aim to boost defence relations with the EU, which is in line with the spirit of the EU-Vietnam Partnership and Cooperation Agreement. The move also shows Vietnam’s responsibility in promoting joint efforts to bring peace to the region and the world./. Vietnam attends int’l law development … [Read more...] about VIETNAM POLITICAL NEWS HEADLINES OCTOBER 16

The classical ballet Giselle, which is considered one of the great Romantic ballets, will return to the HCM City Opera House on October 19 and 20. The two-act ballet is directed and staged by French dancer and choreographer Chloe Glemot and Japanese dancer Yuki Hiroshige. The production was welcomed by city audiences when it was first staged at the Opera House in September. The ballet tells the story of Giselle, a young peasant girl who dies of a broken heart after discovering that her lover, Albrecht, has promised to marry someone else. The Wilis, a group of ghostly spirits of dead girls who die from broken hearts, target Albrecht. They have the ability to control men and let them dance until they die. But Giselle defends Albrecht with the power of her great love. Young dancer Do Hoang Khang Ninh and Meritorious Artist Ho Phi Diep will play the leading roles of Giselle and Albrecht, while Hiroshige will play Myrtha, Queen of the Wilis. The performance will also feature Meritorious … [Read more...] about Ballet Giselle returns to HCM City Opera House