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Duong Son, located in Hoa Chau Commune, Hoa Vang District, is one of the largest and oldest flower villages in the city. This vibrant community is home to over 20 families who have dedicated their lives to growing exquisite flowers, passing down their craft from generation to generation. The village plays a crucial role in supplying the vibrant Tet flower market in Da Nang and the surrounding provinces, ensuring a colorful and festive celebration for all. Local farmers carefully fertilize their plants, ensuring optimal growth and health. Photo : Thanh Nguyen / Tuoi Tre Tet, Vietnam’s Lunar New Year celebration, is a joyous and highly anticipated event in the country. While the official holiday spans four days, many choose to extend their festivities, creating a week-long celebration filled with tradition and cheer. This upcoming Tet in 2025 will be celebrated on January 29, and the preparations are well underway in Duong Son. Flowers, along with traditional foods like b...

Quynh is an inspiring figure who embodies the belief that women can reshape their lives through perseverance and determination. Her academic journey serves as a testament to the power of lifelong learning. A Lifelong Learner’s Journey Quynh’s academic path began with a focus on literature at the prestigious High School for the Gifted, under the Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM). Her intellectual prowess was recognized, and she subsequently gained admission to the highly competitive Computer Science faculty at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, affiliated with VNU-HCM. However, her passion for knowledge didn’t end there. Quynh went on to excel in the English department at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, graduating near the top of her class with an impressive IELTS score of 8.5/9. This showcases her dedication and talent in language acquisition. Quynh has a particular affinity for social sciences, yet she always emphasizes the importance...

Ho Chi Minh City is planning to enhance the ornamental lighting systems in its local parks, including Tao Dan Park, to bring their technical infrastructure up to modern urban standards. This upgrade will not only improve the aesthetics of the parks but also make them more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly. The new lighting system at Tao Dan Park will completely transform the way it looks after dark. With a carefully designed lighting scheme, the park’s landscape will be accentuated, creating a whole new experience for visitors. According to the lighting design, the park will be illuminated with the latest energy-efficient LED lights. These lights will not only reduce energy consumption but also provide a warm and inviting ambiance. The specific details of the lighting setup are as follows: An artist’s impression of the proposed LED strip lighting at the gate of Tao Dan Park. The warm white lights will create a welcoming entrance. Tree Garden Lighting Specificat...

Dong Thanh Communal House: A Historic Gem in Hanoi’s Old Quarter Tucked away in the charming Hanoi’s Old Quarter, Dong Thanh Communal House stands as an enticing destination for those exploring the capital’s rich historical and cultural heritage. Also known as Hang Vai Communal House, this site holds a special place at 7 Hang Vai Street. Here, one can find the worship of Saint Huyen Thien Tran Vu (Zhenwudadi) from Taoism, an intriguing blend of spiritual traditions. Dong Thanh Communal House has a fascinating history. Initially, it served as a communal house for two villages, Dong Thanh and Dong Thanh Thi. During the reign of Minh Mang, between 1820 and 1840, these two villages merged to form Dong Thanh village, uniting their heritage.  The intricate carvings on the 200-year-old well reflect a bygone era. Photo: Tinh Le/The Hanoi Times This relic is a treasure trove of valuable artifacts, including a bronze statue of Saint Huyen Thien Tran Vu, eight stone ste...

This announcement was made by Gerhard Parzutka von Lipinski, president of the Miss and Mister Supranational Organization, during a signing ceremony on October 31 in Ho Chi Minh City between TNA Entertainment and the organization board of the two global pageants. “I am thrilled to entrust the rights of Miss and Mister Supranational to TNA Entertainment and I am confident that our brands are in capable hands with Truong Ngoc Anh,” von Lipinski said. “I am honored to accept this opportunity and I am eager to elevate the Miss and Mister Supranational brands to new heights in Vietnam,” replied Anh. Miss Supranational is an annual international beauty pageant for women that began in 2009, with most competitions taking place in Poland. Additionally, a parallel contest for men called Mister Supranational was introduced in 2016, also in Poland. The current organizers of Miss and Mister Supranational are World Beauty Association S.A and Nowa Scena. According to the renowned beauty webs...

Taking on the roles of the characters will be several renowned local artists such as Dao To Loan, Nguyen Huy Duc, Trinh Thanh Binh, and Anh Vu. The artists will perform in English with Vietnamese subtitles displayed on a LED screen. The show will also feature the participation of the international choir Hanoi Voices and artists from various countries. Hanoi Voices is an international choir that brings together members from over 10 countries, including Vietnam, Canada, France, the United States, South Africa, Japan, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland, under the direction of conductor Dong Quang Vinh and pianist Claire Shuangshuang Mo. The musical Les Misérables is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by the great writer Victor Hugo and is one of the most famous French musicals of all time and one of the most widely performed musicals worldwide. VNOB debuted the musical in 2020 and it has garnered high praise from artists and art lovers. Tickets ranging in p...

