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The competition for Miss Businesswoman is now open to Vietnamese women in business who are between the ages of 18 and 55 and are at least 1.55 meters tall. Contestants must either live or work in the country. From January 1 to March 15, the organizers will select candidates in the preliminary round. The semi-final will take place from April 1 to 15, while the final round will be held between May 1 and 19. The aim of the competition is to provide a platform specifically for talented and beautiful businesswomen from all over the country to showcase their abilities, enabling them to be involved in economic integration and community activities, as stated by the organizers. The post Miss World Business Vietnam 2024 – Unveiling of a New Era appeared first on Vietexplorer.com .

President Vo Van Thuong invites German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to step on the podium while military bands play the national anthems of both nations. Vietnam and Germany first established diplomatic relations in 1975. The two countries lifted ties to strategic partnership in 2011. Germany is Vietnam’s biggest trade partner in Europe, and more than 350 German businesses are operating in Vietnam. As of May 2023, Germany had 444 valid projects worth over US$2.36 billion, ranking fourth from a total of 24 European countries investing in Vietnam. The two leaders inspect the guard of honour. This is the first foreign visit of the German President in 2024 and the first high-level delegation exchange between the two countries this year – a pivotal year towards the 50th founding anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties in 2025. The two leaders hold talks immediately after the welcome ceremony. During two-day visit, German Presid...

A pot of orchids has been sent from Da Lat city, a famous land for orchid farming in Vietnam, to make the Tet celebration there more joyful. With gifts sent from the mainland, the troops there make Bánh Chưng (square shaped glutinous rice cake) – an indispensable dish of Vietnamese people during the Tet festival. The cake is wrapped in green Dong leaves that are available for harvesting a couple of weeks ahead of the Tet holiday. The soldiers are very excited about making the square cake. The troops are trimming a pot of yellow apricot blossom which is believed to bring happiness and good luck in the new year. The decoration of the ancestral altar receives great care from the troops. Careful preparations for the Tet celebration helps trooper Vo Sy An Nguyen relieve homesickness. Though the Tet atmosphere is in full swing on the DK1 platform, troops there do not forget their duty ò firmly defending the sovereignty o...

People in the capital head to the market to buy big, beautiful, and green dong leaves to pack their Chung cakes to enjoy a traditional New Year. Having 10 years of experience selling dong leaves at Tran Quy Cap market, local trader Le Thu Van says during the Tet holiday this year, every day she imports more than 100,000 dong leaves to sell to customers.   Dong leaves at the market are imported from various places, including from the provinces of Lao Cai, Tuyen Quang, Thanh Oai in Hanoi, and Phu Ly in Ha Nam. According to small traders, this year a pack of 100 leaves are priced at between VND100,000 and VND150,000 To choose the right dong leaves, many customers spend between 20 and 30 minutes selecting the ones they want. Dong leaves are an indispensable ingredient in wrapping Chung cakes during the traditional Tet holiday in Vietnam. The post Hanoi's oldest Tet market bustling all day and night appeared first on Vietexplor...

The prize was recently announced on the page of the Miss Universe beauty contest following the grand final held on January 15 in the United States. Ngoc Chau initially departed for the international competition on December 26, 2022, and put in a series of strong performances at the contest. Most notably, her sledge mat national costume at the 71st Miss Universe was selected among the Top 10 by prestigious beauty pageant website Missosology. During the grand final, Chau suffered elimination from prior to the Top 16 round, marking the first time a Vietnamese representative has failed to make the later stages of the competition. In previous versions of the competition, H’Hen Nie, a Top 5 finisher in 2018, Hoang Thuy, Top 20 in 2019, Khanh Van, Top 21 in 2020, and Kim Duyen, Top 16 in 2021, had all represented Vietnam at the event. The post Ngoc Chau wins swimsuit cape vote at Miss Universe 2022 appeared first on Vietexplorer.com . View more from VietExplorer: Vietnam’s...

Participants in the establishment ceremony for the Israel – Vietnam Friendship Association pose for a group photo. Photo: VNA The Israel – Vietnam Friendship Association has been established with a view to increasing people diplomacy between the two countries, VNA reported Monday. The establishment ceremony was held at the Israeli Foreign Ministry’s headquarters on January 22, one of the activities ahead of the 30th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties this year. The association gathers generations of Israeli ambassadors, deputy ambassadors, and diplomats who used to work in Vietnam over the last 20 years. Some of them have retired or moved to the private sector but still maintain their special sentiment towards the Southeast Asian nation. Appreciating Vietnam’s rapid development in all aspects, the delegates hoped that the establishment of the Israel – Vietnam Friendship Association would open another bridge to promote bilateral relations and exchanges in various ...

Vietjet’s Flight VJ5317 lands at Cam Ranh international airport, the south-central coastal province of Khanh Hoa, carrying Chinese tourists to Khanh Hoa after three years of hiatus caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: Nhan dan (People) Newspaper It was the first flight carrying Chinese tourists to Khanh Hoa after three years of hiatus caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, VietnamPlus reported. Every passenger received flowers and a red packet of lucky money at the welcome ceremony. From January 23 – March 23, Vietjet is due to operate about 35 flights carrying Chinese visitors from the provinces of Anhui, Hunan and Sichuan to Nha Trang with 4-5 weekly flights transporting 180-220 passengers each. Before the pandemic outbreak, China was the biggest source of tourist arrivals in Khanh Hoa, with over 2.5 million in 2019. Last year, the province welcomed more than 2.5 million holidaymakers, earning over VND13.8 trillion ($600 million), marking a 5.75-fold increase year-on-...

Tet (Lunar New Year) is the time for all family members to get together while enjoying traditional dishes. All these sumptuous feasts and alcohol consumption can make you gain unwanted weight this Lunar New Year. Despite changes in Tet (Lunar New Year) dishes, for many families, traditional dishes, such as banh chung (square sticky rice cake), gio lua (lean pork paste), thit dong (frozen meat stew), canh mang (bamboo sprout soup) and nem (fried spring roll), have always been an integral part of Tet banquet. First, Chung cake (savory sticky rice cake ) – a favorite dish and almost indispensable in the food trays on Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday. A Chung cake consisting of glutinous rice, green beans, pork, onions, pepper and salt is wrapped in dong leaves and boiled on a fire for 12 hours. Based on the Vietnamese food ingredients table published by the Ministry of Health. In the same weight of 100g Banh Chung includes: Sticky rice contain 344 kcal, 74.5 grams carb 8.6 gr...

Leaders of Binh Dinh Union of Friendship Organizations gave gifts to Laos students on Bunpimay 2022 (Photo: Binh Dinh Union of Friendship Organizations) Mai Thanh Thang, President of Binh Dinh Union of Friendship Organizations: Festival of people-to-people diplomacy work “In 2023, Binh Dinh Union of Friendship Organizations was selected to host the National Conference on People-to-people Diplomacy. It is expected that the event will have the participation of representatives of the Central Committee for External Relations; delegates from the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations; provincial leaders, departments, and agencies of Binh Dinh province; 49 Union of friendship organizations at the provincial level and 51 central member organizations. The conference is a forum that reflects the common voice of the whole system of the Union of Friendship Organizations. At the same time, it is an opportunity for the Unions at the provincial level and member organizations to sha...