Rice powder animal toys or to he figurines – the traditional toys for children have been revived and available in the market thanks to the efforts of artisan Dang Van Hau, 37, from Xuan La Village, Phu Xuyen District, Hanoi. Creativity and variations The to he work entitled ‘Mid-Autumn Lantern Parade’ by artisan Dang Van Hau. Photo: Huy Pham/The Hanoi Times Artisan Dang Van Hau recently won a special prize at the first Hanoi City Craft Village Product Contest held by the municipal People’s Committee. In just a few minutes, his skillful hands transform colorful lumps of dough into unique works of art: storks, truncated cones, the 12 Chinese zodiac animals, five fruit bowls, peacocks, phoenixes, the quarrel of the six beasts, a pair of ancient shoes, money toads, the four holy beasts, and others. Dang Van Hau was born in 1985 and grew up in Xuan La Village, home to a unique craft of making to he, or edible toy figurines made of rice powder. From a young age, he was en...

With Hanoi’s temperature dropping to below 22 degrees Celsius, local people must find suitably warm clothing before heading out to brave the cold weather. With Hanoi’s temperature dropping to below 22 degrees Celsius, local people must find suitably warm clothing before heading out to brave the cold weather. Locals wrap up in thick layers of clothing and put on face masks in a bid to avoid the bitterly cold breeze whilst travelling by motorbike around the capital. Locals wrap up in thick layers of clothing and put on face masks in a bid to avoid the bitterly cold breeze whilst travelling by motorbike around the capital. Motorcycle riders bundle up with many layers and accessories, including masks, hats, and coats to keep out the wind chill. Motorcycle riders bundle up with many layers and accessories, including masks, hats, and coats to keep out the wind chill. Low temperatures are accompanied by spells of drizzles which strike the capital on November 7, ca...

Phu Yen tourism has many attractive and one-of-a-kind spots that have long been a lot of domestic and foreign tourist’s favorite places. Not only have sunny beaches or clear blue bays, but Phu Yen is also enchanted with the highland waterfalls. Vuc Hom Waterfall is a wonderful spot that you cannot miss on your trip to discover “the land of yellow flowers on green grass”. Photo: @hauapple1993 Vuc Hom Waterfall is located in Vinh Xuan village, An Linh Commune, Tuy An District, Phu Yen, with a total area of about 1 hectare. This place has a wild and breathtaking landscape with tall and large basalt columns. There are also rows of stones stacked on top of each other like the gorgeous Da Dia Reef in Phu Yen. Water from above pours into the stream below at a height of 20m, creating clouds of white foam. The rays of sunlight intermingled in the middle of the water create shimmering rainbow colors, mixed with the green of mountains and forests. The cool water can be a perfect ch...

This is considered a hard row to hoe for Vietnam, which are currently 34th on the world ranking and will be playing in the World Cup for the first time. The U.S. are the defending and four-time champions in 1991, 1999, 2015, and 2019 and the number one team on the world ranking, while the Netherlands are eighth. The final team of Group E will be either Thailand, Cameroon and Portugal. Vietnam are one of the six qualified teams in Asia, besides China, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, and hosts Australia. The month-long competition will kick off on July 20, 2023 in Australia and New Zealand – the first co-hosts in the history of the Women’s World Cup. Vietnam’s first game will be against the U.S. in Auckland and also be Group E’s opener. Next summer’s World Cup will be the largest women’s sporting event in history with 32 countries, up eight from the previous tournament and double the number in 2011.  Twenty-nine teams have already qualified, with Morocco, the Philipp...

The organizing xommittee awarded the first prize of the 2022 ASEAN Student Contest on Information Security. Source: VNA Overcoming 19 other teams from universities and academies of seven ASEAN countries, UIT.pawf3ct – the team consisting of four students from the University of Information Technology (Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City) triumphed in the final round of the 2022 ASEAN Student Contest on Information Security. ASEAN Student Contest on Information Security (ASCIS) is “Capture the Flag” contest for students from higher-education institutions in ASEAN (up to four students from the same institution shall form a team). The contest has been held annually in Vietnam for the last 15 years, and this is the fourth third year it was held among ASEAN nations. The contest is an important activity of the annual event “Vietnam Information Security Day” organized by the Vietnam Information Security Association (VNISA) in collaboration with the Information Techno...

Photo: Baoquocte On July 12, 2016, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague (Netherlands) ruled that China’s claims of historic rights within its so-called “nine-dash line”, which covers more than 80% of the South China Sea, are completely baseless and illegitimate according to the 1982 UNCLOS. The ruling also marks an important milestone to solve the South China Sea issue by peaceful means, and simultaneously affirms the paramount role of international law in dispute settlement. The international community lauded the PCA’s ruling. 40 countries have been reported to announce their support for the arbitration publicly. Then-United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged all parties to resolve their disputes in the South China Sea in a peaceful and amicable manner, through dialogue and in conformity with international law. The US stated that the PCA’s ruling was “an important contribution to the common goal of peaceful resolution” of the disputed issues ...